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NAACP Image Awards Rally Behind Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo After BAFTA Slur

A review is underway into how a tape-delayed BBC broadcast still aired the slur.

Overview

  • At the NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo received standing ovations as Regina Hall and Quinta Brunson offered public support.
  • Delroy Lindo delivered his first remarks since the BAFTAs, thanking audiences for their support and calling the experience a negative turning into a positive.
  • Host Deon Cole acknowledged the controversy with an opening monologue joke that nodded to the incident without naming those involved.
  • BAFTA apologized and said it takes full responsibility, and the BBC has removed the original program from iPlayer and opened an internal investigation into the edit failure.
  • Questions about tape-delay safeguards persist, including reports that Warner Bros. requested the moment be cut, as debate continues over involuntary coprolalia linked to Tourette’s.