BBC apologizes for failure to edit out racist shout
The shout, uttered by John Davidson, who has Tourette's syndrome, during the Bafta awards, was not removed in time.
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BBC-skandale etter BAFTA-utdelingen: - Jeg er ydmyket
Med de britiske kongelige og hele det norske «Affeksjonsverdi»-laget på plass under BAFTA-filmprisutdelingen i London oppsto en ufrivillig skandale.
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Tilråbet, John Davidson, der har Tourettes syndrom, råbte under Bafta-uddelingen blev ikke fjernet tidsnok.
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BBC apologizes after audience member with Tourette syndrome shouted racial slur while Black actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage during BAFTA broadcast.
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