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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Catherine Shoard and Dan Milmo

Sinners studio say they raised N-word use with Bafta immediately as Google ‘deeply sorry’ for offensive notification

Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan backstage at the Baftas.
Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan backstage at the Baftas. Photograph: Carlo Paloni/BAFTA/Getty Images

Warner Bros reacted immediately after the N-word was yelled while two of the black stars of their film, Sinners, were on stage at the Baftas on Sunday night, yet saw their concerns ignored after the moment was not edited out of the TV broadcast.

A source close to the studio has told the Guardian that executives immediately raised the issue with Bafta after Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson’s verbal tic while Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting the award for best visual effects.

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