John Davidson Says He Is “Deeply Mortified” That His Tourettes Tics Could Be Seen As “Intentional” In First Statement After BAFTA Film Awards

Tourette Syndrome campaigner John Davidson has issued a statement after his racial slur at the BAFTA Film Awards dominated ...

What Is Tourette Syndrome and Why Does It Cause Some People to Blurt Out Offensive Words?

John Davidson’s use of derogatory language during the BAFTA Awards was a symptom of the highly misunderstood neurological ...

Outcry Roils BAFTAs After Guest With Tourette Syndrome Shouts N-word at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo

Lindo told Vanity Fair afterward that he and Jordan “did what we had to do” while presenting—but that he wished “someone from ...
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Who is John Davidson? All about the Tourette Syndrome activist who screamed N-word slur at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo during BAFTA presentation

John Davidson has been the subject of a feature film and many documentaries and grabbed attention at the 2026 BAFTA. Read on ...

BAFTA Incident Sparks Fierce Debate on Tourette’s

John Davidson, a Tourette's syndrome campaigner and the real-life inspiration behind the film I Swear experienced multiple ...