John Davidson set the record straight on the \

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

Foxx calls Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson’s shouts at the film awards ceremony ‘unacceptable’, while Sinners’ production designer criticises Bafta’s ‘throwaway’ apology

In not editing out Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson’s shouted tics, Bafta have allowed their successful diversity drive to be overshadowed

Actors Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage at the time during the award ceremony in London.

Corporation says it is sorry that racial slur spoken involuntarily during ceremony by John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, was not edited out before broadcast

A racial slur shouted during the awards show has raised questions about how Tourette’s outbursts should be understood

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

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

When John Davidson involuntarily shouted racial abuse at Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan it set off two sets of alarm bells that should have been heeded much quicker and better

The BBC's chief content officer Kate Phillips says a slur that aired was the result of a genuine error.

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

John Davidson set the record straight on the \

By failing to remove John Davidson’s tic from the broadcast, editors let down both black and disabled people, says Guardian assistant Opinion editor Jason Okundaye

Davidson, whose biopic ‘I Swear’ won Robert Aramayo the Best Actor award, involuntarily shouted the racial slur at ‘Sinners’ stars Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan

John Davidson, who tics due to his condition, shouted a racial slur while two black actors were on stage.

Davidson said he ‘can’t begin to explain how upset and distraught I have been’ over slurs he shouted during the award ceremony

Corporation says broadcasting of N-word by Tourette syndrome campaigner was ‘serious mistake’

The BBC is under fire over its failure to remove a racial slur shouted by John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, from its broadcast of the Bafta film awards. Lucy Hough is…

BBC broadcast included John Davidson involuntarily using a racial slur

Kirk Jones says he initially thought a slur shouted during the ceremony was not broadcast.