‘Bad people’: Alan Cumming slams Bafta after N-word blast | Video

Alan Cumming accused organizers of the Bafta film awards in February of being “bad people who weren’t doing their job properly” after the N-word outburst by Tourette’s critic John Davidson, which was broadcast by the BBC explaining the event.

In an interview and the Sunday Times, Cumming, who hosted the event, said: “It was bad, bad, bad, bad leadership . . .

Davidson, who attended the Baftas as I swearthe biopic, nominated for multiple awards, shouted the N-word twice at the ceremony, as well as a slur aimed at Cumming. The BBC broadcast remained on BBC iPlayer overnight before the episode was pulled. The BBC later apologized, as did Bafta.

Describing the incident as a “show”, Cumming said he was not fully aware of what had happened. “I have something in my ears and you can’t hear what’s going on. I didn’t ask them, but I don’t think Delroy (Lindo) and Michael B Jordan heard the insults either.”

Cumming apologized at the event, saying: “Tourette syndrome is a disability … we apologize if you were offended tonight.” He told the Sunday Times that neither he nor the audience had been warned by the Baftas that Davidson might shout obscenities. “They just said, ‘There will be noise.’ You could say he didn’t know, but he did, because apparently John said the N-word at a party the day before.

He added: “It was universally disgusting. Then poor John spoke again, ‘I’m not racist. Alan Cumming the babysitter too.’ … Oh so much! It’s equal opportunity and my name and ‘paedophile’ were in the same word all over the world. “

In an interview With Variety a week after the event, Davidson said, “I can’t explain how disappointed and depressed I’ve been on Sunday… I want people to know and understand that my emotions have nothing to do with what I think, feel or believe. It’s an obvious neurological problem. My tics are not intentional, not a choice and not my thoughts.”

Cumming said he had no plans to participate Baftas again. “Before it started, I said to my assistant, ‘Remind me, I don’t want to do this anymore.’ “He added: “It’s a tough gig. You’re trying to be funny to a group of people who are used to very generic, middle-of-the-road stuff, so you’re dealing with a quirky personality that they want you to bring to war.”

Bafta has been contacted for comment.