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Oscar Nominee Breaks Silence on Awards Show Slur

The BBC and the BAFTAs have been under fire for not editing out the slur.

Sinners star Delroy Lindo spoke for the first time publicly about the racial slur that was said while presenting at the BAFTA’s last week.

“Before we start, I’d just like to officially say, we appreciate—I appreciate—we appreciate all the support and the love that we have been shown in the aftermath of what happened last weekend. It means a lot to us,” Lindo told audiences at the NAACP Image Awards.

Lindo is nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in Sinners.

John Davidson, a Tourette’s advocate, was at the BAFTAs to support a biopic about his struggles with the syndrome, when he involuntarily shouted the N-word at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo as they were presenting an award for Best Visual Effects.

Davidson had left the BAFTAs immediately after the incident and issued an apology after the show aired, saying that he was “deeply mortified” and clarifying in a statement to Deadline that, “My tics are involuntary and are not a reflection of my personal beliefs.”

The BBC and the BAFTAs have been under fire for not editing out the slur, as the show was broadcast with a 2-hour time delay. The unedited portion was also viewable on BBC iPlayer until Monday morning following the broadcast.

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