Stephen Fry has been named as the host of next year’s Baftas, which will return to the Royal Albert Hall, in London, for the first time since 1997.
The Bafta nominations will be announced on 10 January, and the ceremony will take place on 12 February.
Fry then left Twitter, saying: “Just one turd in a reservoir is enough to persuade one not to drink from it.”
Fry reacted angrily and criticised the “sanctimonious” users who had not enjoyed the joke, writing “Jenny Beavan is a friend and joshing is legitimate.