The BBC has issued an official apology following a broadcast blunder at the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards, where a racial slur directed at presenters Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo was aired to millions.
While the network attributed the outburst to involuntary verbal tics from a guest with Tourette syndrome, the internet is calling out a glaring double standard. Critics point out that the ceremony was on a two-hour delay, a window the BBC used to successfully edit out a “Free Palestine” remark from an acceptance speech, yet failed to remove the slur.
As Delroy Lindo speaks out, wishing someone from BAFTA had spoken to them afterward, critics are calling the incident a massive “Duty of Care” failure.
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