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Airing of Bafta racial slur breached BBC standards, corporation finds

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Executive complaints unit finding relates to broadcast of N-word during awards ceremony

The BBC breached its editorial standards by broadcasting a racial slur during the Bafta film awards ceremony in February, the corporation’s executive complaints unit (ECU) has found.

The Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson could be heard shouting the slur as the Sinners stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented the award for special visual effects during the ceremony at London’s Royal Festival Hall.

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