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BBC apologizes for failure to edit out racist shout
The shout, uttered by John Davidson, who has Tourette's syndrome, during the Bafta awards, was not removed in time.
23 Feb, 17:26 — 23 Feb, 22:06
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First report: enews · 23 Feb, 17:26|Full coverage: All 3 sources within 5h|Window: 5h
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