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BAFTAs apologize after guest with Tourette syndrome uses racial slur during ceremony

A man with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur and other offensive remarks during the BAFTA awards ceremony Sunday. The BBC did not edit out his outbursts in its delayed broadcast.

BAFTAs apologize after guest with Tourette syndrome uses racial slur during ceremony
Image: NPR World

A man with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur and other offensive remarks during the BAFTA awards ceremony Sunday. The BBC did not edit out his outbursts in its delayed broadcast.

(Image credit: Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images)

Originally published at NPR World

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