BAFTA, Tourette and Intention

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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 the aftermath of the ceremony.

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Alan Cumming addresses tic outburst from John Davidson during BAFTA awards
‘I Swear’ Subject John Davidson Says Tourette’s Tics Are ‘Involuntary’ After Shouting N-Word at BAFTAs: ‘Deeply Mortified if Anyone’ Thinks It Was ‘Intentional’
BBC under fire after man with Tourette syndrome yells racist slur at BAFTAs
The British broadcaster kept the slur on its tape-delayed broadcast, as well as its streaming service.

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Tourette’s charity calls for ‘understanding’ after incident during BAFTAs ceremony
BBC and host apologize after racial slur shouted during BAFTA awards by guest with Tourette's
BAFTAs accused of deliberately letting Tourette's sufferer say N-word on air in front of Michael B. Jordan
BAFTAs host Alan Cumming was forced to apologise to viewers after Tourette's activist John Davidson was heard yelling the N-word during a presentation by black actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lind...

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Alan Cumming Thanks 2026 BAFTA Awards Audience for ‘Understanding’ After Attendee’s Tourette’s Outbursts
BAFTAs 2026 host Alan Cumming explains shouting heard from audience

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 disorder

Tourette Syndrome Advocate Experiences Uncontrollable Outbursts During BAFTAs

Host Alan Cumming stressed that the outbursts of profanity and slurs were involuntary and apologized for any offense the language may have caused.

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 BAFTA spoke to us afterward.”

Jamie Foxx Calls BAFTAs Guest’s Racial Slur ‘Unacceptable’ Despite His Behavior Linked to Tourette’s

Jamie Foxx is not looking for excuses. After John Davidson — who lives with Tourette syndrome and whose life inspired the film I Swear — shouted the N-word while Sinners stars Michael B. Jordan and

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 tics during the BAFTAs on Sunday.