BBC orders probe into 'serious mistake' over BAFTA racial slur

The head of the BBC on Wednesday ordered a “fast-tracked” internal investigation into the “serious mistake” that saw a racist slur aired during the BAFTA awards. Tourette’s sufferer John Davidson, who inspired one of the winning films, has said he is “deeply mortified” after shouting the N-word at the London film and television awards ceremony, which he said was caused by an “involuntary tic.” He was heard shouting as “Sinners” actors Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan, who are both black, presented an award for special visual effects in the movies at the ceremony. The investigation will probe why the […]... Keep on reading: BBC orders probe into 'serious mistake' over BAFTA racial slur