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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.
Harry Hill shares savage remark Keeley Hawes made at BAFTAs - Geo News
No offence intended: meet the man behind the Baftas’ Tourette’s gaffe News24
"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 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.
“Saturday Night Live’s” Tourette’s sketch has been condemned by John Davidson’s charity Tourette’s Action.
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…
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…
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.
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…
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
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.
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
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.
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.
The BBC's chief content officer Kate Phillips says a slur that aired was the result of a genuine error.
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
Tragedy At The BAFTAs: A Tale Of Victims And Villains? Forbes
The shout, uttered by John Davidson, who has Tourette's syndrome, during the Bafta awards, was not removed in time.
Tourette’s activist ‘mortified’ by involuntary racial slur at Baftas The Times
The BBC wins no marks for its production at the Baftas The Observer
The 2026 BAFTA Film Awards were held at the Royal Festival Hall in London, with celebrities like Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams attending. Coverage included discussions of celebrity fashion and various incidents during the event.
AFTER the incident at the BAFTA Awards, a man with Tourette's syndrome describes the struggle of suppressing tics.
Britský vysílatel BBC se omluvil za rasistickou urážku, kterou při nedělním udílení filmových ocenění BAFTA vykřikl divák s Tourettovým syndromem. Připomněl, že tiky spojené s onemocněním jsou mimovol
Vera Wang has blonde ambition. The famed designer debuted a drastic new hairstyle at the 2026 BAFTA Awards, showing up to the Royal Festival Hall in London Feb. 22 with blonde hair. Vera rocked...
The broadcaster and the British Academy have so far not responded to repeated requests for comment from The Hollywood Reporter about the clumsily-handled incident.
After winning the BAFTA Film Award for outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer, “My Father’s Shadow” helmer Akinola Davies Jr. ended his speech by saying “free Palestine.” However, these words were then cut from his speech when the ceremony aired two hours later on the BBC. Towards the end of Davies Jr.’s […]
Who wore what at BAFTAs 2026: Top red carpet looks in pictures Khaleej Times
Kate Middleton returned to the BAFTA Awards after three years of absence and, naturally, stole the show. The Princess of Wales accompanied Prince William and the BAFTA president at the Roy
After “One Battle After Another” claimed the BAFTA for best film on Sunday night, director Paul Thomas Anderson had a simple message for critics of modern cinema. “Anybody that says movies aren’t any
This year’s Baftas were a chaotic mix of wild praise and inadvertent insults as the best actor prize was won by an unknown – and one of the nominees seemingly slurred from a man in the stalls How the
Prince William admitted he's not in a "calm state" while walking BAFTAs red carpet with Kate Middleton three days after former Prince Andrew arrest over Epstein ties.
Politically charged thriller One Battle After Another took six prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards (Baftas) on Sunday, building momentum ahead of the Oscars next month.
The stars are celebrating across the pond at the BAFTAs 2026. Indeed, the U.K.’s most prestigious award ceremony, the British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards, recognized the best in...
One Battle After Another took home best film and Hamnet also saw success in the outstanding British film category.
While Robert Aramayo’s BAFTA Best Actor win for I, Swear surprised many, there was discussion before the awards that it could come to pass. Marty Supreme pitching a record-equalling shutout was anothe
Stars of Sinners, Hamnet and One Battle After Another were among big names attending the ceremony.
Göransson's prize follows recent wins at the Grammys and Golden Globes.
Eyes and teeth darlings, it’s the biggest night of the year in British cinema – here’s a minute-by-minute update of all the gowns, gossip and glitz of the night Kerry Washington, who is presenting an
The biggest stars from the U.K. and beyond are arriving to the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards in style. The awards ceremony, which is often a key predictor of the Oscars race, is taking place at London’s Royal Festival Hall with “The Traitors” star Alan Cumming on hosting duties. BAFTA nominees Chase Infiniti and Odessa A’zion […]
The 2026 BAFTA Film Awards take place on Sunday, February 22, at London’s Royal Festival Hall. Coming in the heart of awards season, the ceremony could provide further clues about academy voting patterns ahead of the Oscars on March 15. Those wanting to watch or stream the BAFTA Film Awards can find details below. Where […]
Hamnet stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal are among the Irish nominees for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards at London's Royal Festival Hall tonight.
