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The BBC's Executive Complaints Unit has ruled that the broadcast of the N-word during last month’s BAFTA Film Awards breached its editorial standards, though it was deemed "unintentional."
The 2026 New York Indian Film Festival will open with the BAFTA-winning Manipuri-language film "Boong" and feature a 4K-restored presentation of the Bollywood classic "Sholay."
Millions are playing games centered around mundane jobs like power-washing, pool-cleaning, and mowing, with titles like PowerWash Simulator 2 even receiving BAFTA Games Award nominations, raising questions about their widespread appeal.
YouTuber and long-time video game fan Elz the Witch expressed her pride in taking over from Phil Wang as the host of the prestigious Bafta Games Awards.
Fresh off her BAFTA nomination, Sheridan Smith is set to star in the ITV-Stan mystery thriller 'Two Birds' alongside Australian actors Stephen Peacocke and other stars from 'The Newsreader' and 'Nitram'.
The BAFTA TV Award nominations have been revealed, with Netflix's 'Adolescence' leading the field with 11 nominations, proving British drama's strength and continuing its awards season run.
British comedian Greg Davies, known for hosting "Taskmaster," has been announced as the host for the BAFTA Television Awards ceremony in May, taking over from Alan Cumming.
Award season has always been fashion’s most theatrical stage, but this year’s red carpets felt particularly powerful. From the Brit Awards to the Oscars and BAFTAs, celebrities onc...
Pavel Talankin's documentary film 'Mr. Nobody vs. Putin' first won a BAFTA award, and now an Oscar – this is its story.
Kate Hawley won an Academy Award for her work on Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein, adding to her Bafta win from last month.
Last year’s celebrated French hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is nominated in 12 categories this year, with Ghost of Yōtei, Dispatch, Death Stranding 2 and Indiana Jones also making strong…
No offence intended: meet the man behind the Baftas’ Tourette’s gaffe News24
Στα BAFTA την Κυριακή 22 Φεβρουαρίου, η πριγκίπισσα Κέιτ αποκάλυψε ότι η ταινία Άμνετ με τους Paul Mescal και Jessie Buckley την έκανε να κλάψει πολύ.
The BBC boss spoke to the U.K. government about why the racial slur, shouted by a Tourette's campaigner as Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented, was not cut from the final broadcast.
The actor says he had only ‘a nanosecond’ to process the racial slur shouted during the Baftas before continuing to present with co-star Michael B Jordan Sinners star Delroy Lindo has spoken in more detail about the N-word controversy at the Baftas, which saw the BBC and Bafta apologise after a racial slur shouted by Tourette syndrome (TS) activist John Davidson was broadcast on BBC One in the edited highlights of the ceremony. Lindo, who is nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar for his...
Exiled teacher Pavel Talankin’s "Mr. Nobody Against Putin" won a BAFTA for exposing the militarization of Russian schools. The film uses secret footage to show child indoctrination.
'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s ‘A Painted Symphony’, BAFTA Games In Concert and more The post The biggest video game concerts you can’t miss in 2026 appeared first on NME.
Alan Cumming joined a chorus of disapproval over the BBC's failure to remove a racist insult from the televised BAFTA Awards broadcast, saying that "what should have been an evening..."
The Baftas host criticises the corporation after a racial epithet was left in the awards broadcast despite later edits Alan Cumming has joined the chorus of disapproval at the BBC’s failure to edit…
"We all felt let down by decisions made to both broadcast slurs and censor free speech," he wrote on Instagram
NBC's "Saturday Night Live" joked that certain celebrities like "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling and actor Mel Gibson should blame Tourette syndrome for their public controversies.
Tourette's syndrome activist John Davidson was robbed.
Actor has ‘no hard feeling’ towards Tourette activist John Davidson, but says BBC’s failure to edit out slurs kept her awake at night and brought tears to her eyes Sinners star Wunmi Mosaku, winner of the best supporting actress Bafta, said that the N-word incident at the Baftas “tainted” her celebration and “kept [her] awake at night”. Mosaku was speaking in Los Angeles on Sunday at the Actor awards (formerly the Screen Actors Guild awards), where Sinners won best cast, and said: “It was inc...
