Jamie Foxx Mentioned in Indexing, but BAFTAs Fallout Centers on Unedited Slur and Cut Speeches
The has apologised after a racial slur shouted by a guest with Tourette's syndrome was left in the broadcaster’s delayed BAFTA Film Awards transmission, and organisers also moved to edit parts of winners’ remarks; jamie foxx appears in metadata searches but his involvement is unclear in the provided context. The network removed the ceremony from its iPlayer service and said it would take the offensive language out of the available version.
John Davidson's outbursts at the BAFTA ceremony
John Davidson, the Tourette's campaigner from Galashiels whose life inspired the film I Swear, shouted the N-word while Sinners stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage presenting the award for best visual effects. His involuntary tics were audible several times before and during the ceremony; Davidson shouted loudly several times and later said he was "deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry any meaning. " Production designer Hannah Beachler wrote on X that the behaviour "happened 3 times that night, and one of the three times was directed at myself on the way to dinner after the show. " After the incident, Davidson appeared to remove himself from the theatre.
One broadcast, apology and iPlayer removal
The moment was included in the One transmission, which was shown on a two-hour delay, and the episode remained on iPlayer on Monday morning before the corporation removed the recording. The apologised that the slur was not edited out prior to broadcast and said it will now be removed from the version on iPlayer. The broadcaster said some viewers may have heard strong and offensive language, which arose from involuntary verbal tics associated with Tourette syndrome, and explained the utterance was not intentional. The corporation declined to comment further on why the word was not initially edited or bleeped out.
Akinola Davies Jr. 's acceptance speech and edits
Wale Davies and Akinola Davies Jr., filmmakers of My Father's Shadow, won the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut for a British Writer, Director or Producer. Akinola Davies Jr. closed his winner's remarks with a dedication that named a range of migrants and concluded with "free Palestine. " That part of his speech was removed from the broadcast and the edited version instead showed Davies Jr. thanking his family and his brother, Wale, for "nurturing this spark. " A spokesperson said the live event runs three hours and must be reduced to a two-hour on-air slot, and that the same time-driven edits affected other speeches; the broadcaster said all winners' speeches would be available to watch on BAFTA's online channels.
Alan Cumming, BAFTA and reactions from presenters
Host Alan Cumming addressed the audience after the slur, noting: "You may have noticed some strong language in the background. This can be part of how Tourette's syndrome shows up for some people as the film explores that experience. Thanks for your understanding and for helping create a respectful space for everyone. " Delroy Lindo said at a Warner Bros. after‑party that he and Michael B. Jordan "did what we had to do" while presenting but that he wished someone from BAFTA had spoken to them afterward. BAFTA issued a statement acknowledging the "harm this has caused, address what happened and apologise to all. " Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch called the broadcaster's failure to edit the slur a "horrible mistake" and said an explanation and apology were important.
Wider ceremony context: winners, after-parties and past precautions
Robert Aramayo, star of I Swear, won both the rising-star award and the lead-actor prize at the ceremony, beating front-runners Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead category. Ryan Coogler won best original screenplay and delivered a speech about his community and what mattered to him. After the ceremony, BAFTA hosted a dinner for nominees and guests where the outburst was the primary topic of conversation; at a separate after-party Lindo was in good spirits and was seen speaking with his Sinners costar Wunmi Mosaku, who won best supporting actress, while Jordan attended another event briefly as one of its hosts. The broadcaster had prepared for politically charged speeches in advance to avoid a repeat of last year's Glastonbury incident when Bob Vylan chanted "death to the IDF. " Critics noted the complexity of editing choices, pointing out that comments about Trump were cut from the U. S. broadcast even as the racial slur remained in the domestic airing.
Jamie Foxx
It is unclear in the provided context whether Jamie Foxx or jamie foxx had any involvement or mention at the BAFTA ceremony; the available record does not confirm any connection.
What makes this notable is the collision of a medical explanation for involuntary speech with editorial decisions about delayed broadcasts and selective cuts: involuntary tics caused the slur to be uttered, the two-hour delayed transmission meant there was an opportunity to edit it out, and the failure to do so prompted an apology and removal from iPlayer while other politically charged lines were trimmed for time or content. The broad implication is that live-event editing and audience sensitivity are now central to how major awards broadcasts are managed.
