Bafta fell short in duty of care when racial slur was shouted, review finds

Bafta fell short in duty of care when racial slur was shouted, review finds13 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSteven McIntoshEntertainment reporterGetty ImagesThe slur was shouted when Sinners stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting an awardBafta fell short in its duty of care to guests, members and viewers when a racial slur was shouted at the film awards in February, but there was no malicious intent, an independent review has found.Tourette's campaigner John Davidson involuntarily shouted the n-word while two black actors, Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo, were on stage at the ceremony.In a statement responding to the report, Bafta said it did not "adequately anticipate or fully prepare for the impact of such an incident in a live event environment"."As a result, our duty of care to everyone at the ceremony and watching at home fell short," Bafta said, adding the organisation has written to those who were affected to apologise directly.The publication of the report follows the outcome of the BBC's own investigation into what led to the slur being broadcast, which was published earlier this week.The corporation's complaints unit ruled the broadcast breached the BBC's editorial standards and should not have made it to air, but said it was not intentional.'Structural weaknesses'On Friday, Bafta said it "apologised unreservedly" to the black community, the disabled community, and to all its members and guests at the ceremony and viewers watching at home."What was supposed to be a moment of celebration was diminished and overshadowed," the organisation said. The independent review, carried out by Rise Associates, "identified a number of structural weaknesses in Bafta's planning, escalation procedures and crisis coordination arrangements," the organisation said. "However, it did not find evidence of malicious intent on the part of those involved in d...