A teacher, Pavel Talankin, created an undercover film exposing Russian primary school propaganda, including 'denazification' speeches and grenade-throwing contests. The film won a Bafta and is Oscar-tipped, leading to the teacher's exile.
"Just because you invite someone into a space, but you don't provide the necessary resources to keep them and everyone else in that room safe by them being there, that's not inclusivity," Lawson told THR on the NAACP Image Awards red carpet.
Actress Kirsten Dunst's participation in the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) was not without hitches.
An opinion piece discusses the outrage surrounding an incident at the recent Bafta ceremony where the N-word was shouted by a Tourette's sufferer while two black actors were on stage.
It didn’t take long for the NAACP Image Awards to show “Sinners” stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo some love following an incident at last weekend’s BAFTA Awards.
An article discusses an incident at the BAFTA awards involving John Davidson and a racial slur, using it to highlight Tourette's syndrome and the need for greater understanding of neurological conditions.
BAFTA-Winning Director Lakshmipriya Devi On ‘Boong’: ‘Everyone Told Me Not To Make It’ Forbes
As New York City Public Advocate, I’m in a very visible space with a very visible disability. Here's what I've learned.
Who won (and lost) this week in entertainment: From Paramount to Netflix to David Zaslav and CNN amid the Paramount-WBD merger twist, to Shia LaBeouf, Tyra Banks and the high-cringe BAFTAs mess.
We’re coming to the end of another whirlwind week in international film and TV, Insiders, and that’s not just because Paramount has won the battle for Warner Bros. Discovery.
Colorado football coach Deion Sanders shared his observations about the controversy involving the racial slur at the BAFTA Film Awards
The Cesar Awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscars and BAFTA’s, is unfolding this evening at the Olympia theater in Paris.
The shooting for 'Boong' in Moreh wrapped up barely a week before violence engulfed the township. Many who stood behind and before the camera are today internally displaced.
The Iranian director who was up for a Bafta (but couldn’t get a UK visa) The Times
The Iranian director who was up for a Bafta (but couldn’t get a UK visa) The Times
Μετά τις «Χρυσές Σφαίρες» ήρθαν τα βραβεία «BAFTA» και μια ακόμη υποψηφιότητα για την ταινία «Η Φωνή της Χιντ Ρατζάμπ» στην οποία η Κάθριν Εμπειρίκου συμμετέχει ως Εκτελεστικός παραγωγός. Η απόγονος τ
British broadcaster has apologised for failing to edit out a racial slur shouted by a guest with Tourette syndrome.
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
Director-general Tim Davie has instructed the Executive Complaints Unit to carry out an investigation into the incident
Tourette's campaigner John Davidson has said the BBC should have "worked harder to prevent anything that I said" at the Bafta Film Awards being broadcast, and questioned why he was seated near a microphone.
Nova continues its strong presence at major international awards, securing three awards at the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards for films 'Hamnet' and 'Sentimental Value,' which will be exclusively broadcast on its Novacinema channels.
By failing to remove John Davidson’s tic from the broadcast, editors let down both black and disabled people I attended the Bafta awards on Sunday. And I arrived early enough to hear the Tourette syndrome (TS) campaigner John Davidson, on whom the biographical film I Swear is based, be introduced. He stood up to wave and take in the applause, and we were told that due to his TS, we might expect to hear involuntary vocal outbursts, known as tics, and that we should understand that the Baftas a...
Google issued an apology after a notification for the BAFTA awards included the N-word, which was involuntarily shouted by an audience member with Tourette's syndrome during the ceremony.
Baylen Dupree, the eponymous star of TLC’s Baylen Out Loud, the biggest freshman cable hit last year, is a young woman who suffers from Tourette’s. Dupree knows a thing or two about how the disease is perceived and she has used her platform to defend John Davidson, the subject of the movie I Swear, after the […]
Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld are prepping for the next chapters of their lives after being married for close to a year. While the high profile couple maintain privacy about their pregnancy, Hailee Steinfeld's heartbreaking confession about being bullied has resurfaced. The BAFTA nominated actress faced heavy bullying in her younger years and was terrified of it as her life went on.
