Tourette, BAFTAs and racial slur

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Tourette Syndrome Activist Is ‘Mortified’ After BAFTA Racial Slur Incident
John Davidson, the Tourette’s activist and inspiration behind the BAFTA-nominated film I Swear, has broken his silence after on-air outbursts during the film awards ceremony led to widespread controve...

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BAFTAs apologize after guest with Tourette syndrome uses racial slur during ceremony
BBC says racial slur shouted at ‘Sinners’ actors during BAFTAs was result of Tourette syndrome
BAFTA and BBC Apologize for Racial Slur During Awards Show
BAFTA and the BBC have apologized after a person with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur during the British Academy Film Awards

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BBC sorry for airing racial slur shouted by guest with Tourette's during Baftas
BBC and host apologize after racial slur shouted during BAFTA awards by guest with Tourette’s
Tourette Syndrome Advocate Experiences Uncontrollable Outbursts During BAFTAs
According to Variety, John Davidson, the subject of the BAFTA-winning biopic “I Swear,” experienced several uncontrollable outbursts during the show.

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How the Tourette’s Fallout Unfolded at the BAFTA Film Awards: From Preshow Warnings to a “Throw-Away Apology”
Alan Cumming Steps In After Tourette Syndrome Campaigner Shouts Racial Slur While Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo Are on Stage at the BAFTAs

Tourette Syndrome Advocate 'Mortified' Some May Think BAFTA Outbursts Were 'Intentional'

In a Monday statement, John Davidson explained that slur he yelled during the event was involuntary and not a "reflection of my personal beliefs."

Racism or Tourette syndrome? An outburst at the BAFTAs has the internet in a fury

Tourette syndrome is widely misunderstood. Here's what experts and advocates want you to know.

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.”

Does Tourette syndrome make you swear? Coprolalia and the BAFTA incident, explained

A controversial moment involving a racial slur at the British Academy Film Awards has prompted an apology by the BBC and put a spotlight on a symptom of Tourette syndrome known as coprolalia

BAFTA says it tried to warn audience of potential Tourette's outbursts containing offensive language before show

"Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage at the time, and we apologize unreservedly to them, and to all those impacted," said a statement from the organization.