The Tourette's advocate said he is "deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry ...

The British Academy Film Awards and BBC apologized Monday for a racial slur that was broadcast during Sunday’s show while two stars of the film “Sinners” were onstage. The Tourette syndrome campaigner ...

Davidson, who experiences coprolalia, a rare tic involving taboo language, shouted several profanities during the live event, including the N-word.

John Davidson, the Tourette’s activist and inspiration behind the BAFTA-nominated film I Swear, has broken his silence after ...

Can we call on this tragic moment to reflect on accepting two truths as valid, and harm as systemic rather than a game of villains and victims?

The BBC broadcast the show around two hours later and the offensive language remained in the programme, and on its streaming platform until Monday morning. Later, director Akinola Davies Jr. said ...

BAFTA, the BBC were under fire for failing both Black attendees and the Tourette’s community with their handling of the activist’s racial-slur outburst.

Tourette’s activist John Davidson has broken his silence after yelling a racial slur and other obscenities during the 2026 ...

Despite a tape delay and edits to the show for length, the slur was included in the broadcast and on streaming app.

The British Academy thanked Tourette's campaigner John Davidson for his "dignity and consideration of others" after choosing to leave the Film Awards ceremony halfway through.