{"id":513046,"date":"2026-03-02T02:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T02:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/513046\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T02:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T02:58:08","slug":"delroy-lindo-thankful-for-love-and-support-after-n-word-incident-at-baftas-delroy-lindo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/513046\/","title":{"rendered":"Delroy Lindo thankful for \u2018love and support\u2019 after N-word incident at Baftas | Delroy Lindo"},"content":{"rendered":"

British-American actor Delroy Lindo<\/a> expressed gratitude for \u201cthe support and love\u201d he and Michael B Jordan<\/a> have received after a man with Tourette syndrome (TS) shouted<\/a> the N-word as the two men presented a Bafta award.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe appreciate all the support and love that we have been shown,\u201d Lindo \u2013 who, like Jordan, is Black \u2013 said on stage at the annual NAACP Image awards in Los Angeles. He called it \u201ca classic case of something that could be very negative becoming very positive\u201d.<\/p>\n

TS activist John Davidson shouted the slur while Jordan and Lindo \u2013 stars of the critically acclaimed film Sinners<\/a> \u2013 were on stage presenting at the 22 February Bafta awards ceremony. Davidson\u2019s shouting was audible on the BBC\u2019s broadcast of the ceremony, which was on a two-hour delay<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The British broadcaster has faced considerable<\/a> criticism<\/a> for failing to edit the slur out. Tony award winner Wendell Pierce<\/a> was among the many to publicly offer support for Lindo and Jordan \u2013 demanding apologies on their behalf \u2013 while voicing dismay<\/a> over the incident.<\/p>\n

Ryan Coogler and Delroy Lindo stand on stage during the 57th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, California, on 28 February. Photograph: Aude Guerrucci\/Reuters<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, as she presented the first award at Saturday\u2019s NAACP ceremony, actor Regina King called Lindo and Jordan \u201ctwo kings\u201d. \u201cI just want to take a moment \u2026 and just send you so much love for your class,\u201d King said, noting Lindo and Jordan\u2019s presence in the audience.<\/p>\n

The London-born Lindo later addressed the Bafta controversy alongside Sinners director Ryan Coogler<\/a>. Then, Jordan, who is from the Los Angeles area, won the ceremony\u2019s entertainer of the year award. Sinners also took its prize for best motion picture, weeks after landing a record-setting<\/a> 16 Oscar nominations.<\/p>\n

The NAACP is the US\u2019s largest civil rights organization. It was founded in the early 20th century to resist racist violence against Black people.<\/p>\n

Davidson, whose Tourette syndrome causes him to<\/a> involuntarily shout out words, has said he is \u201cdeeply mortified\u201d over having shouted the slur. I Swear<\/a> \u2013 a film about Davidson\u2019s life and struggles \u2013 had been nominated at the Baftas.<\/p>\n

The BBC for its part has apologized and pledged<\/a> a plan to undertake a fast-track investigation over how the slur was not edited out.<\/p>\n

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