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BBC suspends EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick for using ableist slur

Language used in video from Strictly Come Dancing set in Blackpool ‘unacceptable’, says broadcaster

The EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick has been suspended by the BBC after using an ableist slur on the set of Strictly Come Dancing.

A video emerged of the actor, who plays Jay Brown on the long-running soap, using the term to describe the people of Blackpool, the town where the programme was being filmed, according to the Sun on Sunday. Continue reading…
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