Fans expressed concern for Emma Stone's health after her appearance at the 79th BAFTA Awards ceremony in London, where she was nominated for Best Actress.
Praėjęs savaitgalis pramogų pasaulio gerbėjams buvo itin intensyvus. Kol Lietuvoje aptarinėjome ryškiausių mūsų šalies žvaigždžių stilių M.A.M.A. apdovanojimuose, Londonas kvietė į visai kito lygio ma
Touretteov sindrom je u fokusu javnosti nakon što je John Davidson na dodjeli BAFTA nagrada u Londonu viknuo rasističku psovku, a stručnjaci objašnjavaju njegove uzroke i simptome.
The BBC boss has apologized to staff after a racial slur shouted by Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson was not edited out of the Baftas broadcast, causing offense.
Lithuanian-American businesswoman Eva Cicinytė was among the distinguished guests at this year's British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) ceremony in London, where she accompanied Vera Wang.
In this episode of arts24, we mark four years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine with powerful films from the frontlines. The BAFTA-winning documentary "Mr. Nobody Against Putin" exposes ho
There's continued fallout from the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) N-word controversy ... a Black jury member just quit over the org's "utterly unforgivable" handling of the situation. As we repor
Actress Sadie Sink captured attention at the BAFTA 2026 awards with a glamorous 90s-style blow-dry hairstyle, a trend popularized by supermodels that is now making a comeback on fashion runways.
EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. raised immediate concerns about the involuntary racial slur directed at the stars of Sinners during the BAFTA Film Awards, requesting that the incident be removed from the BBC broadcast, Deadline can reveal. A well-placed source told Deadline that Warner Bros. executives made a complaint to BAFTA within minutes of Tourette’s campaigner John […]
A BAFTA jury member has stepped down following the ongoing fallout from a racial slur incident, prompting calls from MPs for an explanation from the BBC.
Στο Λονδίνο βρέθηκαν ο Χριστόφορος Παπακαλιάτης και η Κλέλια Ανδριολάτου, οι οποίοι ήταν καλεσμένοι στο BAFTA after party που διοργάνωσε η βρετανική Vogue. Ο δημιουργός της σειράς «Maestro» και η εντυ
"We apologise that this was not edited out prior to broadcast, and it will now be removed from the version on BBC iPlayer," said a spokesperson of the BBC.
GLUMICA Gillian Anderson bila je jedna od najupečatljivijih uzvanica na 79. dodjeli nagrada BAFTA.
Prince William and Kate Middleton attended the BAFTA Film Awards 2026, marking their first public appearance since the arrest of King Charles's brother, Andrew, earlier in the week.
The John Davidson moment cast a light on what advocates say is a condition too little understood — and on the people who don’t understand.
A Tourette's activist who caused controversy by shouting the N-word during the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) has spoken out about the incident.
Tourette’s Activist John Davidson Speaks Out After Shouting Racial Slur During BAFTAs Forbes
Can we please talk? There’s an ongoing outcry over John Davidson, the Tourette syndrome campaigner portrayed with empathy by double BAFTA recipient Robert Aramayo in the movie I Swear, and his unfortunate, involuntary eruption of the most offensive racial slur when Sinners stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were performing presenting duties during Sunday’s ceremony in London. […]
Ilkka Paananen, co-founder of Supercell, received a significant award in Britain for his career in revolutionizing the gaming industry at the BAFTA Games Awards in London.
Actors Zakir Khan and Vishal Jethwa share their experiences and jokes from the Chetak Screen Awards 2026, with Khan roasting Bollywood parties and Jethwa reflecting on his prepared speech.
The British TV drama "Adolescence" has garnered eleven nominations for the Bafta 2026 television awards, making it a major contender. Additionally, Norwegian directors Marie Kristiansen and Erik Richter Strand have also received nominations in the TV and drama categories.
An opinion piece discusses John Davidson's involuntary fame after shouting a racial slur at the BAFTA awards, using the incident as a lens to review the film 'I Swear'.
The BAFTA TV Award nominations have been revealed, with Netflix's 'Adolescence' leading the field with 11 nominations, proving British drama's strength and continuing its awards season run, with some observers noting the predictability of the nods.
