politics
February 24, 2026
BBC apologises to staff over N-word inclusion as Bafta announces comprehensive review
Chief content officer Kate Phillips tells staff she is ‘so sorry’ racial slur by Tourette campaigner was not edited from recorded broadcast
TL;DR
- BBC's chief content officer, Kate Phillips, apologized to staff for a racial slur not being edited from the Bafta broadcast.
- The slur was shouted by Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson during the live telecast.
- Bafta is conducting a comprehensive review of the incident and has apologized for the harm caused.
- Warner Bros, the studio behind the film 'Sinners', had flagged concerns about the slur.
- Politicians, including Kemi Badenoch and Dawn Butler, have criticized the BBC and Bafta.
- Film-maker Jonte Richardson has resigned as a Bafta judge over the handling of the events.
- Google also apologized for an AI-generated prompt related to the incident.
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