Delroy Lindo Addresses N-Word BAFTA Scandal at NAACP Image Awards 2026

Delroy Lindo has broken his silence on the backlash that has engulfed the BAFTA Film Awards a week on from the ceremony. The fallout from which is still reverberating.

As reported, the ‘Sinners’ actor and co-star, Michael B. Jordan were on-stage to present the evening’s first award.

Shockingly, the N-Word was hurled their way from the audience. It would later be confirmed that it was uttered by John Davidson, who has Tourette’s syndrome and insisted it was an involuntary tic.

Jaw-dropping enough, the matter was rendered all the more scandalous by the fact that the show aired on a delay and was not edited out ahead of broadcast. The BBC has since issued several apologies.

Now, at this weekend’s NAACP Image Awards 2026, Lindo seized the moment to speak up and out.

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Taking to the stage to present an award with ‘Sinners’ director Ryan Coogler, he received a standing ovation.

Absorbing the love, Lindo said:

“Before we start, I’d just like to officially say, we appreciate — I appreciate — we appreciate all the support and the love that we have been shown in the aftermath of what happened last weekend. It means a lot to us.”

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