The 2026 BAFTAs remain unforgettable for many, and not in a good way. For Michael B. Jordan‘s “Sinners” co-star Wunmi Mosaku, that February 22nd night is like a bad memory she cannot shake.

What was meant to be a celebration turned sour when Tourette’s activist John Davidson shouted the N-word at Jordan and Delroy Lindo as they presented an award.

The shocking moment sparked backlash and left the audience unsettled. Mosaku has now spoken out, criticizing the BBC for how it handled the broadcast. 

On the red carpet at the 2026 Actors Awards, Mosaku described how deeply the incident affected her, while questioning if she can move past it. 

“I was there, and it was painful to have that celebration, kind of, really tainted for me,” Mosaku said to Entertainment Tonight reporters, as seen in a video shared on Facebook.

While acknowledging Davidson’s condition and insisting she had no “hard feelings” towards him, she feels that the event organizers failed to prepare for the show adequately. 

“I feel like BAFTA has a lot of lessons to learn,” Mosaku said. “I think (Sinners costar) Jayme Lawson said it yesterday, it felt like exploitative and performative to have someone there without the full protection of everybody, including him and anyone in that audience. There were children in that audience.”

What disturbed her most was the BBC’s decision to air the show with the insult intact despite a two-hour delay.

“That’s the bit that kind of kept me awake at night and brought tears to my eyes,” Mosaku admitted. “I was like, ‘You really chose to keep that in.’ I can’t understand it, and I’m not sure I can forgive it.”

Mosaku’s comments come after reports that Jordan was shaken by the event. Sources said he felt “disgusted and repulsed” after experiencing the racial abuse. 

As The Blast reported, insiders said the moment was particularly difficult for the “Creed” actor, given he had studied the psychological effects of racism to perfectly portray his role as Smoke and Stack in the horror film.

The insider said the incident reminded Jordan of the ongoing need to confront and end racism. The timing of the outburst was also hard, as Jordan had already been dealing with upsetting news from Atlanta earlier that day, and the slur added to his distress. 

Following the shocking incident, BBC Chief Content Officer Kate Phillips addressed the situation, noting that the team had tried to avoid any controversy from the event. 

Per The Blast, Phillips apologized to employees for the oversight in an internal memo, explaining that while one offensive remark was not edited out of the broadcast, the editing team had successfully removed another racial word.

While apologizing, Philips noted that the network took responsibility for the incident. She added that even as they had warned about the possibility of involuntary verbal tics due to Tourette syndrome, the warning doesn’t erase the emotional impact of what happened.

Davidson, on his part, has since issued an apology, highlighting his disorder and how unintentional his words were. The 54-year-old suffers from coprolalia, a condition that causes the involuntary use of socially unacceptable words.

In his statement, he thanked the organizers, explaining that the warm applause he received after the announcement of his condition made him feel “welcomed and understood.” He also pushed back against claims that he deliberately used the word.

“I am, and always have been, deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry any meaning,” Davidson shared, per The Blast.

Speculations that it wasn’t the actor at the event intensified after drag queen Alexis Stone, famous for her celebrity impersonation, shared a photo of the actor on Instagram.

Jim Carrey previously talked about quitting the movie industry but seemingly walked back the comments after joking that he was acting again cause he needed the money.

Carrey set tongues wagging about his new look following a rare appearance at the César Awards on Thursday, where he was given an honorary César.

Within hours of him accepting the award, social media was flooded with pictures of his old and new look, causing many to speculate that he’d gone under the knife, while others wildly claimed he had been replaced by a clone.

However, the rumors have been laid to rest as his representative told the Daily Mail that the 64-year-old funnyman indeed attended the show in person.

César Awards boss Gregory Caulier also squashed the rumors that Carrey was replaced by a made-up impersonator, telling Variety that the controversy was a “non-issue” while also testifying to Carrey’s involvement in the buildup to the event.

“From the outset, he was extremely touched by the Academy’s invitation,” Caulier noted. “Eight months of ongoing, constructive discussions. He worked on his speech in French for months, asking me about the exact pronunciation of certain words.”

Describing Carrey’s César award as “a historic moment,” Caulier went further to note that he was in the company of his partner, daughter, grandson, publicist, and a further 12 “close friends and family members.”

