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Delroy Lindo breaks silence as backlash mounts over BAFTA’s handling of Tourette’s activist's outburst
The 2026 BAFTA Film Awards, held on February 22 at London’s Royal Festival Hall, intended to celebrate cinema but instead drew intense scrutiny after an involuntary outburst from John Davidson, a ...
The BBC broadcast the show around two hours later and the offensive language remained in the programme, and on its streaming platform until Monday morning. Later, director Akinola Davies Jr. said ...
BAFTA, the BBC were under fire for failing both Black attendees and the Tourette’s community with their handling of the activist’s racial-slur outburst.
Despite a tape delay and edits to the show for length, the slur was included in the broadcast and on streaming app.
The British Academy thanked Tourette's campaigner John Davidson for his "dignity and consideration of others" after choosing to leave the Film Awards ceremony halfway through.
BAFTA backlash grows after Tourette’s advocate shouts slur during Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presentation.
Awards ceremony organizers, and the BBC, which aired the show, received backlash after a clip of the outburst circulated ...
Delroy Lindo has spoken about his experience presenting at the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday night, when racial slurs were ...
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Delroy Lindo Breaks Silence on Attendee Shouting Racial Slur in Tourette’s Outburst at 2026 BAFTAs
Delroy Lindo has broken his silence on the racial slur that was shouted at him and Michael B. Jordan while they were ...
John Davidson has issued a statement on the BAFTA Film Tourette racial slur at the 'Sinners' actors, which has caused fallout for the BBC and BAFTA.
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