John Davidson Blames BBC After Racist Slur Aired at BAFTA Awards
John Davidson criticized the BBC for failing to prevent a racist slur caused by his Tourette syndrome from being broadcast during the BAFTA Film Awards.The broadcaster apologized after the slur aired while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage, though a second instance was successfully edited out.Media figures including
Dorothy Byrne and Sir
Craig Oliver questioned the corporation's defense that editors missed the remark, calling the incident traumatizing.