Delroy Lindo Says He Wishes Someone from BAFTA 'Spoke to Us'

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Delroy Lindo Says He Wishes A BAFTA Rep Reached Out To Him & Michael B. Jordan After Racial Slur Was Heard During Ceremony
Delroy Lindo told Vanity Fair magazine, following the BAFTA Film Awards, that he wishes a representative for the awards body had reached out to him and Michael B. Jordan after the N-word was shouted out as they presented an award on stage at Sunday night’s ceremony.

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Delroy Lindo says he wishes someone from BAFTA 'spoke to us' after racial slur incident as BBC apologizes for airing N-word
‘We did what we had to do,’ Delroy Lindo says of him and Michael B. Jordan after racial slur shouted during the BAFTA
BBC and Host Apologize After Racial Slur Shouted During BAFTA Awards by Guest With Tourette's
BBC and Host Apologize After Racial Slur Shouted During BAFTA Awards by Guest With Tourette's

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Michael B. Jordan & Delroy Lindo Face Racial Slur at BAFTAs
British film awards interrupted by racist slur from man with Tourette syndrome
Alan Cumming Steps In After Tourette Syndrome Campaigner Shouts Racial Slur While Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo Are on Stage at the BAFTAs
John Davidson, a Tourette syndrome campaigner and the real-life inspiration behind the BAFTA-nominated biopic I Swear, was seated in the Royal Festival Hall audience when his vocal tics — picked up by...

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BBC Removes BAFTA Film Awards From iPlayer After Initially Failing To Cut N-Word From Ceremony
Delroy Lindo calls out Bafta for response to racial slur incident

Outcry Roils BAFTAs After Guest With Tourette Syndrome Shouts N-word at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo

Lindo told Vanity Fair afterward that he and Jordan “did what we had to do” while presenting—but that he wished “someone from BAFTA spoke to us afterward.”

What Led to Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo Being Heckled With the N-Word at the 2026 BAFTAs

Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were heckled with the N-word while presenting an award at the 2026 BAFTAs. Here’s what led to the moment, which was mistakenly aired by the BBC.

Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo Onstage at BAFTAs When Tourette's Activist Yells N-Word

John Davidson, who has Tourette's syndrome, shouted the racial slur as actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented an award at the ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 22
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Delroy Lindo speaks out after guest with Tourette's shouted slur whilst he presented at BAFTAs

John Davidson, a Tourette's campaigner, involuntarily yelled a racial slur whilst Lindo was presenting an award alongside Michael B. Jordan

How the Tourette’s Fallout Unfolded at the BAFTA Film Awards: From Pre-Show Warnings to a “Throw-Away Apology”

The BBC has released a statement on the clumsily-handled incident, telling The Hollywood Reporter they apologize that the racial slur, shouted as Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented an award,

Alan Cumming Asks BAFTAs Audience for ‘Understanding’ After Mid-Show Slur from Tourette Syndrome Activist John Davidson

Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, shouted a racial slur as actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented an award at the ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 22

British film awards interrupted by racist slur from man with Tourette Syndrome

At Sunday night’s BAFTA ceremony in London, a man yelled a racist slur as two of the world’s most celebrated Black actors, Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo, presented an award on stage.