- Bafta has acknowledged "structural weaknesses" in its planning for the 2026 film awards after a racial slur was broadcast during the ceremony on 22 February.
- The slur, shouted by disability campaigner John Davidson, who has Tourette’s, was heard as Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented an award.
- An independent review commissioned by the Bafta Board identified issues in planning, escalation, and crisis co-ordination, though it found no malicious intent.
- Bafta issued an unreserved apology to the black community, the disability community, and others, admitting its processes had not kept pace with its diversity and inclusion goals.
- Separately, the BBC was found to have breached editorial standards by broadcasting the "highly offensive" slur unintentionally and then delaying its removal from iPlayer, with apologies sent to those directly impacted.
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