Award Show Shocker: Man Shouts the N-Word as Michael B. Jordan Presents Awards
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3.0 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
The BBC is apologizing after a racial slur was shouted during the BAFTAs last night in London. Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo (both Oscar nominees for "Sinners") were presenting the first award of the night when the n-word could be heard shouted out in the theater. The show host later apologized to the audience and blamed the outburst on a man's Tourette Syndrome. But that didn't stop an intense and heated debate online; many suggesting there's no way this was a coincidence. Whatever you do, please listen to the end of this episode where Amy and T. J. apply context and explain "coprolalia," a term you might not be familiar with but might explain why the incident might not have anything to do with racism.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:14.6 | Hey there, folks. |
| 0:15.7 | It is Monday, February 23rd, and everybody is a buzzing right now. |
| 0:21.9 | After two very prominent Oscar-nominated black actors were on stage at the most prestigious acting award show in London last night, |
| 0:34.2 | and the N-word was hurled at them while they were on stage. And with that, welcome to this |
| 0:39.9 | episode of Amy and T.J. Roebts. This gives people an opportunity to be outraged, but it's also |
| 0:44.0 | given us an opportunity to take a beat and maybe learn a little more. This is a fascinating story |
| 0:50.5 | that actually has people hot. So I don't want to downplay this. |
| 0:54.5 | People are pissed about what happened last night to Michael B. Jordan in particular. |
| 0:58.0 | Yes. |
| 0:58.4 | When you watch the video of Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo, who were both nominated for |
| 1:04.2 | Oscars, as you pointed out, for their roles in sinners, probably one of the biggest movies |
| 1:08.9 | of the year in this country and around the world. |
| 1:12.1 | But yeah, they're up there presenting an award at the BFTAs, and you clearly hear someone |
| 1:18.8 | yell out the N-word and the looks on their faces said so much. |
| 1:25.0 | And they just paused briefly and kept going. |
| 1:27.1 | I'll give them credit for that, for not understanding what was happening at the time. But I guess BAFTA folks aren't familiar. This is the Oscars of the UK. This is their Oscar. So this is a very big moment. Every big star who's nominated for every Oscar is in that room last night. So this is a, to give you an idea, most people I think |
| 1:44.3 | Robs are right are familiar with the B. B. B. Jordan, and Delroy Lindo, two black |
| 1:51.1 | prominent actors nominated for the highest award awards in the world. This was the first award |
| 1:57.5 | of the night, Robes, and they barely got the first words out of their mouth. And yes, the N-word, plain as day is hurled, shouted in the room. |
| 2:06.7 | Now, Robs, no one, we should be clear, is coming out and saying, that's not what you heard. |
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