BBC BAFTA Racial Slur Broadcast

During the BAFTA Film Awards on February 22, Tourette's campaigner John Davidson involuntarily shouted a racial slur while Michael Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting an award. The BBC broadcast the slur despite a two-hour delay, leading to widespread criticism and apologies from both the BBC and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Tim Davie, the BBC's outgoing director-general, and Ekpe Phillips, chief content officer, have taken responsibility for the 'genuine mistake' and initiated an investigation. Warner Bros. Discovery — Warner Bros. Entertainment, the studio behind the film 'Sinners' starring Jordan and Lindo, immediately requested the slur's removal from the broadcast. Labour MP Dawn Butler accused the BBC of 'obvious bias' and 'failure of duty of care'. Filmmaker Terry P. Richardson resigned from the BAFTA judging panel in protest of the handling of the incident. Davidson expressed deep mortification for the distress caused by his involuntary tics.