N-word shouted by a guest upended BAFTAs. We explain the medical condition behind outbursts

A racial slur shouted by a guest with Tourette and broadcast during Britain's top movie awards event has put the spotlight on ...

How the Tourette's Fallout Unfolded at the BAFTA Film Awards: From Pre-Show Warnings to a "Throw-Away Apology"

The broadcaster and the British Academy have so far not responded to repeated requests for comment from The Hollywood ...

Alan Cumming addresses tic outburst from John Davidson during BAFTA awards

At the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards, Tourette's syndrome activist John Davidson experienced a tic outburst and used expletives and a racial slur.

BAFTA Apologizes "Unreservedly" to Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo After Tourette's Outburst: "We Want to Acknowledge the Harm This Has Caused"

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.

Racial slur shouted during BAFTA awards by guest with Tourette's

Britain's film academy and the BBC apologized after a broadcast of the BAFTA awards ceremony that included an offensive outburst by an audience member with Tourette's syndrome.

BBC Apologizes for Failing to Censor N-Word Outburst While ‘Sinners' Stars Presented at BAFTAs

John Davidson, an activist with Tourette's syndrome, involuntarily shouted the slur while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage ...
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Breaking Baz: Furious Outcry Over Tourette’s N-Word Outburst At BAFTAs Could Be A Teachable Moment

The fury over the BAFTA Awards' Tourette syndrome N-word outburst could be a teachable moment, Deadline's Baz Bamigboye writes.
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BAFTA Film Awards n-word controversy: Tourette's outburst to be removed from ceremony video

'Sinners' actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on the stage at the time of the outburst.

Tourette's activist John Davidson clarifies obscenity outburst at BAFTAs

"I am and always have been deeply mortified..." ...

How Tourette’s causes involuntary outbursts – and what people with the condition want you to know

Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson has explained he left the British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs) ceremony early on Monday night, aware his outbursts were causing distress. Davidson was ...

I Swear actor who played BAFTA Tourettes campaigner furiously defends 'offensive' tics

A BBC spokesperson said: "Some viewers may have heard strong and offensive language during the BAFTA Film Awards 2026" ...

‘Sinners’ star Delroy Lindo speaks out on N-word outburst by Tourette’s activist at BAFTAs

Lindo and his "Sinners" co-star Michael B. Jordan were presenting at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday when John Davidson shouted out the racial slur.