"The BBC has been reviewing what happened at Bafta on Sunday evening. This was a serious mistake and the director-general has instructed the Executive Complaints Unit (ECU) to complete a fast-tracked investigation and provide a full response to complainants."
"The Culture, Media and Sport Committee (CMS) wrote to outgoing BBC director-general Tim Davie seeking an explanation for how a racial slur ended up in the broadcast in spite of a two-hour time delay."
The BBC's Executive Complaints Unit initiated an expedited investigation following the broadcast of a racial slur during Sunday's Bafta Awards ceremony at London's Royal Festival Hall. The incident occurred when Tourette's campaigner John Davidson experienced involuntary tics while presenters Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were announcing the special visual effects award. BBC leadership characterized the occurrence as a serious mistake and instructed the ECU to complete a fast-tracked investigation and provide full responses to complainants. The Culture, Media and Sport Committee subsequently wrote to outgoing BBC director-general Tim Davie requesting an explanation for how the slur was broadcast despite the network having a two-hour time delay mechanism in place.
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