Deon Cole addressed BAFTA’s N-word controversy and Nicki Minaj’s MAGA turn at the NAACP Image Awards 2026.
“Lord, bless our sister Nicki Minaj,” the comedian concluded her opening monologue with a prayer Saturday night.
“She’s been through a lot lately and not been her authentic self, Lord. I think whatever’s in her butt is affecting her brain, Lord,” he quipped, referring to the “Anaconda” rapper’s butt injections.
“Lord, take her out of her ass. We’ll keep the spirit in her ass, Lord.”
Cole, 54, then spoke about the controversial BAFTA moment when Tourette’s activist John Davidson yelled the N-word as Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented the award on stage.
“Lord, before we go, if there’s a white man in the audience here with Tourette’s, I advise you to tell them that they better read the room tonight, Lord. It might not turn out the way they think. Whatever medication they’re on, they better double it, Lord.”
Page Six reached out to Nikki and Davidson for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
The 43-year-old “Barbie World” rapper recently shocked fans by publicly aligning herself with President Donald Trump and his Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement.
In January, Nicki attended the Treasury Department’s Trump Account Summit in Washington, D.C., with the 79-year-old president.
“I’m probably the president’s biggest fan and that won’t change,” the “Starships” host said on stage.
“And the hate and what people say doesn’t affect me at all. In fact, it motivates me to support him more,” she declared.
When it came to the BAFTAs, Davidson yelled a racist slur when the “Sinners” stars took to the stage to present their awards.
Lind, 73, later told Vanity Fair at the afterparty that she and her 39-year-old co-star “did what[they]had to do” and continued to present. But he hoped “someone at BAFTA would talk to[them]after that.”
Several stars, including Jamie Foxx, condemned Davidson’s racist comments, calling them “unacceptable.”
“No, that’s what he meant,” the “Ray” star, 58, wrote. “Of all the words, can you say that Tourette’s words say that?”
Others came to Davidson’s defense, including “Balen Out Loud” star Baylen Dupree, who said Tourette “doesn’t come from a place of hate.”
