John Davidson, BAFTA and Tourette

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BAFTA & BBC Apologize After John Davidson’s N-Word Incident
BAFTA issued a full apology after a guest shouted a racial slur during the EE BAFTA Film Awards as Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented the award for best visual effects.

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Tourette's Campaigner John Davidson Says He Is "Deeply Mortified" If Anyone Considers "Involuntary Tics to Be Intentional" After BAFTA Backlash
Tourette's Advocate John Davidson, Who Yelled N-Word as Michael B. Jordan Presented at BAFTAs, Breaks Silence After Incident
BBC sorry for airing racial slur shouted by guest with Tourette's during Baftas
The BBC has apologised after a guest with Tourette's syndrome shouted a racial slur when two black actors were on stage at the Bafta Film Awards.

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Tourettes Action says it ‘deeply understands’ harm of slur shouted at Baftas
Tourette's campaigner John Davidson issues statement after shouting racial slur at Baftas
John Davidson Says He Is “Deeply Mortified” That His Tourettes Tics Could Be Seen As “Intentional” In First Statement After BAFTA Film Awards
“I was in attendance to celebrate the film of my life, I Swear, which, more than any film or TV documentary, explains the origins, condition, traits, and manifestations of Tourette Syndrome,” Davidson...

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Tourette's campaigner John Davidson 'deeply mortified' after Bafta racial slur
BAFTA Awards Fallout Continues: Org Takes ‘Full Responsibility’ for Racial Slur Incident, as John Davidson Says He’s ‘Deeply Mortified’

Jamie Foxx and Wendell Pierce Condemn BAFTA Racial Slur Incident Targeting Michael B. Jordan: 'Unacceptable'

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.

BBC will remove N-word outburst from BAFTA Film Awards on iPlayer, apologizes 'that this was not edited out prior to broadcast'

The BBC has apologized for not editing out a racial slur from the BAFTA Film Awards’ tape-delayed broadcast and will now remove it from the version of the ceremony on iPlayer. The outburst came from John Davidson,