BBC issues apology for racial slur during BAFTA awards event

Britain’s film academy and the BBC issued apologies after a racial slur was shouted by an audience member with Tourette syndrome during the British Academy Film Awards. The incident occurred while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented the award for best visual effects. Host Alan Cumming explained that the outburst was involuntary and not intentional, while the BBC acknowledged it should have been edited out before the broadcast and will remove it from their streaming service.

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