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BAFTAs apologize after guest with Tourette syndrome uses racial slur during ceremony
The British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), which were presented on Sunday evening at London's Royal Festival Hall, have become embroiled in controversy after one of the guests shouted a racial slur, sw...

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Tourette Syndrome Activist Is ‘Mortified’ After BAFTA Racial Slur Incident
BBC says racial slur shouted at ‘Sinners’ actors during BAFTAs was result of Tourette syndrome
BBC, BAFTA host apologize after guest with Tourette’s shouts racial slur with ‘Sinners’ stars onstage
LONDON — Britain’s film academy and the BBC apologized to viewers after an audience member with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur during the British Academy Film Awards.

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BBC and BAFTA apologize for racial slur during ceremony
BAFTA Host Alan Cummings Reacts After Tourette’s Activist Drops F-Bombs & Racial Slur
How the Tourette’s Fallout Unfolded at the BAFTA Film Awards: From Preshow Warnings to a “Throw-Away Apology”
A Tourette’s campaigner, John Davidson, was heard cursing throughout the show — including shouting the N-word as Sinners duo Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented the best visual effects award ...

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BBC Removes BAFTA Film Awards From iPlayer After Initially Failing To Cut N-Word From Ceremony
Robert Aramayo calls for 'grace' towards Tourette's after racial slur outburst shocks Baftas

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

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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."

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.”

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.