The BAFTA TV Award nominations for 2026 have been revealed, with 'Adolescence' leading the field with 11 nominations, proving the continued strength of British drama.
British comedian Greg Davies, known for hosting 'Taskmaster,' has been announced as the host for the BAFTA Television Awards ceremony in May, taking over from Alan Cumming.
Days like today are never easy. As news of the round of layoffs at WME is getting around Hollywood, names are starting to emerge of agents affected by the cuts. According to sources, leaving is established talent agent Elizabeth Wiederseim whose career highs so far include repping Colman Domingo as he received Oscar, BAFTA and […]
Dokumentarni film Pavela Talankina 'Gospodin Niko protiv Putina' prvo je osvojio Bafta nagradu, a sada i Oskara - ovo je njegova priča.
Pavel Talankin's film 'Mr Nobody Against Putin,' which has already won a Bafta, is now competing for an Oscar, bringing attention to his work against the Russian leader.
Woody Norman — the young BAFTA-nominated British star who first turned heads in A24’s “C’mon, C’mon” in 2021 — has signed with UTA. The teenager recently wrapped Focus Feature’s historical action-drama “The Uprising,” based on the 14th century Peasant’s Revolt and a defining moment in English history. Directed by BAFTA winner and Oscar nominee Paul Greengrass, Norman […]
"We went on and did our jobs" The post Delroy Lindo speaks out about BAFTA N-word controversy: “Did I just hear what I thought I heard?” appeared first on NME.
A racist outburst at the BAFTA awards caused a scandal. It also showed the limits of tolerance. What is the true face of Tourette's syndrome and where are the boundaries of our inclusion?
The BBC Director General has for the first time set out in detail the corporation’s version of events that led to the BAFTA broadcast debacle, while his content chief has told staff “the incident has…
EXCLUSIVE: Amid ongoing reviews into the debacle that led to a racial slur at the BAFTA Film Awards airing on British television, Deadline hears of a difficult meeting between Warner Bros. and the BBC. Three sources familiar with the encounter said Sinners studio Warner Bros. expressed grave concerns over the BBC broadcasting John Davidson’s involuntary […]
EXCLUSIVE: Robert Aramayo, who won the Best Actor and Rising Star prizes at last week’s BAFTA Awards, has signed with CAA. The I, Swear star became the first to win both prizes in the same night. The accolades came after he won the British Independent Film Award for Best Lead Performance earlier in the season. […]
EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA’s inclusion committee is set to meet today for the first time since the arts charity was plunged into crisis over the N-word incident at the film awards last month. The Learning, Inclusion and Talent Committee will assemble on Wednesday, and two sources said that BAFTA’s handling of John Davidson’s involuntary racial slurs was […]
Tourettes Action CEO Emma McNally is furious that NBC’s “Saturday Night Live" brought negative attention to the neurological condition Tourette syndrome.
A Tourette's campaigner involuntarily shouted a racial slur while two black actors were on stage.
Alan Cumming isn’t one to hold his tongue, but it’s been more than a week since an audience member with Tourette’s syndrome shouted a racial slur while Delroy Lindo and Michael B.
The condition is "not a joke", the Tourette Action charity says, as the Baftas fallout continues.
You can’t always live in the past. In some cases, reinvention and the suppression of the emotional baggage you carry are the only things essential to your survival.
EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live‘s send-up of the BAFTA racial slur incident has proved to be no laughing matter for a leading Tourette’s syndrome charity.
Lindo speaks out after man with Tourette syndrome shouted slur while actor was on stage with Michael B Jordan British-American actor Delroy Lindo expressed gratitude for “the support and love” he and…
Delroy Lindo is addressing the racial slur that was heard during the BAFTA Film Awards last weekend while he and Michael B. Jordan were presenting onstage. As we reported ... a man identified as Tourette's syndrome advocate John Davidson shouted a…
In a cut-for-time sketch from the Feb. 28 episode of “Saturday Night Live,” a parade of opportunistic cancelled celebrities used last week’s incident at the BAFTAs to blame their bad behavior and…
Taking the stage with writer-director Ryan Coogler to loud applause at the awards ceremony, Lindo offered just one of numerous allusions to the controversy that took place the previous Sunday in London.
