Britain’s film academy and the BBC apologized to viewers after an audience member with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur during the British Academy Film Awards.

The offensive word could be heard as “Sinners” stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting the award for best visual effects during Sunday’s ceremony.

Host Alan Cumming had earlier told the audience that a guest at the ceremony was John Davidson, a Scottish campaigner for people with Tourette’s who inspired the BAFTA-nominated film “I Swear.”

“I Swear” won two BAFTAs, including best actor for Robert Aramayo, who plays Davidson.

Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary, repetitive movements and vocalizations, including the uttering of inappropriate words.

After the outburst, Cumming apologized to the audience at London’s Royal Festival Hall for the “strong and offensive language.”

“Tourette syndrome is a disability and the tics you have heard tonight are involuntary, which means the person who has Tourette syndrome has no control over their language,” Cumming said. “We apologize if you were offended.”

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts referred to Cumming’s statement when asked for comment on Monday.

The epithet could be heard when the BBC broadcast the ceremony about two hours after the live event.

The broadcaster apologized, though the offensive word could still be heard on its streaming service on Monday morning. The program was later removed, and the BBC said the slur would be edited out.

“Some viewers may have heard strong and offensive language during the BAFTA Film Awards. This arose from involuntary verbal tics associated with Tourette syndrome, and as explained during the ceremony it was not intentional,” the BBC said in a statement. “We apologize that this was not edited out prior to broadcast and it will now be removed from the version on BBC iPlayer.”

Ed Palmer, vice chairman of the charity Tourettes Action, said the BBC should have considered bleeping out the slur.

“This is really one of the most acute examples of where something that is a disability can cause quite understandably huge amounts of offense to someone,” he told Times Radio. “So, if it’s being prerecorded now, then bleeping it out, for example, might be a reasonable compromise.”

Harry Potter famed Daniel Radcliffe has shared his opinion about the new generation taking forward the upcoming HBO series.

Daniel played the titular role in the popular film series based on J.K. Rowling’s novel.

The films also starred Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley and Emma Watson as Hermoine Granger.

The popular wizardly world franchise is being converted into TV series backed by HBO with generation of actors.

Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Tout and Arabella Stanton have stepped in as the new Harry, Ron and Hermoine.

While sharing his feelings over the new generation of actors playing the iconic roles, Radcliffe stated, “how surreal [it is] to watch people starting off on that journey, all those years later”.

He told PEOPLE, “We have all said, you know, you just see pictures of these kids and you just want to grab them and hug them.

“That’s the impulse that I think that we, mainly, all have”, said Daniel while adding that he can understand how the OG Harry Potter fans must be feeling, as they are feeling it too.

After watching the cast announcement photos, the Now You See Me actor explained, “It’s one of those where I think we all just know how the others feel, because we’re also feeling it.”

Harry Potter TV series is scheduled to stream in the early 2027.