
BBC apologizes for failure to edit out racist shout
The shout, uttered by John Davidson, who has Tourette's syndrome, during the Bafta awards, was not removed in time.
15 stories found

The shout, uttered by John Davidson, who has Tourette's syndrome, during the Bafta awards, was not removed in time.

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

Corporation says it is sorry that words spoken involuntarily during ceremony by John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, were not edited out

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

The subject of 'I Swear' was heard shouting a racial slur as Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented an award The post BAFTA apologises for profane outbursts from Tourette Syndrome campaigner John Davidson appeared first on NME.

Can we please talk? There’s an ongoing outcry over John Davidson, the Tourette syndrome campaigner portrayed with empathy by double BAFTA recipient Robert Aramayo in the movie I Swear, and his unfortunate, involuntary eruption of the most offensive racial slur when Sinners stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were performing presenting duties during Sunday’s ceremony in London. […]

AFTER the incident at the BAFTA Awards, a man with Tourette's syndrome describes the struggle of suppressing tics.
The BBC has apologized after its coverage of the BAFTA Film Awards failed to cut a racial slur shouted by an audience member with Tourette syndrome. The BBC said it was sorry for the “strong and offensive language” featured during the ceremony, which was pre-recorded on a two-hour delay before broadcasting on BBC One. During […]

Foxx calls Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson’s shouts at the film awards ceremony ‘unacceptable’ The fallout over Tourette syndrome (TS) activist John Davidson’s outbursts at the Baftas on Sun

During Black History Month??? Tourette Syndrome activist John Davidson was heard shouting the N-word during Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo's presentation at the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday. Michael and Delroy's professionalism kept the show…

Awarded best actor and rising star for role as man with Tourette syndrome in I Swear the 33-year-old was ‘mesmerising’ even when learning his craft in Hull

BAFTA Awards host Alan Cumming cited John Davidson's Tourette Syndrome as the reason he shouted the N-word while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented onstage ... but Jamie Foxx isn't buying it

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

Sinners production designer Hannah Beachler has criticized Alan Cumming’s on-stage apology after the N-word was shouted by a Tourette’s campaigner during the BAFTA Film Awards. Cumming briefly paused the ceremony twice to acknowledge the involuntary shouting from Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson, who is the subject of biopic I Swear. Davidson was sat in the audience […]

BAFTA Film Awards host Alan Cumming thanked the audience for their understanding on Sunday night after a number of outbursts from Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson during the show. Davidson, who is the inspiration for BAFTA-nominated movie “I Swear,” was diagnosed with the syndrome at the age of 25. His symptoms, which first began when he […]