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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 John Davidson moment cast a light on what advocates say is a condition too little understood — and on the people who don’t understand.
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
The BBC's director general tells its Executive Complaints Unit to complete a fast-tracked investigation.
Actors Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage at the time during the award ceremony in London.
The BBC has apologized after its coverage of the BAFTA Film Awards failed to cut a racial slur shouted by an audience member with Tourette syndrome. The BBC said it was sorry for the “strong and offensive language” featured during the ceremony, which was pre-recorded on a two-hour delay before broadcasting on BBC One. During […]
"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.
Scottish Tourette's activist John Davidson disrupted the British Film Academy Awards ceremony with his involuntary and uncontrollable vocal tics.
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.