“His old friend Michel Gondry, who has made a film and two series with him, was there, and they were delighted to see each other again,” he noted.

Caulier continued, “For me, it’s a non-issue. I just remember his generosity, his kindness, his benevolence, his elegance.”

Netizens were having a field day with the speculations, as some pointed out that his eyes appeared lighter, while others noted that he signed autographs with his right hand, despite reports that he is left-handed.

“Nobody is talking about his voice change & also that he is a lot more calm now,” one user wrote, while another said, “It’s just a face-lift… even his side bands are shorter most likely because of the face-lift… leave the man alone. No one would pull off being a fake Jim Carrey… no way.”

Someone else wrote, “That is not Jim Carrey. The eyebrow structure, nose, and cheekbones are completely different.”

“That’s not him. Not his essence. His spirit. His facial structure. I’m not sure if he’s doing this as performance for a movie like Juaquin Phoenix did years ago by attending interviews and acting strange. Because that’s not him,” a stunned fan penned.

Rumors that Carrey had been “cloned” gained momentum after drag queen Alexis Stone shared photos of facial prosthetics and a wig that looked like the actor’s on Instagram, captioning it, “Alexis Stone as Jim Carrey in Paris.”

The makeup artist has gained notoriety over the years for similar stunts after attending several fashion week shows, passing off as some famous celebrities.

The post, which appeared AI-generated, seemingly fooled many, including celebrities like Megan Fox, who wrote: “I can’t handle any more stress right now. I need to know if this is real.”

Lisa Rinna said, “You blow me away,” while “Love Island” alum Malin Andersson asked, “Is this legit??? Or is this a distraction?”

Actors often rely on different methods to decompress from roles that demand intense physical and mental energy.

For instance, Michael B. Jordan has spoken openly about seeking therapy to help him detach from the character Killmonger after “Black Panther.”

Others turn to music, meditation, or physical exercise to shake off heavy performances.

For Harington, however, the reset looks different. The actor says it’s his relationship with the two children he shares with Rose Leslie that keeps him grounded after difficult days on set.

With the fourth season of “Industry” wrapping up on March 1, Harington reflected on his emotional character arc as Henry Muck during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

Among the topics he addressed were the explosive fights between his character and Marisa Abela’s Yasmin Kara-Hanani.

When asked how he comes down from filming those high-intensity scenes, Harington pointed to the proximity he has to his children.

“For me personally, the best thing is that I have my kids staying with me in Cardiff,” he said. “So, I come off set from one of those drug-taking scenes or what have you, and I have them to snap me back.”

The significance of Harington’s reset routine becomes even clearer in light of a recent admission he made about filming “Industry.”

Speaking to Decider in January, the “Eternals” star identified one scene from Season 4 of “Industry” as the “most daunting” of his career so far.

Harington said he understood the scale of the challenge the moment he read the script.

“On paper, it said, ‘He enters high, and it’s embarrassing,’” he explained. “And you’re like, ‘Well, then, now I’m terrified. Like, what does that mean?’”

Harington also said that the pressure only intensified knowing he would have to perform the vulnerable, awkward entrance in front of fellow actors he deeply respects.

According to the BBC, Harington met his future wife, Leslie, in 2012 while filming Season 2 of “Game of Thrones” in Iceland.

Their on-screen romance as Jon Snow and Ygritte eventually blossomed into a real-life relationship.

The pair later tied the knot at Rayne Parish Church in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in June 2018.

The couple welcomed their first child, a son, in early 2021. They kept his name private. Their second child, a daughter, was born in 2023.

In a previous interview with PEOPLE, the London-born actor once again spoke about the grounding effect of fatherhood.

“[When] I walk in the door, and the kids [are] there, anything dark I had to deal with during the day [is] gone,” Harington said.

In Season 4 of “Industry,” Harington’s character spirals through a string of personal and professional failures.

After spearheading a misguided strategy for his green energy company, Lumi, and losing a British Parliament seat, Henry sinks into deep depression and addiction.

Yet when Harington watched the season back during a group screening organized by HBO for the cast and crew, he saw a completely different side of things.

“I turned to the person next to me and said, ‘Wow, it’s really tragic, isn’t it?’” Harington said in his THR interview. “When I was playing it, I was having so much fun. Clearly, tragicomedy is a strain of acting that I enjoy.”