Baftas host Alan Cumming criticises BBC for ‘broadcasting slurs and censoring free speech’

The Baftas host criticises the corporation after a racial epithet was left in the awards broadcast despite later edits Alan Cumming has joined the chorus of disapproval at the BBC’s failure to edit out a racial slur from their Baftas telecast, saying it turned “what should have been an evening celebrating diversity and inclusion into a trauma-triggering shitshow”. Before the live event, Cumming warned the audience that disturbances might occur on account of the involuntary tics of Tourette sy...

By Catherine Shoard