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BAFTA notified the BBC about John Davidson’s involuntary racial slur broadcast at the BAFTA Film Awards, with BAFTA pressing for the ceremony’s removal from iPlayer and the BBC launching an expedited editorial review to explain why the incident wasn’t cut, amid scrutiny from UK officials.
The BBC confirmed it removed a second racial slur from its BAFTA Film Awards coverage and apologized after the remark aired; chief content officer Kate Phillips said the edit was aired in error, the iPlayer broadcast has been taken down, and BAFTA has launched a comprehensive review.
Warner Bros. pressed BAFTA within minutes of an involuntary racial slur directed at stars at the BAFTA Film Awards, asking that the moment be cut from the BBC broadcast; BAFTA apologized and the BBC removed the footage from iPlayer amid competing accounts from Penny Lane TV and gallery staff, while Warner Bros. sought further talks with the BBC, though no meeting materialized.