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‘Bad people’: Alan Cumming criticises Bafta after N-word outburst
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‘Bad people’: Alan Cumming criticises Bafta after N-word outburst

The Guardian · May 11, 2026, 11:22 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

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The host of the film awards ceremony at which Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson shouted a racial slur has said he won’t host it again Alan Cumming has criticised the organisers of the Bafta film awards in February as “bad people who weren’t doing their jobs properly” after the N-word outburst by Tourette activist John Davidson, which was broadcast by the BBC during its coverage of the ceremony.In an interview with the Sunday Times, Cumming, who was the host of the ceremony, said: “It was bad, bad, bad, bad leadership … Bad people who weren’t doing their jobs properly, who really had not prepared and let people down.” Continue reading...

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