Jack Whitehall, host of the 2026 Brit Awards, took a jab at the BAFTAs on Saturday night’s award show following the racial slur incident.
Racial slur at BAFTA awards stirs complex feelings for Black people with Tourette syndrome AP News
After days of social media chatter, Alia Bhatt has finally responded to the online backlash that followed her appearance at the 79th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). In the now-viral video, Alia appeared momentarily surprised before naming Gone Girl. Several social media users suggested she looked nervous or was attempting to channel a confident “international star” persona.
EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA raised an alarm with the BBC about Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson’s involuntary racial slur during Sunday’s film awards, sparking further questions about how the incident ended…
EXCLUSIVE: The chair of the BBC attended the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday night. Samir Shah was in the auditorium at the Royal Festival Hall but played no part in preventing John Davidson’s…
Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value has nine Oscar nominations, and just last weekend it won the Best Film in a Foreign Language prize at the EE BAFTA Film Awards in London.
What happened at the Baftas last Sunday was incredibly unfortunate, but the way people are talking about it online is nothing short of shocking.
The Iranian director who was up for a Bafta (but couldn’t get a UK visa) The Times
The Iranian director who was up for a Bafta (but couldn’t get a UK visa) The Times
The BBC is now coming under political attack for broadcasting an involuntary racial slur during the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday. Three days after the awards ceremony, UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy h
BBC to investigate why remark was aired despite there being a two-hour delay between filming and broadcast
Widzowie, którzy oglądali niedzielną galę wręczenia nagród BAFTA, mogli w pewnym momencie usłyszeć obraźliwe okrzyki. W późniejszych relacjach z ceremonii padało słowo "skandal". John Davidson, który
Despite missing out on another prestigious BAFTA award, Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio's reaction to the announcement of the Best Actor winner garnered significant attention from the public and media worldwide.
The chair of the U.K.’s parliamentary culture committee has written to the BBC to demand answers over the broadcast of the n-word during the BAFTAs on Sunday night. “I am writing regarding the BBC’s coverage of the BAFTA film awards on Sunday,” the head of the committee, Caroline Dinenage wrote to outgoing BBC director general […]
Google has issued a formal apology after a news notification containing a racial slur was sent to users. The alert was related to an involuntary outburst of the N-word by an audience member with Tourette syndrome during the BAFTAs. Google stated the error was a system malfunction, not AI-generated, and has since removed the offensive notification.
Christoforos Papakaliatis and Klelia Andriolatou were present at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards in London, as well as the exclusive after-party.
Kylie Jenner's fans noticed a change in her appearance at her latest appearance at the BAFTA awards. The 28-year-old businesswoman accompanied her partner, Timothée Chalamet, who was...
A racial slur shouted by a guest with Tourette and broadcast during Britain's top movie awards event has put the spotlight on one of the symptoms of the syndrome. Here's more about coprolalia — the in
Sunny Hostin accuses BBC of censoring a "Free Palestine" speech from BAFTA broadcast while allowing racial slur from audience member with Tourette syndrome to air unedited.
The BBC is under fire for failing to edit out the N-word from its broadcast of the BAFTAs ... though the organization has reportedly told employees it did catch another slur. Here's the deal ... Kate
An incident during this year's BAFTA awards in London caused an uproar and strong reactions. Tourette's Syndrome activist John Davidson involuntarily shouted a deeply racist...
Google News Alert About Racial Slur At BAFTAs Used The N-Word Forbes
Glumac Kilijan Marfi je na dodjelu ovogodišnjih BAFTA nagrada stigao u društvu svoje supruga Ivon Mekginis. Ne samo da se rijetko pojavljuje sa njom, ovaj glumac se inače rijetko pojavljuje u javnosti
Jonte Richardson, a jury member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), has resigned following a racist insult made during the awards ceremony.
John Davidson iz Škotske, koji boluje od Touretteovog sindroma, oglasio se nakon što je na dodjeli BAFTA nagrada u Londonu uzviknuo rasističku uvredu (nigga) Michaelu B. Jordanu i Delroyju Lindu, koji
The BBC's chief content officer Kate Phillips says a slur that aired was the result of a genuine error.
