Przemyslaw Babiarz He hasn't had a good run of late. He returned to commentating on the Paris Olympics this week after being suspended for a comment about communism, but he's already had another blunder. This time it's about the royal family. While commentating on the women's 100 metres, the presenter forgot that Britain no longer has a queen Elizabeth IIand currently its representative is the king Charles III. “Julien Alfred, Lesser Antilles, but a great talent. St. Lucia, British Commonwealth, the British Queen is also the head of this small, island state,” he said. Will there be another scandal? Let's note that the English Queen died on September 8, 2022.
At the last moment he bit his tongue.
The day before, he had again almost fallen into trouble. But at the last moment, he bit his tongue when he entered a dangerous topic. He began talking about the Palestinian runner Layla Almasri and wanted to comment on the situation in her country, which is at war. – Almasri from Palestine… The country, certainly at the moment, the country, well… A representative, at any rate, from a country that is in a difficult situation, differing in level from the other competitors, but participation in the games – that's what counts – said a bemused Przemysław Babiarz. Let us recall that after he was reinstated to his duties, TVP issued a statement in which it drew attention to an important thing. “The parties have jointly agreed that a fundamental principle of objectivity and journalistic ethics is the separation of information from subjective commentary. This applies to every reporter, presenter and commentator.”
Przemysław Babiarz comments on his words about Lennon's song
When Przemysław Babiarz found out that he was returning to commentating on the Olympic Games, he broke his silence and gave an interview to “Fakt”. He said then whether, in his opinion, his commentary on John Lennon's song and communism violated the principles of journalistic impartiality. – No, because it was based on the words of John Lennon himself, who admitted to being inspired by Karl Marx's communist manifesto. Heck, he also admitted to a certain tactic. As John Lennon himself stated, someone who wants to spread this idea has to decide on a “sugary” form. Only in such a form could his songs be played on radio stations. Please remember that we are talking about the reality of the early 1970s here, he said, adding that the suspension was a difficult experience for him and he was sorry.