BBC and BAFTA Apologize After Racial Slur Aired During Film Awards

BBC and BAFTA apologized after a racial slur spoken by Tourette's advocate John Davidson was broadcast during the film awards.The incident occurred as Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented an award, leading Warner Bros to request an edit.BBC content chief Kate Phillips admitted to an editorial failure while judge Jonte Richardson resigned from the organization in protest.Politicians Kemi Badenoch and Dawn Butler criticized the handling of the broadcast which highlighted the involuntary nature of coprolalia.