BBC Radio 1xtra presenter Sideman has announced he is quitting the corporation over a news report which contained a racist term.
He said the broadcast was an “error of judgment”, adding it “feels 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, Sideman, real name David Whitely, 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 like more than getting it wrong.
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