Film-maker Jonte Richardson has said he is stepping down as a Bafta judge over the academy’s handling of the airing of a racial slur at the film awards.

The BAFTAs were disrupted by an audience member with Tourette syndrome who shouted slurs at Black presenters. TV critic Eric Deggans examines the criticisms of the show's organizer and broadcaster.

Tourette's on live TV: What the BAFTAs got right, and what they got wrong - Dr Melina Malli is a senior researcher at the ...

"Coprolalia is a debilitating and life-disrupting condition I wouldn't even wish on my worst enemy," shared one user.

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 ...

BAFTA has issued an apology to Sinners actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo after guest with Tourette's, John Davidson, ...

Robert Aramayo wins Best Actor at the 2026 BAFTAs, beating Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio, and makes history with a double award victory night.

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 ...