Jamie Foxx and the BAFTAs: Outcry Over Tourette's N-word Outburst, Broadcast Apology and Edited Acceptance Speech

jamie foxx — unclear in the provided context. The immediate news: the broadcaster apologised for not editing out a racial slur shouted by John Davidson, a guest with Tourette's syndrome, during the BAFTA Film Awards broadcast. The moment remained on the broadcaster's two-hour delayed main channel and on its online service before the ceremony was removed; the failure to bleep or edit the slur has prompted political comment, a Bafta statement and public discussion about how live and delayed broadcasts are handled.

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What happened on stage: the N-word outburst

John Davidson, whose life story inspired the film I Swear, shouted the N-word while Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage presenting an award. The shout was audible on the broadcast; one account describes the moment as occurring while the pair presented the first prize of the ceremony, and another refers to the presentation as the award for best visual effects. The outburst followed earlier involuntary ticking by Davidson during the host's opening monologue, and Davidson appeared to remove himself from the theatre after the incident.

Broadcaster response, edits and timing of footage

The broadcaster apologised, saying it regretted that the offensive language was not edited out prior to the on-air transmission and that it will now be removed from the version available on its online service. The broadcast had been shown on a two-hour delay and the moment remained on the online service into the following morning before being taken down. The broadcaster declined to comment further on why the slur was not initially edited or bleeped out.

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said the broadcaster had made "a horrible mistake" by not editing the slur out at the time and added that an apology was important and that an explanation was needed for why it wasn't bleeped out.

Edited acceptance speech: 'free Palestine' line removed

Separately, the filmmakers Wale Davies and Akinola Davies Jr., winners of the BAFTA for outstanding British debut for My Father's Shadow, had a portion of Akinola Davies Jr. 's acceptance speech removed from the broadcaster's on-air edit. Davies Jr. closed his remarks with a dedication to migrants and those under occupation, listing groups including the economic migrant, the conflict migrant, those under occupation, dictatorship, persecution and those experiencing genocide, and concluding with "for Nigeria, for London, the Congo, Sudan, free Palestine. " The broadcaster's on-air edit omitted that section and instead presented Davies Jr. thanking his family and his brother, Wale, for nurturing the spark behind the film.

The broadcaster said the live event ran three hours and had to be reduced to two hours for the on-air slot; it said the same time constraints affected other speeches and that edits were made to ensure the programme was delivered to time. It also said that all winners' speeches would be made available through Bafta's official online channels.

Tourette's context, reactions and testimony

Tourette's syndrome is characterised by sudden, involuntary and repetitive movements or sounds known as tics. Between 10% and 30% of people with the condition have tics that produce socially unacceptable words such as swearing—coprolalia—per guidance cited from a Tourette's charity. Davidson is described as a Tourette's campaigner from Galashiels in Scotland who was made an MBE in 2019. His involuntary tics were audible several times before and during the ceremony; he said he was deeply mortified if anyone considered his involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry meaning, and that he has spent his life supporting and empowering the Tourette's community and will continue to do so.

Production designer Hannah Beachler wrote that the incident occurred three times that night and that one of those instances was directed at her on the way to dinner after the show. Delroy Lindo said afterward 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 acknowledged the "harm this has caused, address what happened and apologise to all. " Guests at a Bafta-hosted dinner for nominees and guests discussed the incident after the ceremony.

Winners and other ceremony outcomes

Alongside the controversy, several prizes were handed out that night. Robert Aramayo won the BAFTA Rising Star award and the lead actor prize, beating front-runners Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio in that category. Ryan Coogler won the award for best original screenplay. Wunmi Mosaku won the BAFTA for best supporting actress. The ceremony also prompted debate about broadcast handling of politically charged speech and how delayed broadcasts are edited for time and content.

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