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BBC investigating 'serious mistake' after racial slur shouted during BAFTAs broadcast
The BBC apologized for airing an involuntary racial slur during the BAFTAs broadcast and launched a fast-tracked investigation into the failure to censor it despite a two-hour delay.
- On Sunday, the BBC launched a `fast-tracked` investigation after a racial slur aired in error during its BAFTAs broadcast, with a spokesperson saying it has been reviewing what happened and apologised earlier this week.
- During the BAFTAs on Wednesday, John Davidson, a Tourette's campaigner, involuntarily yelled the racial slur as Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented the first award at London's Royal Festival Hall, saying he was `deeply mortified` by his tics.
- Edited from a three-hour live show filmed two hours earlier, the programme aired on BBC1 at 7pm and was available on BBCiPlayer for more than 12 hours before being pulled.
- Facing backlash, BAFTA apologised unreservedly to Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo, and said it takes full responsibility, while filmmaker Jonte Richardson resigned and Dawn Butler called the broadcast 'painful and unforgivable'.
- On Wednesday, the Culture, Media and Sport Committee wrote to Tim Davie seeking an explanation for how the racial slur aired despite a two-hour delay, while Dame Caroline Dinenage cited last year's Glastonbury festival error and questioned control failures.
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The British media acknowledged that they had made a "serious mistake" by failing to cut the offensive term formulated by a guest with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome and announced the opening of an internal investigation.
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