The producers didn’t hear it, the apologies were tone-deaf, the awards show was derailed and an organization that has spent much of the last decade trying to prove it’s not racist has a big problem.
That’s the fallout from Sunday’s Ee BAFTA Film Awards, during which Tourette’s syndrome activist John Davidson, the subject of the film “I Swear,” erupted in epithets at the stage from the audience, including yelling the N-word as “Sinners” stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented an award.
Davidson left the hall during the first half-hour of the show, and host Alan Cumming explained the outbursts and thanked the audience…
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