We would like to hear from people who are affected by Tourette’s and in particular those who have vocal tics involving swearing (coprolalia)

Host Alan Cumming stressed that the outbursts of profanity and slurs were involuntary and apologized for any offense the language may have caused.

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