Warner Bros. Complained About BAFTA Racial Slur & Requested BBC Cut
Deadline • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Warner Bros. immediately raised concerns about an involuntary racial slur directed at Sinners stars during the BAFTA Film Awards, requesting its removal from the BBC broadcast, according to Deadline sources.
- Warner Bros. complained to BAFTA within minutes of John Davidson’s Tourette’s-related N-word tic, but the slur was still aired on BBC One due to producers allegedly not hearing it in time, a claim disputed by Warner Bros. and some insiders.
- BAFTA apologized for the offensive language and took responsibility for the situation but did not explain why the slur was not cut from the broadcast; the BBC later removed the ceremony from iPlayer to edit out the incident.
- Warner Bros. remains skeptical of the BBC and Penny
