Overview
- BBC officials apologized for airing an involuntary racial slur during the BAFTA broadcast and later removed the clip from iPlayer.
- Director-general Tim Davie directed the Executive Complaints Unit to deliver a fast-tracked investigation with a full response to complainants.
- Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she raised serious concerns with the BBC and told MPs there have been too many incidents of this kind.
- BAFTA issued apologies to members, began a comprehensive review of the ceremony’s handling, and a judge resigned over the response.
- Producers said the remark was not heard in the outside broadcast truck as they edited out another slur; John Davidson expressed remorse and questioned being seated near a microphone, while Delroy Lindo said he and Michael B. Jordan received no immediate outreach.