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BBC removes BAFTAs from iPlayer after racial slur controversy
The BBC has removed the Baftas from iPlayer after airing a racial slur shouted by an audience member with Tourette syndrome.The incident occurred on Sunday (24 February) at London’s Royal Festival Hall as actors Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan presented the award for special visual effects.

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BBC Will Remove N-Word Outburst From BAFTA Film Awards on iPlayer, Apologizes ‘That This Was Not Edited Out Prior to Broadcast’
BBC apologises after racial slur is broadcast during Bafta awards ceremony
Furious Jamie Foxx says Tourette's activist meant the N-word he hurled at Michael B Jordan, Delroy Lindo during BAFTA
The BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards 2026 were held in London on Sunday, and the biggest stars from around the world were in attendance.

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BBC apologises for broadcasting N-word at Baftas
BAFTAs Rocked By Shocking On-Stage Slur, Host Alan Cumming Issues Apology With 'I Swear' Statement
BBC sorry for airing racial slur shouted by guest with Tourette's during Baftas
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch told Good Morning Britain the BBC had made "a horrible mistake", adding: "I think an apology is important, they need to explain why it wasn't bleeped out."

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BBC and host apologize after racial slur shouted during BAFTA awards by guest with Tourette’s
BAFTA and BBC Apologize for Racial Slur During Awards Show
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BBC sanctioned for failing to disclose Gaza documentary narrator's ties to Hamas

LONDON(AP) — Britain's media regulator sanctioned the BBC on Friday for a "materially misleading" documentary on the lives of children in Gaza because it failed to disclose that the father of the teen narrator held a position in the Hamas administration.
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BBC & ITV Fail To Negotiate AI Safeguards In New Contracts With Actors Union Equity But Broadcasters Say Provisions “Remain Firmly On The Table”

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC and ITV’s new contracts with actors union Equity will not include artificial intelligence safeguards but the broadcasters have vowed that the “discussion around AI provisions remains firmly on the table.” At a time when future AI ...

BBC Board admits it ‘fell short and failed people’ following Tim Westwood review

The BBC Board has apologised after a review found it “did not take adequate action” upon learning about concerns regarding the behaviour of veteran DJ Tim Westwood. The 67-year-old former hip hop DJ previously said he “strongly denies all allegations ...
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BBC apologises over its Holocaust Memorial Day coverage because 'it failed to use the word Jews'

The BBC has been forced into an apology after its coverage of Holocaust Memorial Day omitted the word 'Jews'. The corporation appeared to be avoiding the term as it marked the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on Tuesday, with at least four BBC ...