"Obviously, the Bafta win, there's been a shadow. It's been very difficult since the BBC decided to air what it aired. Everyone who was impacted deserved the grace to have it taken out (of the broadcast) - the care to have it taken out. We found out later that night that it was online. We'd been told that it was a family-friendly show at 7pm and that there was a two-hour delay. So how could it possibly have been left in?"
"The BBC's outgoing director-general, Tim Davie, has since stated the corporation 'profoundly regrets' the events, following an inquiry from the Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee. The broadcaster has also initiated a 'fast-tracked investigation' by its Executive Complaints Unit (ECU), acknowledging the broadcast of the slur as a 'serious mistake.'"
Wunmi Mosaku, a 39-year-old British-Nigerian actress, revealed the emotional toll of the BBC broadcasting a racial slur during the Bafta film awards. The slur was shouted by Tourette's campaigner John Davidson during the ceremony. Mosaku expressed distress that the offensive language cast a shadow over her Best Supporting Actress win. She criticized the BBC's decision to air the slur despite it being a family-friendly 7pm broadcast with a two-hour delay. The BBC director-general Tim Davie stated the corporation profoundly regrets the incident, and the broadcaster launched a fast-tracked investigation, acknowledging it as a serious mistake. Mosaku, along with her co-stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo, subsequently attended the NAACP Image Awards.
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