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March 3, 2026
Baftas host Alan Cumming criticises BBC for ‘broadcasting slurs and censoring free speech’
‘What should have been an evening celebrating diversity and inclusion turned into a trauma-triggering shitshow,’ says host after racial epithet was left in the broadcast
TL;DR
- Alan Cumming criticized the BBC for failing to edit a racial slur from the Baftas telecast.
- He described the event as a 'trauma-triggering shitshow' that undermined diversity and inclusion.
- Cumming apologized for the pain caused to Black people and the Tourette's community.
- He believes decisions were made to broadcast slurs and censor free speech.
- Both John Davidson (the activist with Tourette's) and the production company StudioCanal were assured that all swearing would be cut.
- Warner Bros. was assured by Bafta that the N-word would be removed.
- Bafta is conducting a 'comprehensive review' and has apologized to Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo.
- The BBC's chief content officer took 'full responsibility' for not editing out the word, which remained online for about 20 hours.
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