Variety

BAFTA and BBC Let the N-Word Air on Tape Delay — Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo, the Tourette’s Community and Viewers Deserve an Apology

This cannot be overstated: BAFTA and the BBC failed us all. During the 79th BAFTA Film Awards, host Alan Cumming paused the ceremony to thank the audience for its “understanding” after a series of ...
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Tourette’s activist John Davidson shouts N-word during BAFTAs telecast while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo present

Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo had the N-word shouted at them while presenting an award at the BAFTAs on Sunday. The “Sinners” stars were presenting the award for best visual effects to “Avatar: ...
Daily Mail

Inside Michael B. Jordan's 'disgusted' reaction to shocking BAFTAs N-word slur as insiders scramble to contain fallout

Michael B. Jordan was reportedly left 'disgusted' after a racial slur was shouted from the audience while he and costar Delroy Lindo were presenting on stage at the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards. The ...
People

Tourette's Advocate John Davidson, Who Yelled N-Word as Michael B. Jordan Presented at BAFTAs, Breaks Silence After Incident

Davidson shouted the racial slur as Jordan and his 'Sinners' costar Delroy Lindo presented the award for Best Visual Effects John Davidson has broken his silence after shouting the n-word as Michael B ...
Hindustan Times

Furious Jamie Foxx says Tourette's activist meant the N-word he hurled at Michael B Jordan, Delroy Lindo during BAFTA

The BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards 2026 were held in London on Sunday, and the biggest stars from around the world were in attendance. However, a moment that caused a stir ...
Yahoo

BAFTA’s apology to Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo over N-word incident: “We take full responsibility”

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BAFTA issued a formal apology after an attendee’s involuntary outburst was heard while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo ...
Yahoo

Michael B. Jordan’s Former Co-Star Speaks Out After He Was Called the N-Word by BAFTAs Attendee With Tourette’s: ‘Nah, He Meant That S—t’

The BAFTA Awards brought with them a lot of controversy, and it wasn’t about who attended or didn’t attend. It wasn’t even about who won or lost. It was a specific moment that happened during the ...
Penn Live

Michael B. Jordan hit with N-word during awards speech; show asks for ‘understanding’

For the folks who tuned into the 2026 BAFTA Awards and thought they heard a racial slur being shouted while Michael B. Jordan as onstage … well, your ears were not deceiving you. And the show’s host, ...
Vanity Fair

Outcry Roils BAFTAs After Guest With Tourette Syndrome Shouts N-word at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo

At Sunday night’s BAFTA Awards, John Davidson—the real-life inspiration for the celebrated British film I Swear—shouted the N-word at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo while the Sinners stars were ...
al.com

Tourette’s advocate, who yelled n-word at Michael B. Jordan during BAFTAs, releases statement

John Davidson, the Tourette Syndrome advocate who yelled a racial slur at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo during the 2026 British Academy Film Awards, has released a statement stating he was ...
The Guardian

Backlash mounts to Bafta N-word controversy as Jamie Foxx and Wendell Pierce criticise outburst

Foxx calls Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson’s shouts at the film awards ceremony ‘unacceptable’, while Sinners’ production designer criticises Bafta’s ‘throwaway’ apology BBC producers say ...