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Game of Thrones movie reportedly in the works with Star Wars writer onboard

‘House of Cards’ showrunner Beau Willimon, who also wrote for Star Wars series ‘Andor,’ has reportedly written the script

The Independent UK

Baftas host Alan Cumming criticises BBC for ‘broadcasting slurs and censoring free speech’

‘What should have been an evening celebrating diversity and inclusion turned into a trauma-triggering shitshow,’ says host after racial epithet was left in the broadcast

The Guardian - UK

Alan Cumming apologises after BAFTA racial slur broadcast by BBC: 'Trauma triggering s***show'

‘I’m so sorry for all the pain Black people have felt at hearing that word echoed around the world’

Evening Standard

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Alan Cumming apologises for Bafta’s ‘trauma-triggering’ racial slur debacle

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The Independent UK

Alan Cumming apologises for 'trauma triggering' BAFTAs

BAFTAs host Alan Cumming has issued an apology for the ceremony turning into a "trauma triggering s***show" after Tourette's campaigner John Davidson involuntarily blurted out the N-word while Sinners co-stars Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan were onstage presenting a prize.

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‘We were all let down’: Baftas host Alan Cumming criticises BBC for airing racial slur

‘We were all let down by decisions made,’ actor and ‘Traitors US’ presenter says

The Independent UK

Alan Cumming on ‘trauma triggering’ Bafta film awards – ‘We were all let down’

The BBC and Bafta have apologised for the incident at the film ceremony.

Evening Standard

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What the Baftas N-word controversy revealed about disability and race

Letters: Readers on the Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson’s tic during the awards ceremony and the aftermath

The Guardian - UK

SNL faces backlash over ‘shameful’ Tourette’s sketch inspired by Baftas slur incident

‘This is honestly gross and punching down in the worst possible way’, said one critic

Evening Standard

Sinners star Wunmi Mosaku says Baftas win was ‘tainted’ by N-word incident

Actor has ‘no hard feeling’ towards Tourette activist John Davidson, but says BBC’s failure to edit out slurs kept her awake at night and brought tears to her eyes

The Guardian - UK

“He’s Trying To Hide Her”: Timothée Chalamet’s Date To The Actor Awards Reignites Wild Theories

“He's trying to hide her from the Oscar voters to try and appear more serious LOL.”

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Tourette’s gag sparks backlash as comedian says ‘learn how to take a joke’

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The Independent UK

Sinners star says ‘Bafta has a lot of lessons to learn’ after racial slur incident

Bafta winner Wunmi Mosaku expressed profound distress after the BBC failed to censor a racial slur during the Bafta film awards broadcast. Mosaku, who received the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in Sinners, stated the incident “really tainted” her celebration at the London ceremony. The slur was shouted…

The Independent UK

John Davidson's home burgled during BAFTA ceremony

Tourette's campaigner John Davidson's home was burgled while he was away in London attending the BAFTAs ceremony.

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The Independent UK

SNL facing backlash for ‘shameful’ Tourette’s sketch mocking Baftas incident

‘This is gross and punching down in the worst possible way,’ one furious viewer said

Evening Standard

Actress Wunmi Mosaku ‘awake at night’ over Baftas incident

Mosaku was speaking on the red carpet of the Actor Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday and said she is not sure if she can forgive the BBC.

The Independent UK

Delroy Lindo says Baftas incident ended up becoming ‘very positive’ amid waves of ‘love and support’

Oscar-nominated ‘Sinners’ star addressed the controversy on stage at the NAACP Image Awards

Evening Standard

From Lord Mandelson to Paddington: Jack Whitehall’s best Brit Award gags

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The Independent UK

‘Weird and bizarre’: Jack Whitehall condemned for ‘classist’ jokes at Brit Awards in Manchester

Comedian also cracked jokes about Alex Warren, Mark Ronson and people from Preston

The Independent UK

Racial slur at BAFTAs stirs complex feelings for Black people with Tourette syndrome

The ordeal has compelled Black people with Tourette syndrome, from politicians to content creators, to speak out

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Delroy Lindo set to take stage at 32nd Annual Actor Awards after Baftas N-word controversy

Days after he was confronted with the N-word at the Baftas after it was involuntarily shouted by a Tourette’s sufferer in the audience, actor Delroy Lindo has been announced as one of the stars set to take to the stage at Sunday’s 32nd Annual Actor Awards.

The Independent UK

I Swear director criticises BBC over handling of Baftas controversy

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The Independent UK

I Swear director says Tourette’s activist John Davidson was ‘let down on many levels’ in Baftas row

BBC broadcast included John Davidson involuntarily using a racial slur

The Conversation

I’m a linguist with Tourette’s – here’s what I want people to understand after Baftas controversy

I am a sociolinguist who specialises in how language is understood and interpreted in society. I also have Tourette syndrome. Tourette’s is a genetically determined neurological condition in which a person produces both motor and vocal tics (movements and sounds), and in most cases occurs with conditions such as autism,…

The Guardian - US

Tourette syndrome tests the limits of acceptance – I’ve struggled with it for 30 years

The anger toward John Davidson’s racist Baftas outburst is understandable. But I’ve had to ask what I owe to others with the condition

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