Jamie Foxx and Wendell Pierce were among actors who spoke up for Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo on social media after Tourette's activist John Davidson yelled the n-word while Jordan and Lindo were onstage at the 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.

Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage at the BAFTAs when John Davidson shouted a racial slur. The BBC broadcast ‌the show around two hours later and ‌the offensive language remained in the programme, and on its catch-up platform until Monday morning.

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The broadcaster and the British Academy have so far not responded to repeated requests for comment from The Hollywood Reporter about the clumsily-handled incident.

John Davidson, a Tourettes campaigner and the inspiration behind the film I Swear experienced multiple tics during the BAFTAs.

Awards season burns bright overseas, as "One Battle After Another" and "Sinners" score some pre-Oscars heat.

The BAFTA Film Awards winners are being unveiled at a ceremony on Sunday in London. One Battle After Another and Sinners are among the favorites on the night, with 14 and 13 nominations, respectively.

The British prizes, officially called the EE BAFTA Film Awards, often provide hints about who will win at Hollywood’s Academy Awards, held this year on March 15. In the Oscar nominations, “Sinners” leads the race with a record 16 nominations, followed by “One Battle After Another” with 13.

The vampire thriller was the second-most nominated film at the ceremony