This week, it was announced that the BBC’s Executive Complaints Unit (ECU) will complete a “fast-tracked investigation” after the incident.
During Sunday’s Bafta coverage, a racial slur shouted by tourette’s campaigner John Davidson was heard as Sinners stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage.
The pair were presenting the award for special visual effects during the ceremony at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday.
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John Davidson shouted the slur during the ceremony.
A BBC spokesperson said: “The BBC has been reviewing what happened at Bafta on Sunday evening.
“This was a serious mistake, and the director-general has instructed the Executive Complaints Unit (ECU) to complete a fast-tracked investigation and provide a full response to complainants.”
Former Top Gear and Grand Tour star Jeremy Clarkson has shared his take on the events and subsequent backlash.
The TV presenter, who lives in Oxfordshire, addressed the incident while writing his latest column for The Sunday Times, poking fun at his former employers.
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Jeremy Clarkson. (Image: PA)
“I would give my entire nutsack to have been in there with them, not to contribute to the debate, but to watch a room full of luvvies tie themselves in knots,” said Mr Clarkson.
“They should make a movie about it one day. It could be called “When Bandwagons Collide”. It’d probably win a Bafta.
“But what to do about this n-word business? The whole point of the very excellent movie I Swear is to highlight the plight of those with Tourette’s.
“And by including the tic, which is what it was, the BBC would be doing just that. However, it was a racist tic. So is it acceptable to broadcast a white man using the n-word, even when he can’t help it?
“Think of the hand-wringing and the mental anguish such a conundrum creates.”