While the use of the N-word may not have been intentional, some with the condition agree that doesn’t make it acceptable

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.

Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan were on stage when the incident occurred