Hairdresser admits to N-word racial rant

HAIRDRESSER James Brown has apologised for racially abusing a TV presenter at the Baftas.

He repeatedly called Ben Douglas a "n****r" and referred to his female companion as a "n*gger's bitch".

Theatre academy founder Douglas had refrained from naming Mr Brown, who is close friends with Kate Moss, but the hairdresser came clean and issued a full apology.

He said: "I'd like to make a public apology to Mr Douglas, to his friends and to Bafta for my offensive and stupid comments.

"The simple truth is that I had drunk far too much on the evening and my behaviour was totally unacceptable.

"Everyone who knows me knows I am not racist in any way whatsoever, but this incident has shown me that my drinking is way out of control and I need to take urgent measures to deal with it."

Douglas confirmed that the pair had a "full and frank conversation" about what happened.

The statement continued: "I have been in touch with Mr Douglas and will be writing to him and to the Bafta organisers to apologise personally. I am very sorry and embarrassed."

Earlier, Douglas said he had gone public in order to expose increasing use of the word.