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Baftas racial slur row sparks BBC backlash – The Latest

Feb 25, 202611 min
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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 awards. Davidson was heard shouting the N-word while two stars of the film Sinners, Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan, were on stage. The BBC has apologised for the error and said producers overseeing the coverage did not hear the slur. Lucy Hough is joined by the Guardian’s assistant opinion editor Jason Okundaye watch on YouTubeRead Jason’s piece here. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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