Bafta judge quits over ‘utterly unforgivable’ handling of Tourette N-word incident
- Posted on February 24, 2026
- By The Guardian
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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