Britain’s BBC has been forced to apologize after Iggy Pop used a racist term live on air. During the broadcaster’s coverage of the Glastonbury festival (June 23), Pop made a comment about visiting shops in north London.
In an interview after his performance, Pop launched into a long anecdote about going to Camden and visiting “Paki shops.”
Hosts Jo Whiley and Mark Radcliffe made no on-air apology on Saturday night (June 23), prompting three viewer complaints.
A spokesman for the corporation said: “We would like to apologize if anyone was offended.”
The presenters on the BBC Two program made no reference to the word after it had been said, reports BBC News.
