Warner Bros. Vented Anger At BBC Over BAFTA N-Word Debacle During Tense Meeting

EXCLUSIVE: Amid ongoing reviews into the debacle that led to a racial slur at the BAFTA Film Awards airing on British television, Deadline hears of a difficult meeting between Warner Bros. and the BBC. Three sources familiar with the encounter said Sinners studio Warner Bros. expressed grave concerns over the BBC broadcasting John Davidson’s involuntary […] Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo at the BAFTA Film Awards Getty EXCLUSIVE: Amid ongoing reviews into the debacle that led to a racial slur at the BAFTA Film Awards airing on British television, Deadline hears of a difficult meeting between Warner Bros. and the BBC. Three sources familiar with the encounter said Sinners studio Warner Bros. expressed grave concerns over the BBC broadcasting John Davidson’s involuntary N-word interruption when Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage. Warner Bros. executives are said to have pressed the BBC for answers about why the racial slur made the final cut, despite the BAFTAs being recorded two hours before broadcasting on television. Questions were also raised about why the incident remained on iPlayer for 15 hours, even though the BBC was aware that the N-word was audible. Related Stories News Is AI The Magic Sauce That Will Unlock Value In Media Mega-Mergers?