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John Davidson Questions His Proximity to a Microphone at Bafta Film Awards
John Davidson, a Tourette's campaigner, questioned BAFTA's microphone placement after his involuntary tics included 10 offensive words during the live broadcast, prompting apologies and removal from iPlayer.
- At London's Royal Festival Hall, John Davidson, the Tourette's campaigner and executive producer of I Swear, involuntarily shouted a racial slur while Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented, prompting outrage.
- Citing his condition and seating, Davidson said coprolalia caused the words and questioned a microphone placed near him despite BAFTA and StudioCanal assuring swearing would be edited out.
- Davidson said he shouted about 10 offensive words during the ceremony, left the auditorium, watched from a private room monitor, and apologised to Lindo and Jordan.
- BAFTA and the BBC responded by apologising; BAFTA accepted full responsibility, the BBC removed the slur from iPlayer on Monday, and Jonte Richardson resigned while Google apologised on Tuesday.
- Critics and advocates urged reforms as BAFTA announced a comprehensive review, saying it is taking the matter seriously, after production staff and TV truck team questioned over missed slur detection.
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perspectivemedia.comJohn Davidson: BBC should have ‘worked harder’ on stopping Bafta racial slur
The Tourette syndrome campaigner told US magazine Variety that he remembers a microphone was placed in front of him at the awards ceremony.
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