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John Davidson questions BBC and Bafta over N-word incident

Davidson, whose biopic ‘I Swear’ won Robert Aramayo the Best Actor award, involuntarily shouted the racial slur at ‘Sinners’ stars Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan

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lunedì 23 febbraio 2026·usatoday.com
Alan Cummings addresses tic outburst from John Davidson during BAFTA awards
At the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards, Tourette's syndrome activist John Davidson experienced a tic outburst and used expletives and a racial slur.
lunedì 23 febbraio 2026·theguardian.com
Backlash mounts to Bafta N-word controversy as Jamie Foxx and Wendell Pierce criticise outburst
Foxx calls Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson’s shouts at the film awards ceremony ‘unacceptable’, while Sinners’ production designer criticises Bafta’s ‘throwaway’ apology

lunedì 23 febbraio 2026·

arabnews.com

BBC and host apologize after racial slur shouted during BAFTA awards by guest with Tourette’s

LONDON: Britain’s film academy and the BBC apologized to viewers after an audience member with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur during the British Academy Film Awards. The…

lunedì 23 febbraio 2026·

theguardian.com

With N-word incident, Bafta have shot themselves in the foot

In not editing out Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson’s shouted tics, Bafta have allowed their successful diversity drive to be overshadowed

lunedì 23 febbraio 2026·

bbc.com

Baftas 2026: BBC apologises after guest with Tourette's shouts racial slur at Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan

Actors Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage at the time during the award ceremony in London.

lunedì 23 febbraio 2026·

theguardian.com

BBC apologises again for Baftas N-word incident as show removed from iPlayer for re-edit

Corporation says it is sorry that racial slur spoken involuntarily during ceremony by John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, was not edited out before broadcast

lunedì 23 febbraio 2026·

usatoday.com

Racial slur aimed at Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo prompts backlash

There is a growing backlash after a guest hurled a racial slur at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo, which the BAFTAs aired on BBC.

lunedì 23 febbraio 2026·

huffpost.com

BAFTA Issues Public Apology For N-Word Incident After Not Reaching Out To 'Sinners' Actors That Night

Delroy Lindo said he and co-star Michael B. Jordan "did what we had to do" when faced with a racial slur while presenting at Sunday's event.

lunedì 23 febbraio 2026·

independent.co.uk

John Davidson ‘deeply mortified’ if anyone felt Bafta N-word incident was intentional

Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan were on stage when the incident occurred

martedì 24 febbraio 2026·

bbc.com

Labour's Dawn Butler asks BBC for urgent explanation over N-word Bafta broadcast

MP asks why racial slur was not removed from the Bafta Film Awards show when it was on a two-hour delay.

martedì 24 febbraio 2026·

theguardian.com

The dust has not yet settled on the Baftas N-word row. This is why | Peter Bradshaw

When John Davidson involuntarily shouted racial abuse at Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan it set off two sets of alarm bells that should have been heeded much quicker and better

martedì 24 febbraio 2026·

bbc.com

BBC edited another racial slur out of Bafta ceremony

The BBC's chief content officer Kate Phillips says a slur that aired was the result of a genuine error.

martedì 24 febbraio 2026·

usatoday.com

BAFTA jury member quits over 'unforgivable' handling of racial slur incident

A BAFTA jury member has quit after a Tourette's advocate shouted a racial slur while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage at the BAFTAs.

martedì 24 febbraio 2026·

theguardian.com

‘A slur would be deliberate’: the Baftas outburst and Tourette syndrome

While the use of the N-word may not have been intentional, some with the condition agree that doesn’t make it acceptable

mercoledì 25 febbraio 2026·

usatoday.com

John Davidson condemns racial slur he ticked at the BAFTAs

John Davidson set the record straight on the \

mercoledì 25 febbraio 2026·

theguardian.com

I was at the Baftas – and while hearing the N-word was unsettling, all anger should be aimed at the BBC | Jason Okundaye

By failing to remove John Davidson’s tic from the broadcast, editors let down both black and disabled people, says Guardian assistant Opinion editor Jason Okundaye

mercoledì 25 febbraio 2026·

independent.co.uk

John Davidson told ‘swearing would be edited out’ of Baftas before N-word incident

Davidson, whose biopic ‘I Swear’ won Robert Aramayo the Best Actor award, involuntarily shouted the racial slur at ‘Sinners’ stars Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan

mercoledì 25 febbraio 2026·

bbc.com

John Davidson questions his proximity to a microphone at Bafta Film Awards

John Davidson, who tics due to his condition, shouted a racial slur while two black actors were on stage.

mercoledì 25 febbraio 2026·

theguardian.com

Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson says Bafta told him ‘any swearing would be edited out of the broadcast’

Davidson said he ‘can’t begin to explain how upset and distraught I have been’ over slurs he shouted during the award ceremony

mercoledì 25 febbraio 2026·

independent.co.uk