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BBC Baftas host Alan Cumming breaks silence on John Davidson racial slur incident

BBC Baftas host Alan Cumming breaks silence on John Davidson racial slur incident

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Alan Cumming has spoken out on the Baftas racial slur incident, calling it a “trauma-triggering s***show”. Cumming, who hosted the ceremony, also issued an apology to Black people and the Tourette’s community for the onslaught of negative comments received in the wake of the controversy. “We were all let down by decisions made to both broadcast slurs and censor free speech,” he said, in an apparent reference to the BBC’s decision to nix the “Free Palestine” portion of filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr’s speech on the night. open image in gallery Alan Cumming speaks out on Baftas racial slur incident (Instagram) During the awards, Scottish campaigner John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, shouted a racial slur while actors Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan were presenting an award. The slur was then included as part of the BBC’s broadcast, despite the fact …

BAFTAs host Alan Cumming addresses ‘trauma triggering’ broadcast | Ents & Arts News

BAFTAs host Alan Cumming addresses ‘trauma triggering’ broadcast | Ents & Arts News

Published by Daniella Wilson

BAFTAs host Alan Cumming has spoken out about the controversy surrounding the broadcast of the awards, describing it as a “trauma triggering shitshow”. During the ceremony, as Sinners stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting an award on stage, a racial slur was shouted out by Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson, who was there to celebrate a film about his life. The BBC failed to cut the slur from its broadcast of the 22 February event and viewers could see the offending moment for more than 12 hours before the programme was taken down from BBC iPlayer. By then, the incident was starting to make headlines and create online discourse around the world. Image: Michael B Jordan at the BAFTAs. Pic:Julie Edwards/Future Image/Cover Images via AP Cumming, an actor and presenter who hosts the US Traitors, has now released a statement, saying: “It’s now a week since I hosted the BAFTAs. What should have been an evening celebrating creativity as well as diversity and inclusion turned into a trauma triggering shitshow. “I’m so sorry …

Alan Cumming on ‘trauma triggering’ Bafta film awards – ‘We were all let down’

Alan Cumming on ‘trauma triggering’ Bafta film awards – ‘We were all let down’

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Speaking on stage at the NAACP Image Awards in California at the weekend, Lindo, who is nominated in the best supporting actor category at the Oscars for his role in Ryan Coogler’s vampire horror, told the audience: “We appreciate, I appreciate, all of the support and love we have been shown in the aftermath of what happened last weekend, it means a lot to us. Source link

Alan Cumming Brands Baftas Ceremony A ‘Triggering S**tshow’

Alan Cumming Brands Baftas Ceremony A ‘Triggering S**tshow’

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This year’s Baftas host Alan Cumming has issued a statement reflecting on the “shitshow” that arose during the ceremony last month. For the past week, Bafta has been facing a wave of scrutiny over an event which transpired during the recent film awards, in which Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson experienced a series of involuntary tics, resulting in him shouting a variety of slurs from the audience. Early on in the ceremony, Alan told the audience: “You may have noticed some strong language in the background. This can be part of how Tourette’s syndrome shows up for some people as the film explores that experience. “Thanks for your understanding and helping create a respectful space for everyone.” Near the end of the ceremony, the Traitors US presenter added an apology on behalf of Bafta, stating: “Tourette’s Syndrome is a disability and the tics you’ve heard tonight are involuntary, which means the person who has Tourette’s Syndrome has no control over their language. We apologise if you are offended tonight.” Baftas guests John Davidson (left) and presenters …

Alan Cumming teases banquet as ‘greatest moment ever’ in next Traitors US episode

Alan Cumming teases banquet as ‘greatest moment ever’ in next Traitors US episode

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The Traitors US host Alan Cumming has revealed that the “greatest moment in TV history” is coming to screens in just a few days. Cumming teased in August that season four of Peacock’s hit show contains a moment that is “just so insane” and “outlandish” that it will be “certainly the best moment of Traitors TV history,” according to his interview at the time with AwardsRadar. Now that the episodes are airing weekly, the 60-year-old actor has doubled down on his excitement for the reveal — and unveiled that the massive moment will come in episode seven, which will be available January 29 on Peacock. “I kept saying it’s episode six, it’s not, it’s episode seven,” Cumming told the audience during Friday’s episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show. “When you hear that I’m going to throw them a banquet, pay attention,” …

Alan Cumming ‘broke’ Pedro Pascal while filming Avengers: Doomsday

Alan Cumming ‘broke’ Pedro Pascal while filming Avengers: Doomsday

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Alan Cumming has revealed he inadvertently injured Pedro Pascal during production of the upcoming Marvel movie Avengers: Doomsday. The Traitors host, 60, is set to reprise his role as X-Men superhero Nightcrawler in the film. Speaking during a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Cumming said: “What was funny was my first scene with Pedro, he hurt his neck and had to go home. So I broke Pedro.” Asked whether the pair had been fighting at the time, Cumming responded: “No, I wasn’t fighting, no. I was just sort of… being.” The Scottish actor and presenter avoided revealing details about the much-anticipated film, but did say that Pascal received a massage to help him recover. “He got cupped! Do you know that thing, the cupping?” Cumming asked Kimmel. “He showed me a couple of nights later at the hotel.” Alan Cumming …