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BBC backlash grows after Bafta racial slur - The Latest

The BBC is under fire over its failure to remove a racial slur shouted by John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, from its broadcast of the Bafta film awards. Lucy Hough is joined by the Guardian’s assistant opinion editor Jason Okundaye

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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
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