NAACP Image Awards Audience Gives Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo Standing Ovation After BAFTA N-Word Controversy

It didn’t take long for the NAACP Image Awards to show “Sinners” stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo some love following an incident at last weekend’s BAFTA Awards. During the international ceremony, the BBC broadcast an outburst from a Tourette’s campaigner that included a racial slur. While presenting the first award of the NAACP […]

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Feb 28, 2026 5:25pm PT

Delroy Lindo Thanks Supporters After BAFTA N-Word Incident: ‘It’s a Classic Case of Something That Could Be Very Negative Becoming Very Positive’

Lindo and Michael B. Jordan received a standing ovation at the NAACP Image Awards

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It didn’t take long for the NAACP Image Awards to show “Sinners” stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo some love following an incident at last weekend’s BAFTA Awards. During the international ceremony, the BBC broadcast an outburst from a Tourette’s campaigner that included a racial slur, which was uttered while the actors were on stage.

While presenting the first award of the NAACP ceremony on Saturday, “One Battle After Another” star Regina Hall asked the audience to “take a moment for the two kings who are in this audience,” gesturing toward Jordan and Lindo seated inside the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, where the awards ceremony is being held.

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