BAFTA has apologized "unreservedly" to the Black and disabled communities over the N-word debacle, having identified "a number of structural weaknesses" in its "planning, escalation procedures and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Delroy Lindo, pictured at the BAFTA Film Awards Nominees Party, was onstage with his "Sinners" co-star Michael B. Jordan when ...

The 2026 BAFTA award show had several audible outbursts from Tourette's campaigner John Davidson, which prompted host Alan Cumming to address the audience directly. Cumming thanked attendees for their ...

The BAFTA Board of Trustees is implementing a three-point plan to ensure future incidents like the N-word being broadcast at the 2026 EE BAFTAs never happens again. Following an independent review ...

A BAFTA judge has stepped down following a racial slur shouted by an attendee with Tourette's syndrome during Sunday's ceremony. Jonte Richardson described the organization's response to the incident ...

BAFTA and the BBC have apologized after a person with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur during the British Academy Film Awards. It could be heard as Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were ...

Bafta apologized again after an independent review examined a controversial moment during its 2026 awards ceremony. The incident happened earlier this year when a Tourettes activist, John Davidson, ...

After an independent investigation concluded that the incident involving the N-word showed “structural weaknesses” within BAFTA, the organization addressed its members. The organization sent an email ...

Alan Cumming took to Instagram to reflect on the BAFTA Awards and to apologize for how John Davidson’s Tourette’s outburst was handled. “What should’ve been an evening celebrating creativity as well ...

It was an emotional — and unexpected moment — at the 2026 BAFTA Awards. Host Alan Cumming paused the ceremony after Tourette syndrome advocate John Davidson shouted expletives — including a racial ...