
BBC apologized for racist remark by viewer with Tourette syndrome
British broadcaster BBC apologized for a racist slur shouted by a viewer with Tourette syndrome during Sunday's BAFTA film awards ceremony. It recalled that tics associated with the condition are involuntary.
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BBC apologises again for Baftas N-word incident as show removed from iPlayer for re-edit
Corporation says it is sorry that racial slur spoken involuntarily during ceremony by John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, was not edited out before broadcast • Catherine Shoard: With N-word incident, Bafta have shot themselves in the foot • Backlash mounts to Bafta N-word controversy as Jamie Foxx and Wendell Pierce criticise outburst The BBC has issued a new apology for its handling of the incident at the Bafta film awards which saw the N-word broadcast during BBC One coverage of the ...
By Andrew Pulver
Read full article →British film academy, BBC apologize after BAFTA awards guest with Tourette's shouts racial slur
Host Alan Cumming had earlier told the audience that a guest with Tourette's who inspired a film about the neurological disorder was in the audience, and Cumming apologized following the outburst.
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