Overview
- BBC chief content officer Kate Phillips told staff the racial slur was broadcast in error, said the show was pulled from iPlayer for re-editing, and noted editors had successfully removed a separate slur.
- Warner Bros representatives raised the issue during the ceremony and asked BAFTA to ensure the moment was cut from the BBC’s delayed telecast, but the broadcast aired with the slur intact.
- BAFTA issued an apology taking full responsibility and apologising unreservedly to Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo, as host Alan Cumming explained the involuntary nature of Tourette’s tics during the show.
- Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson said he was deeply mortified, described the outburst as an involuntary tic, and stated he left the auditorium early due to the distress caused.
- Filmmaker Jonte Richardson resigned from a BAFTA judging panel over the handling of the incident, while MP Dawn Butler demanded an explanation from the BBC, with critics also pointing to reports of other remarks being edited from the ceremony.