US EditionBritish film awards interrupted by racist slur from man with Tourette Syndrome
John Davidson, a Tourette's advocate, involuntarily shouted a racial slur at the BAFTA ceremony; host Alan Cumming apologized and explained the outburst was due to the condition.
- On Sunday at the 79th BAFTAs in London, Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson shouted the N-word during the televised ceremony as Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented onstage, the BBC broadcast captured.
- Davidson, the film’s subject, has Tourette’s syndrome, a disorder causing involuntary vocal tics including coprolalia, and he warned crowded settings can increase his tics.
- Broadcasts and editors faced scrutiny after additional involuntary outbursts targeted BAFTA chair Sara Putt and directors of `Boong`, while E! telecast did not bleep the slurs and Davidson left voluntarily.
- The BBC apologized Sunday for the strong and offensive language, attributing it to involuntary tics from Tourette’s syndrome, while Alan Cumming, BAFTA host, urged `understanding` and BAFTA apologized to offended viewers.
- As a wider effect, Sony Pictures Classics says `I Swear` will open on April 24, and the BAFTA incident could renew public interest in the film, which follows Davidson’s Tourette’s journey.
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BBC says racial slur shouted at 'Sinners' actors during BAFTAs was result of Tourette syndrome
The BBC apologized Sunday for the “strong and offensive language” that was shouted during the taping of the British Academy Film Awards after a clip of an attendee yelling a racial slur at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo sparked outrage online.
British acting awards interrupted by racist slur from man with Tourette Syndrome
At Sunday night’s BAFTA ceremony in London, a man yelled a racist slur as two of the world’s most celebrated Black actors, Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo, presented an award on stage.
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Man With Tourette's Sydrome Shouted N-Word, Vulgarities At 2026 BAFTA Awards
The 2026 BAFTA Awards have concluded, but the event featured several moments where a Tourette’s Syndrome activist’s outbursts were overheard. John Davidson, the subject of a nominated biography, I Swear, was in attendance at the BAFTA Awards and shouted out the N-word, among other words some might have found offensive. Davidson, a Scottish activist who has been featured in past documentaries, was in attendance at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Fes…
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