BBC suspends EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick for using ableist slur

The BBC has suspended EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick after a video surfaced of him using an offensive slur while on the set of Strictly Come Dancing in Blackpool. The broadcaster called his language "unacceptable," and the clip, reported by The Sun on Sunday, shows Borthwick—who plays Jay Brown on the soap—using the term to describe locals.