A source close to Warner Bros has said that executives were assured the slur would be removed before broadcast, while search engine remove AI-generated prompt • Bafta judge quits over ‘utterly unforgi
The Indian Express discusses whether the global applause received by 'Boong' will significantly benefit independent films.
When John Davidson involuntarily shouted racial abuse at Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan it set off two sets of alarm bells that should have been heeded much quicker and better • BBC producers say t
MP asks why racial slur was not removed from the Bafta Film Awards show when it was on a two-hour delay.
British filmmaker Akinola Davies Junior spoke out after his 'Free Palestine' message, delivered upon winning a Bafta, was reportedly cut from the BBC broadcast, where he also expressed support for migrants and those experiencing genocide.
Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me follows its titular star from London to Australia and back, taking in trips to see old friends, her on-stage performances, and even an encounter with royalty. BAFTA-winning director Simon Draper filmed Margolyes on his phone over two years, but a doc was not part of the plan. He set out […]
‘My Father’s Shadow’ Director Akinola Davies Jr. on His BAFTA Win and ‘Free Palestine’ Moment That Was Cut From Broadcast of Speech: ‘It Was Important for Me to Say That in a Room Full of Artists’ IM
Kontroverza na dodjeli BAFTA nagrada eskalirala je nakon što su Jamie Foxx, Wendell Pierce i drugi javno kritikovali rasističku uvredu koju je, zbog tikova povezanih s Touretteov sindromom, izgovorio
The shout, uttered by John Davidson, who has Tourette's syndrome, during the Bafta awards, was not removed in time.
Kate Hawley is on her way home from the BAFTAs in London with barely time to catch her breath before she jets off to Los Angeles for the Oscars.
Tourette’s activist ‘mortified’ by involuntary racial slur at Baftas The Times
The BBC has apologized for its handling of a racist incident during the BAFTA awards, acknowledging that viewers heard "strong and offensive language" but initially kept the moment available online.
Ilkka Paananen, the CEO of the gaming company behind 'Clash of Clans,' is set to be honored with a BAFTA Fellowship for his visionary leadership and contributions to the games industry.
Thoughtful and understated actor Mary Beth Hurt, who gained recognition in "The World According to Garp" and received a Bafta nomination for Woody Allen’s "Interiors," has passed away at 79.
Atli Örvarsson, one of the world's leading film composers and a recent BAFTA winner for his work in a science fiction series, is set to perform in Hof.
An updated calendar for the 2026-27 awards season has been released, outlining upcoming trophy shows including BAFTA Television Awards and Sports Emmys nominations.
The US is deploying thousands of troops, including an additional 3,000 paratroopers, to the Middle East to reinforce military presence amid Iran tensions, with President Trump considering military options.
The BAFTA TV Award nominations see 'Adolescence' leading with 11 nods, followed by 'A Thousand Blows' with seven, while Aimee Lou Wood and Erin Doherty have each secured double nominations among other first-time nominees and established stars.
Lakshmipriya Devi's coming-of-age directorial debut in 2026 made BAFTAs history for India, and anticipation is building for its streaming debut.
Harry Hill shares savage remark Keeley Hawes made at BAFTAs - Geo News
Awards season 2026 wrap: Oscars, BAFTAs, Globes, and Actor Awards winners Geo News
The BBC received more complaints about the BAFTA Film Awards N-word debacle than for any other broadcast since the Glastonbury crisis, in which Bob Vylan chanted “death to the IDF.” The British…
After his triumph at the Baftas, the actor is emerging as a favorite for the Best Supporting Actor award for his work in Paul Thomas Anderson's film.
This year's BAFTA film awards were marked by an incident in which one of the participants, in the middle of the ceremony, while two black actors were presenting an award, shouted a racist remark.
Director general Tim Davie also says the BBC is looking into why the ceremony remained on iPlayer.
