The Latest Breaking News from BAFTAs

Royal Expert Says Queen Elizabeth's "Never Complain, Never Explain" Era Is Over With Andrew Scandal

“They can't just bury their heads in the sand."

Marie Claire · Feb 24

Hollywood studio raised immediate concern to BBC after Bafta’s racial slur

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The Independent UK · Feb 24

Michael B. Jordan’s Reaction After BAFTA Audience Member Shouted The N-Word At Him Revealed

“Delroy and Michael, like everyone else, didn’t expect what happened to happen,” one insider said.

Bored Panda · Feb 24

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

A source close to Warner Bros has said that executives were assured the slur would be removed before broadcast, while search engine remove AI-generated prompt

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24

BAFTA judge Jonte Richardson resigns over racial slur row

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.

BANG Premier · Feb 24

Warner Bros reportedly asked for Baftas slur to be cut from BBC broadcast

The Hollywood studio is said to have raise immediate concerns after the incident at Sunday’s ceremony

The Independent UK · Feb 24

'Cautious' Prince William Is Allegedly 'Itching' to Speak Out on Andrew Scandal

Prince William's unusually candid BAFTAs moment has collided with a fast-moving police investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's alleged misconduct linked to Jeffrey Epstein. With King Charles easing cancer treatment, the palace's instinct for silence is being tested in public again.

International Business Times UK · Feb 24

Film studio raised immediate concerns about racial slur at Baftas

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

Evening Standard · Feb 24

Tourette Activist Who Shouted N Slur at BAFTAs 'Mortified,' Says Tics were 'Not Intentional'

John Davidson, the Tourette's advocate who inspired I Swear, says his tics were involuntary after shouting the N-word at the 2026 BAFTAs.

International Business Times UK · Feb 24

Bafta judge quits over ‘utterly unforgivable’ handling of Tourette N-word incident

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24