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  "textContent": "The BBC’s highly controversial airing of the n-word in its broadcast of the BAFTA Film awards breached the networks editorial standards, the BBC’s own executive complaints unit (ECU) has ruled. In what became a major scandal from the 2026 awards ceremony in February, John Davidson, the Tourette’s campaigner and inspiration for film “I Swear,” made […]",
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