PETALING JAYA - The second son of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has confirmed that Hollywood actor Benedict Cumberbatch has severed business ties with him, because of his father's anti-Semitic remarks."Ben has decided that being associated with me is the same as being associated with my father indirectly, so that's his prerogative.
Mr Mokhzani was said to have invested £1 million in Sunny March productions, a company involved in movies and TV programmes, in partnership with Mr Cumberbatch and two others. Mr Mokhzani said a Daily Mail columnist had called Mr Cumberbatch a few days ago to get his views on Tun Dr Mahathir's comments in an interview on BBC Hardtalk in October last year.
Dr Mahathir had also called Israelis"special" and challenged historical accounts that six million Jews were killed in the Holocaust, arguing that the figure was four million.