"BAFTA said in a published apology that it takes "full responsibility for putting our guests in a very difficult situation." What it doesn't take responsibility for, however, are the microphones that Davidson mentioned in his interview with Variety. The organization said the microphones were not for picking up sound in the room and were there only to monitor "the loudness in the room for EQ purposes.""
"Though the BBC has referred to its failure to edit out the outburst as a "serious mistake," that doesn't excuse the lack of preparedness on either organization's part as everyone fights to take the least amount of responsibility possible in an otherwise impossible situation."
Following John Davidson's televised, uncensored outbursts directed at actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo at the February 22 BAFTA Awards, both BAFTA and the BBC issued apologies but disputed responsibility. BAFTA acknowledged putting guests in a difficult situation but claimed microphones present were only for monitoring room loudness for EQ purposes, not for capturing sound. The organization raised concerns about editorial safeguards and questioned why the outbursts were not edited before streaming. The BBC called the failure to edit the incident a serious mistake. Both organizations' attempts to minimize accountability reveal a lack of preparedness and coordination in preventing such incidents.
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