On Tuesday, the corporation’s chief content officer Kate Phillips told staff that another racial slur had been edited out of the broadcast.
In contrast, the one shouted when Lindo and Jordan were on stage “was aired in error and we would never have knowingly allowed this to be broadcast”, she said.
Davidson, from Galashiels in Scotland, said he shouted about 10 different offensive words during Sunday’s ceremony as a result of his tics, but the media coverage has given the impression the N-word was the only one.
Variety reported that he has contacted Warner Bros in order to apologise directly to Jordan, Lindo and Sinners production designer Hannah Beachler, who spoke about hearing racial slurs.
Meanwhile, Google has apologised after sending a news alert, external about the story which included the N-word.
“We’re very sorry for this mistake,” the company said of the computer-generated alert. “We’ve removed the offensive notification and are working to prevent this from happening again.”