BBC director-general Tim Davie has answered questions from the U.K. government’s Culture, Media & Sport Committee over the incident that erupted following the BAFTA ceremony in which the shouting out…
Josh Finan, the rising British star best known for his recent TV work on shows such as “The Responder” (for which he was BAFTA TV nominated), “The Gentleman,” “Say Nothing” (playing Gerry Adams) and…
"We were all let down by decisions to both broadcast slurs and censor free speech" The post BAFTAs host Alan Cumming criticises BBC for broadcasting racial slur during ceremony appeared first on NME.
Alan Cumming has officially spoken out about Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson shouting the N-word at The British Academy Film Awards in February ...
A Tourette's campaigner involuntarily shouted a racial slur while two black actors were on stage.
BAFTAs host Alan Cumming took to Instagram on Monday to address the outburst of Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson at the 79th edition of the ceremony, during which he shouted the N-word while “Sinners” stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were onstage. “What should’ve been an evening celebrating creativity as well as diversity and inclusion […]
Sketch featured parodies of JK Rowling, Bill Cosby and Mel Gibson saying controversial remarks were due to TS Saturday Night Live is under fire for a sketch that poked fun at the Bafta N-word incident, with a leading Tourette syndrome (TS) charity calling it “horrific.” Filmed in the style of an informational public service announcement, the segment featured SNL cast members as public figures explaining that their controversial comments were because of TS. The sketch was cut for time on Satur...
“Saturday Night Live’s” Tourette’s sketch has been condemned by John Davidson’s charity Tourette’s Action.
The divisive skit saw a host of names, including J.K. Rowling, Mel Gibson, Armie Hammer, and Ye, explain away problematic comments as a result of the condition The post ‘SNL’ sketch sees…
The comedian and actor also addresses Trump, ICE and recent BAFTA controversy in his return as host.
In a week that saw the Berlin Film Festival and then the Baftas make headlines with stories that evolved by the day if not the hour, probably few in the media had the time or the energy to dive into…
NBC’s Saturday Night Live tackled one of the biggest controversies of the week, the shocking incident at the BAFTA Film Awards involving Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson’s involuntary racial slur,…
British-Nigerian filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr. and his brother Wale Davies have won the Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer prize at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards 2026 for their film My Father's Shadow. The post Two Nigerian brothers win BAFTA awards appeared first on Vanguard News.
When a racial slur was shouted from the audience as Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented at the BAFTA Awards, many viewers experienced a familiar mix of shock and exhaustion.
In this week’s newsletter: After a controversial awards moment thrust the condition into the spotlight, we look at the new biopic of John Davidson and the decades of portrayals that led to it • Don’t…
Kirk Jones says he initially thought a slur shouted during the ceremony was not broadcast.
BAFTA is moving to correct the record on two fronts after John Davidson’s Tourette’s-related outburst — including the technical question of whether a microphone near his seat may have made the moment more audible — while the BBC faces growing scrutiny over how a racial slur remained in its tape-delayed BAFTA broadcast and on iPlayer. […]
Deon Cole returns to host NAACP Image Awards and says 'terrible' BAFTA disruption will be addressed AP News
The first trailer for “Think of England,” the upcoming satirical WWII drama from BAFTA-nominated writer/director Richard Hawkins (“Theory of Flight, “Everything”), has been unveiled.
The anger toward John Davidson’s racist Baftas outburst is understandable. But I’ve had to ask what I owe to others with the condition I cover Canada for the Guardian, a country spanning six time…
The British media outlet admitted to having made a "serious error" by omitting to cut the offensive term uttered by a guest with Tourette's syndrome and announced the opening of an investigation.
The Iranian director who was up for a Bafta (but couldn’t get a UK visa) The Times
The Iranian director who was up for a Bafta (but couldn’t get a UK visa) The Times
Το BBC ανακοίνωσε σήμερα πως διεξάγει μια έρευνα σχετικά με το πώς δεν κατάφερε να αφαιρέσει μια ρατσιστική προσβολή από τη μετάδοση της βραδιάς απονομής των κορυφαίων κινηματογραφικών βραβείων της Βρ
The awards organization and the broadcaster have ordered separate investigations into what led to airing the slur, which was shouted involuntarily during Sunday’s ceremony.
