politics
February 24, 2026
Sinners studio say they raised N-word use with Bafta immediately as Google ‘deeply sorry’ for offensive notification
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
TL;DR
- Warner Bros alerted Bafta about the N-word incident involving black stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo at the Baftas.
- The studio requested the slur be edited out of the TV broadcast, but the BBC did not remove it.
- Bafta and the BBC have issued apologies for the incident and the handling of the broadcast.
- Google apologized for an offensive AI-generated notification related to the N-word.
- Criticism has been raised regarding the delay in the broadcast, which is intended to allow for editing, and the oversight in this case.
- Bafta judge Jonte Richardson resigned over the incident, and other public figures have expressed outrage.
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