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Tourette's campaigner 'deeply mortified' after racial slur at BAFTAs
John Davidson’s involuntary vocal tics, including a racial slur, during the BAFTA Film Awards prompted a BBC apology and support from Tourette's Action, highlighting that tics are uncontrollable.
- 1- John Davidson, a Tourette’s campaigner, said he is “deeply mortified” after involuntarily shouting a racial slur during the British Academy Film Awards, stressing that his tics are not intentional and carry no meaning. 2- Davidson, who inspired the film I Swear, explained that his severe Tourette syndrome causes sudden, involuntary vocal tics, which led to the outburst while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting on stage. 3- He thanked BAFTA organisers for warning the audience about his condition beforehand and clarifying that his involuntary tics do not reflect his personal beliefs.
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Racist slur shouted by a guest upended BAFTAs. We explain Tourette, the medical condition behind the outburst
A racial slur shouted by a guest with Tourette and broadcast during Britain's top movie awards event has put the spotlight on one of the symptoms of the syndrome. Here's more about coprolalia — the involuntary outburst of obscene, socially inappropriate, and derogatory remarks and gestures.
John Davidson Addresses Controversy After Onstage N-Word Incident at BAFTAs
John Davidson is speaking out after a deeply troubling moment at the 2026 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Film Awards drew widespread reaction. The Tourette Syndrome advocate addressed the incident a day after he involuntarily shouted a racial slur while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were onstage presenting an award. In a statement shared with Variety, John Davidson said he was grateful for the support shown before the ceremony …
Tourettes, racism, and the wide open tear that our culture tries to hide
Scandal broke at the 2026 British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAS) as actors Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo during the presentation for Best Visual Effects award to Avatar: Fire and Ash were heckled by Tourettes campaigner John Davidson in which Davidson was heard calling both actors the n-word, with a hard r. Whether many of us would like to admit it or not, we live in a highly contradictory society. The story that a country like Britain often t…
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