Michael B. Jordan ‘Repulsed’ By BAFTAs N-Word, His Parents Were Left In Tears

Sinners star Michael B. Jordan was reportedly left “repulsed” and “disgusted” by the N-word incident at the BAFTAs on Sunday night, having been on stage alongside co-star Delroy Lindo when Tourette’s sufferer John Davidson yelled out the word.

The actors handled the situation well on live TV, but apparently Jordan, 39, found the experience “jarring and disappointing” and was particularly frustrated by organisers’ attempts to downplay the harm by categorising it as an “outburst”.

It turns out Jordan’s parents, including his mum Donna Jordan, have been left “shaken” and “broke down in tears” over the incident.

A source told Metro: ‘Michael had to do extensive research into the horrific psychological effects of racism to prepare for Sinners so was disgusted, repulsed and grossed out by John’s outburst.

‘He read works by savants like Joy DeGruy Leary to prepare for the role, so the incident really reminded him about how much work has to be done to drive racism underground.

‘He was having a difficult day already after finding out about an upsetting incident in the Atlanta area recently, so this just made it worse. But, he is having a great year and won’t let this stop him. He’s focused on his new movie The Thomas Crown Affair.

‘His mum and dad broke down in tears when they saw what happened to him and Delroy, and it has been a horrible 48 hours for the family.

‘Michael’s community in Newark was part of the Great Migration, which literally happened because Black people were being terrorised in the South. Seeing Michael and Delroy being called that word up there really hurt their loved ones, and so everyone is trying their best to support each other.

‘He postponed some plans in London to spend time with his parents as he recovers.’

Blimey. That bad eh? Well I suppose it must be jarring to feel that you’ve been called that on stage in front of a worldwide audience, but I hope the ire of Michael B. Jordan and his family is aimed purely at the BAFTAs and the BBC for creating an environment for this to happen in the first place. Not to mention failing to edit out the word despite being on a two-hour delay.

After all, they had no problem editing out a ‘Free Palestine’ remark from one of the winners on the night.

The handling of the situation has already led one BAFTA judge to resign, calling the organisation’s response “utterly unforgivable”.

John Davidson has since put out a statement on the matter. Wouldn’t it be great if he could call Michael B. Jordan personally? Then again, maybe that’s not such a good idea…