Bafta has accepted full responsibility for the incident at Sunday's Film Awards ceremony, during which a racial slur was heard while actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting on stage.
A Bafta representative told GB News on Monday: "At the Bafta Film Awards last night our guests heard very offensive language that carries incomparable trauma and pain for so many."
The organisation acknowledged the harm caused and offered an unreserved apology to both Mr Jordan and Mr Lindo, as well as all those affected by the incident.
The remainder of thee statement reads: "We want to acknowledge the harm this has caused, address what happened and apologise to all.
Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting a Bafta at the time of one of the outbursts | GETTY"One of our guests, John Davidson MBE, has Tourette Syndrome and has devoted his life to educating and campaigning for better understanding of this condition.
"Tourette Syndrome causes involuntary verbal tics, that the individual has no control over.
"Such tics are in no way a reflection of an individual’s beliefs and are not intentional.
"John Davidson is an executive producer of the Bafta nominated film, I Swear, which is based on his life experience.
John Davidson, a prominent Tourette syndrome campaigner, shouted the N-word involuntarily from the audience during Sunday evening's ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall | GETTY"We take the duty of care to all our guests very seriously and start from a position of inclusion.
"We took measures to make those in attendance aware of the tics, announcing to the audience before the ceremony began, and throughout, that John was in the room and that they may hear strong language, involuntary noises or movements during the ceremony.
"Early in the ceremony a loud tic in the form of a profoundly offensive term was heard by many people in the room.
"Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage at the time, and we apologise unreservedly to them, and to all those impacted.
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Baftas 2026: Robert Aramayo won Best Actor for his portrayal of John Davidson in I Swear | GETTY"We would like to thank Michael and Delroy for their incredible dignity and professionalism."
"During the ceremony, John chose to leave the auditorium and watch the rest of the ceremony from a screen, and we would like to thank him for his dignity and consideration of others, on what should have been a night of celebration for him.
"We take full responsibility for putting our guests in a very difficult situation and we apologise to all.
"We will learn from this, and keep inclusion at the core of all we do, maintaining our belief in film and storytelling as a critical conduit for compassion and empathy."
John Davidson experiences involuntary vocal tics as a result of his condition | GETTYThe lengthy statement comes after Mr Davidson, who inspired biographical drama I Swear, yelled a racial slur during the awards.
The campaigner, who was diagnosed with Torette's syndrome at 25 after symptoms first emerged when he was 12, experiences tics and involuntary verbal outbursts that frequently include profanity.
During Bafta chair Sara Putt's introductory remarks, Mr Davidson shouted "shut the f*** up," whilst the directors of Arco received their best children's and family film award to cries of "f*** you."
The outbursts ceased during the second half of proceedings after Mr Davidson departed the venue. According to reports, he left of his own volition and was not asked to go.