BBC Radio 1xtra presenter Sideman has announced he's quitting the corporation, branding the use of a racist term in a news report an "error of judgement".
The presenter, whose real name is David Whitely, said hearing the N-word being used in a broadcast felt “like a slap in the face to our community”.
More than 18,000 people have complained to the BBC over the broadcast, which saw social affairs correspondent Fiona Lamdin repeat a racial slur allegedly used in a suspected racially-motivated attack in Bristol.
In a video posted on Instagram said: “This is an error in judgment where I can’t just smile with you through the process and act like everything is OK. “I’m happy working with organisations until we all get it right, but this feels
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