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A note from a senior BBC boss, sent to staff, said: ‘We take full responsibility for what happened.’

BAFTA juror Jonte Richardson has resigned from the organisation's emerging talent judging panel amid the controversy which overshadowed Sunday night's ceremony after Tourette's campaigner John Davidson blurted out the N-word while Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan were onstage.

It is understood Warner Bros requested the incident be removed from the broadcast.

Film-maker Jonte Richardson cites ‘harm inflicted on both the black and disabled communities’, while New Black Film Collective and MP Dawn Butler criticise BBC’s failure to edit

Jonte Richardson said the handling of the incident was ‘unforgivable’.

The 2026 BAFTA Film Awards faced controversy after a guest with Tourette's Syndrome involuntarily shouted a racial slur during the live broadcast, prompting apologies from the BBC and BAFTA.

After the incident caused outrage, Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson has said he is “deeply mortified” after shouting a racial slur during the Bafta Film Awards.

Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan were on stage when the incident occurred

This is sad all around.

John Davidson could be heard shouting a racial slur during the ceremony

Breaking his silence on the controversial incident, Delroy Lindo has said he and his co-presenter “did what we had to do” after the N-word was shouted from the audience during the 2026 BAFTAs.