Ahead of the upcoming Baftas awards night, a list of 10 memorable moments from past ceremonies, including humorous and dramatic incidents, has been compiled and ranked.
Actor David Jonsson reflects on his journey from being expelled from school to winning a Bafta, starring in 'Alien: Romulus,' and leaving a popular TV show.
Lakshmipriya Devi's coming-of-age directorial debut in 2026 made BAFTAs history for India, and anticipation is building for its streaming debut.
Awards season 2026 wrap: Oscars, BAFTAs, Globes, and Actor Awards winners Geo News
Director general Tim Davie also says the BBC is looking into why the ceremony remained on iPlayer.
Tourettes Action CEO Emma McNally is furious that NBC’s “Saturday Night Live" brought negative attention to the neurological condition Tourette syndrome.
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 […]
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...
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…
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,…
Kirk Jones says he initially thought a slur shouted during the ceremony was not broadcast.
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 BBC's director general tells its Executive Complaints Unit to complete a fast-tracked investigation.
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.
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 […]
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
Google News Alert About Racial Slur At BAFTAs Used The N-Word Forbes
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.
MP asks why racial slur was not removed from the Bafta Film Awards show when it was on a two-hour delay.
Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson says he left the BAFTAs ceremony "aware of the distress my tics were causing".
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.
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. […]
Actors Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage at the time during the award ceremony in London.
I was disturbed, but I wasn’t shocked. It’s a bigger problem that in these toxic times, so many of us endure this and other slurs in our daily lives, says journalist and film-maker Nadine White
BAFTA Awards host Alan Cumming cited John Davidson's Tourette Syndrome as the reason he shouted the N-word while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented onstage ... but Jamie Foxx isn't buying it
Last night made clear that broadcasting a partially redacted version long after the winners have been announced doesn’t work for anyone
Corporation says it is sorry that words spoken involuntarily during ceremony by John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, were not edited out
This cannot be overstated: BAFTA and the BBC failed us all. During the 79th BAFTA Film Awards, host Alan Cumming paused the ceremony to thank the audience for its “understanding” after a series of aud
Aramayo recalled an impactful memory of the actor The post Ethan Hawke visibly emotional during surprise winner Robert Aramayo’s BAFTAs speech appeared first on NME.
Scottish director Luke Angus garnered attention on the red carpet at this year's BAFTA Awards by wearing a kilt, surprising many with a particular detail.
Only a few weeks of awards seasons to go before all shiny gongs are handed out, slights nursed and miles of red carpets rolled up. On Sunday evening, the BAFTAs took place in London and it was filled
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However, the Best Actress award went to Jessie Buckley as expected.
This year's Bafta Film Awards had it all... A-listers, a touch of royalty, Paddington Bear - and the sun even came out, for what felt like the first time all year.
I Swear star Robert Aramayo beat competition from the likes of Hollywood A-listers Leonardo DiCaprio and Timothée Chalamet to win best actor at this year's Bafta awards.
At the 2026 BAFTAs, Robert Aramayo pulled off a remarkable feat by winning the Leading Actor award for his unforgettable performance in 'I Swear,' along with the Rising Star accolade. His triumph over
One Battle After Another took home best film and Hamnet also saw success in the outstanding British film category.
One Battle After Another won six awards, followed by I Swear, Sinners and Frankenstein, with three each.
It was EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI's first live performance together outside of the US The post Watch ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ stars perform ‘Golden’ at the BAFTAs appeared first on NME.
Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner’s romance reigns supreme at the BAFTAs 2026. The Marty Supreme actor got cozy with his longtime love during the British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards...
The BAFTAs 2026 cameras are officially rolling. Indeed, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards red carpet—which kicked off at Southbank Centre in London, England Feb. 22—has...
Buckley, who is nominated for Leading Actress, is widely expected to nab tonight’s award after a winning streak.
Jessie Buckley is expected to continue her winning streak and take home the Leading Actress award for her performance in Hamnet.
The British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) ceremony is taking place in London, honoring achievements in film.
Award season is taking a trip across the pond. After several star-studded ceremonies in Los Angeles, celebs like Teyana Taylor, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael B. Jordan and Timothée Chalamet are...
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...
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.
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...
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…
The condition is "not a joke", the Tourette Action charity says, as the Baftas fallout continues.