TikTok zvijezda i glumica Baylen Dupree, poznata po svom projektu "Baylen Out Loud", branila je aktivistu Johna Davidsona nakon što je on na dodjeli nagrada BAFTA 2026. povikao rasnu uvredu prema glum
The BBC's director general tells its Executive Complaints Unit to complete a fast-tracked investigation.
Corporation says broadcasting of N-word by Tourette syndrome campaigner was ‘serious mistake’ The BBC is to undertake a fast-track investigation into the broadcasting of a racial slur aired during its
Celebrities are reportedly slamming John Davidson for not personally apologizing to Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo following an N-word incident at the BAFTA awards.
John Davidson, who suffers from Tourette's syndrome and inspired a film character, expressed regret for his involuntary racist remarks at the BAFTA awards, explaining some actions are unintentional.
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Experts reportedly observed signs of tension in the body language of Prince William and Kate Middleton at the BAFTA Awards, speculating on public pressure related to Prince Andrew.
The film 'Boong' has won a BAFTA award, bringing the emotional landscape of India's Northeast region to a global audience.
A racial slur was edited out of the Baftas ceremony before it was broadcast, but another one aired in error, the BBC's chief content officer has said.
Google said the news alert was an error that should not have happened.
The Baftas incident and the abuse of Ireland’s rugby player Edwin Edogbo reveal the normalisation of racism in sport and public life, writes Black and Irish founder, Leon Diop.
Prince William and Kate Middleton made a joint appearance on the BAFTA red carpet after a long break, marking Kate's return after a two-year hiatus due to her battle with cancer.
Google apologized Tuesday for sending out an “offensive notification” about the recent BAFTA Film Awards controversy, which included the use of the N-word. The inclusion of the slur in the message, wh
BAFTA told its members this afternoon that it has started what it described as a comprehensive review of Sunday’s Film Awards after a racial slur was used when Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage. “We want to assure all our members that a comprehensive review is underway,” the awards body said in […]
Google has issued an apology after an AI-generated news alert about a racial slur incident at the BAFTA Film Awards inadvertently included the N-word, linking to a Hollywood Reporter article on the matter.
Filmmaker Jonte Richardson has resigned from a BAFTA jury following unintentional racist remarks made during the awards ceremony, stating that the show's creators harmed Black and disabled communities.
Film-maker Jonte Richardson cites ‘harm inflicted on both the black and disabled communities’, while New Black Film Collective and MP Dawn Butler criticise BBC’s failure to edit slur before broadcast Peter Bradshaw: the dust has not yet settled on the Baftas N-word row. This is why A black British film-maker has said he will step down as a Bafta judge over the organisation’s handling of the incident during Sunday’s ceremony during which a Tourette syndrome campaigner shouted a racial slur w...
Kate Middleton and Prince William attended the 2026 BAFTA red carpet, where the Princess of Wales showcased royal style by wearing a recycled off-the-shoulder lilac and pink dress, with particular attention drawn to her jewelry.
My Father’s Shadow lead Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù shared a lengthy statement on Instagram Monday evening, criticizing what he described as the institutional racism behind the BBC’s decision to edit Akinola Davies
We would like to hear from people who are affected by Tourette’s and in particular those who have vocal tics involving swearing (coprolalia) Controversy erupted at the Baftas award ceremony after the BBC initially failed to edit out the N-word spoken involuntarily by John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome (TS). In a statement Davidson said he was “deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry any meaning”. He added: “I have spent my life trying to su...
Monica Bellucci made a captivating appearance on the BAFTA Awards red carpet, wearing a black Stella McCartney creation that garnered significant photographic attention.
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Paul Mescal was spotted browsing his phone during the prestigious BAFTA Awards ceremony, an act considered inappropriate for such a formal event. It's speculated he might have received an important message or call, or perhaps was simply bored.
Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson says he left the BAFTAs ceremony "aware of the distress my tics were causing".
Monica Bellucci made a stunning appearance on the red carpet of the BAFTA 2026 awards, held at the Royal Festival Hall in London, once again being recognized as one of the best-dressed attendees.
Irish actor Cillian Murphy appeared on the red carpet at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) in London with his wife, Yvonne McGuinness, who rarely makes public appearances. The couple has been married for 22 years.
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