"I have spent my life trying to support and empower the Tourette’s community and to teach empathy, kindness and understanding from others and I will continue to do so."

The Sunday evening awards show was disrupted by "I Swear" film subject John Davidson (who has Tourette Syndrome), who yelled a racial slur at presenters Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo.

Tourette's syndrome activist John Davidson yelled the n-word when Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo appeared onstage at the BAFTA Awards

Delroy Lindo told Vanity Fair magazine, following the BAFTA Film Awards, that he wishes a representative for the awards body had reached out to him and Michael B. Jordan after the N-word was shouted out as they presented an award on stage at Sunday night’s ceremony.

"Sinners" stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage when John Davidson, who has Tourette's syndrome, shouted the N-word.