Bafta Apology After Tourette-Linked Slur Echoes During Live Ceremony
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During the BAFTA ceremony, an audience member with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur as Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented, prompting apologies from BAFTA and the BBC; the expletive was heard on the broadcast and will be edited out, with officials noting the tic-like speech was involuntary.
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