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Feb 24

#JonteRichardson Resigns From #BAFTA

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https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/24/headlines/filmmaker_jonte_richardson_quits_as_judge_for_the_bafta_awards_after_racist_incident

Filmmaker Jonte Richardson Quits as Judge for the BAFTA Awards After Racist Incident

Filmmaker Jonte Richardson–a judge for the BAFTA awards, which is the equivalent of the Academy Awards in Britain–has quit citing the organization’s handling of a racist incident during Sunday’s awards ceremony. When Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented the award for Best Visual Effects, a Tourette syndrome campaigner shouted the N-word. The BBC failed to edit out the word from the broadcast, which aired two hours after the live show, while cutting the phrase “Free Palestine” from an acceptance speech. Jonte Richardson wrote on LinkedIn, “After considerable soul-searching, I feel compelled to withdraw from the Bafta emerging talent judging panel. The organization’s handling of the unfortunate Tourette’s N-word incident last night at the awards was utterly unforgivable. I cannot and will not contribute my time, energy and expertise to an organization that has repeatedly failed to safeguard the dignity of its Black guests, members and the Black creative community.”

Democracy Now!

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈Feb 24

The BBC is too White, and that's why it handles things like this very badly.

Censoring "Free Palestine" but not the racial slur was a CHOICE

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/feb/24/bafta-judge-jonte-richardson-quits-over-tourette-n-word-handling

#BAFTAs #BBC #Tourettes #Abelism #Racism #Whiteness #JonteRichardson #BBCBias

Bafta judge quits over ‘utterly unforgivable’ handling of Tourette N-word incident

Film-maker Jonte Richardson cites ‘harm inflicted on both the black and disabled communities’, while New Black Film Collective and MP Dawn Butler criticise BBC’s failure to edit

The Guardian