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Alan Cumming addresses tic outburst from John Davidson during BAFTA awards

At the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards, Tourette's syndrome activist John Davidson experienced a tic outburst and used expletives and a racial slur.

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Alan Cumming Explains John Davidson’s N-Word Outburst at BAFTAs

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BAFTA And John Davidson Formally Apologize For Racial Slur Outburst During Ceremony

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BAFTA Awards 2026: Strong words from Tourette's Syndrome campaigner John Davidson disrupts ceremony

The BAFTA Film Awards ceremony, which took place on Sunday (February 22, 2026), was interrupted for a while due to strong words used by John Davidson, a man who lives with Tourette's Syndrome.

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BBC apologises for broadcasting N-word at Baftas

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BAFTAs Rocked By Shocking On-Stage Slur, Host Alan Cumming Issues Apology With 'I Swear' Statement

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BBC and host apologize after racial slur shouted during BAFTA awards by guest with Tourette’s

Ed Palmer, vice chairman of the charity Tourettes Action, said the BBC should have considered bleeping out the slur.

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BAFTA and BBC Apologize for Racial Slur During Awards Show

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BAFTA Film Awards host Alan Cumming apologises for “strong words” after nominee John Davidson, who has Tourette’s syndrome, shouts during ceremony; watch viral video

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Tourette's activist John Davidson speaks out after using racist slur at BAFTAs

Davidson said he's "deeply mortified" if anyone believes his tics to be intentional.

BAFTAs Host Alan Cumming Asks for ‘Understanding’ as Tourette Syndrome Campaigner John Davidson Shouts ‘Strong Language’ and Slurs at Winners and Presenters

BAFTA Film Awards host Alan Cumming thanked the audience for their understanding on Sunday night after a number of outbursts from Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson during the show. Davidson, who is

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Tourette's Advocate John Davidson, Who Yelled N-Word as Michael B. Jordan Presented at BAFTAs, Breaks Silence After Incident

Davidson shouted the racial slur as Jordan and his 'Sinners' costar Delroy Lindo presented the award for Best Visual Effects

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“Always have been deeply mortified”: Tourette’s Campaigner John Davidson responds after shouting the N-word during BAFTA 2026 ceremony

During the live BAFTA Awards ceremony on February 22, Scottish Tourette’s Activist John Davidson experienced involuntary verbal tics, which included the N-word (a racial slur).

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Tourette’s activist John Davidson shouts N-word during BAFTAs telecast while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo present

BAFTA Awards host Alan Cumming apologized after the uncomfortable moment.

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Tourette Activist John Davidson Responds to 2026 BAFTAs On-Air Comments Backlash

Jamie Foxx, Wendell Pierce, and others respond to what happened.

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When was John Davidson diagnosed with Tourette’s? 'I Swear' actor's racial slur contoversy at the BAFTAs explored after host Alan Cumming's message

John Davidson, inspiration for the BAFTA-nominated film, I Swear, was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome at 25.