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…
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…
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.
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.
What happened at the Baftas last Sunday was incredibly unfortunate, but the way people are talking about it online is nothing short of shocking.
Director-general Tim Davie has instructed the Executive Complaints Unit to carry out an investigation into the incident
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 […]
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...
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.
Google said the news alert was an error that should not have happened.
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.
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...
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...
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.
Tourette’s Activist John Davidson Speaks Out After Shouting Racial Slur During BAFTAs Forbes
BAFTA has released its first statement this afternoon addressing last night’s incident, where a racial slur was used when Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage. Read the statement in full below. “We take full responsibility for putting our guests in a very difficult situation, and we apologise to all,” BAFTA said in a […]
The BBC has issued an apology after failing to censor an involuntary N-word outburst by an activist with Tourette's syndrome during the BAFTA Awards, while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage.
A racial slur shouted during the awards show has raised questions about how Tourette’s outbursts should be understood
Says remark was 'involuntary' tic by Tourette sufferer who inspired a winning film
Η εμφάνιση της Τόνια Σωτηροπούλου στο κόκκινο χαλί των BAFTAs 2026 επιβεβαίωσε για ακόμη μία φορά ότι γνωρίζει πώς να συνδυάζει τη διεθνή λάμψη με το προσωπικό της στιλ. Η Ελληνίδα ηθοποιός βρέθηκε σ
Leonardo DiCaprio movie One Battle After Another was the big winner at the BAFTA Film Awards 2026, while Timothée Chalamet's Marty Supreme was left empty handed.
Politically charged thriller “One Battle After Another” won six prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, building momentum ahead of Hollywood's Academy Awards next
Foxx calls Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson’s shouts at the film awards ceremony ‘unacceptable’ The fallout over Tourette syndrome (TS) activist John Davidson’s outbursts at the Baftas on Sun
'One Battle' triumphs at BAFTAs that honor British talent The Jakarta Post
Politically charged thriller 'One Battle After Another” won six prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, building momentum ahead of Hollywood&#...
This year’s Baftas were a chaotic mix of wild praise and inadvertent insults as the best actor prize was won by an unknown – and one of the nominees seemingly slurred from a man in the stalls
The 2026 BAFTA Film Awards celebrated cinematic achievements with humor and emotion. Host Alan Cumming entertained, while winners like Robert Aramayo and Wunmi Mosaku shared heartfelt gratitude. Joach
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During Black History Month??? Tourette Syndrome activist John Davidson was heard shouting the N-word during Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo's presentation at the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday. Michael and Delroy's professionalism kept the show…
The song was written for the 1973 film of the same name, starring Robert Redford, who passed away in September The post Watch Jessie Ware’s heartfelt version of ‘The Way We Were’ for the BAFTAs ‘In Me
Fractured, unpredictable and thrilling chaos are defining this awards season after a wild night at the 79th BAFTA Awards, with the race now barreling into the final stretch before Oscar voting opens T
One Battle After Another won six awards, followed by I Swear, Sinners and Frankenstein, with three each.
Paul Thomas Anderson's film 'One Battle After Another' has been honored with six BAFTA awards, including Best Film, at the recent ceremony.
BAFTA Film Awards host Alan Cumming thanked the audience for their understanding on Sunday night after a number of outbursts from Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson during the show. Davidson, who is the inspiration for BAFTA-nominated movie “I Swear,” was diagnosed with the syndrome at the age of 25. His symptoms, which first began when he […]
EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, the singers behind Huntr/x from “KPop Demon Hunters,” got the BAFTA Film Awards crowd grooving with a performance of their megahit “Golden.” It was the first performance
The awards are being handed out as we speak - see the rolling list of winners here The post Here are all the winners from the BAFTAs 2026 appeared first on NME.
Natalie Dormer and Mia McKenna-Bruce star in The Lady, which tells the story of Jane Andrews. Plus: your golden ticket to the Baftas! Here’s what to watch this evening
The British Academy Film Awards are facing an identity dilemma, balancing the desire to attract global attention with the need to celebrate homegrown projects, reflected in fewer UK nominations this year.
Bafta-winning actor David Jonsson discusses his journey from being expelled from school to starring in 'Alien: Romulus' and his commitment to portraying Black identity in his roles.