BAFTAs host thanks audience for understanding after Tourette's slurs
I Swear details the life of campaigner John, now 54, who was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at a time when little was known about the condition.
22 Feb 19:05 · Mail Online
Alan Cumming Addresses Attendee's Tourette's Outbursts at 2026 BAFTA Awards
2026 BAFTA Awards host, Alan Cumming, thanked the audience for their "understanding" after offensive language was shouted from the crowd.
23 Feb 01:56 · The Fresno Bee
Sinners producer says BAFTA Tourette's guest also hurled N-word at her
Hannah Beachler says John Davidson also said the racist term to her at Sunday's ceremony in London.
23 Feb 13:34 · Mail Online
BAFTA Awards Pulled from iPlayer; BBC Apologizes But Questions Remain
UPDATE: BAFTA Awards pulled from iPlayer, the BBC apologizes, and Sinners PD Hannah Beachler is calling out the BAFTAs and host Alan Cumming.
23 Feb 13:59 · BC
BBC and host apologize after racial slur shouted during BAFTA awards by guest with Tourette’s
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s film academy and the BBC apologized to viewers after an audience member with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur during the British Academy Film Awards. The highly offensive word could be heard as “Sinners” stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting the award for best visual effects during Sunday’s […]
23 Feb 10:31 · CityNews
BBC Will Remove N-Word Outburst From BAFTA Film Awards on iPlayer, Apologizes ‘That This Was Not Edited Out Prior to Broadcast’
The BBC has apologized for not editing out a racial slur from the BAFTAs' tape-delayed broadcast and will remove it from the iPlayer version.
23 Feb 12:04 · Variety
Tourette’s campaigner ‘deeply mortified’ over racial slur shouted during Bafta Film Awards
The BBC has removed the Baftas from its iPlayer after it failed to edit out the incident.
23 Feb 20:05 · TheJournal.ie
2026 BAFTA Awards Weren't Live: Why Didn't The BBC Edit the N-Word?
BAFTA Awards: Why didn't the BBC edit Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson yelling the N-word at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo?
23 Feb 00:07 · BC
BBC Apologizes for Failing to Censor N-Word Outburst While ‘Sinners’ Stars Presented at BAFTAs
The BBC apologized after not censoring a racist slur shouted by an attendee with Tourette’s while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage.
23 Feb 15:28 · Rolling Stone
Did E! Entertainment's 2026 BAFTA Awards Airing Edit N-Word Moment?
It doesn't seem E! edited the moment when Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson yelled the N-word at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo.
23 Feb 03:29 · BC
Michael B. Jordan And Delroy Lindo Had The N-Word Shouted At Them While Presenting At The BAFTAs
BAFTA host Alan Cumming was forced to apologize to the star-studded audience after the shocking incident.
22 Feb 20:28 · BuzzFeed
BAFTA Awards 2026: Strong words from Tourette's Syndrome campaigner John Davidson disrupts ceremony
John Davidson was seated inside London's Royal Festival Hall where the ceremony took place and his involuntary tics were picked up by microphones causing presenters and winners to take pauses while speaking on stage
23 Feb 10:30 · The Hindu
BAFTA Awards: Delroy Lindo Responds; BBC Claiming Truck to Blame?
BAFTA Awards: Delroy Lindo on John Davidson yelling the N-word at him and Michael B. Jordan; BBC producers are reportedly blaming - a truck?
23 Feb 16:37 · BC
BBC Will Remove N-Word Outburst From BAFTA Film Awards on iPlayer, Apologizes ‘That This Was Not Edited Out Prior to Broadcast’
The BBC has apologized for not editing out a racial slur from the BAFTAs' tape-delayed broadcast and will remove it from the iPlayer version.
23 Feb 12:04 · Variety
BBC edits out "Free Palestine" at BAFTAs, leaves in racial slur from man with Tourette Syndrome
The BBC did people with Tourette Syndrome no favors by broadcasting a racial slur at the BAFTA awards. That they could have spared audiences was evident from the two-hour tape…
23 Feb 14:50 · Boing Boing
‘Sinners’ Production Designer Hannah Beachler Says Alan Cumming’s ‘Throw-Away Apology’ Over N-Word Slur During BAFTAs ‘Made It Worse’
‘Sinners’ production designer Hannah Beachler said BAFTAs host Alan Cumming's 'throw-away apology' over n-word slur during ceremony 'made it worse.'
23 Feb 11:25 · Variety
BAFTA Apologizes to Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo and Takes ‘Full Responsibility’ for N-Word Outburst: ‘We Will Learn From This’
BAFTA has addressed the controversy surrounding the BAFTA Film Awards, where Tourette's campaigner John Davidson made a number of offensive comments
23 Feb 18:29 · Variety
BAFTAs Host Alan Cumming Asks for ‘Understanding’ as Tourette Syndrome Campaigner John Davidson Shouts ‘Strong Language’ and Slurs at Winners and Presenters
BAFTAs host Alan Cumming addresses outbursts from Tourette's campaigner John Davidson, who is the inspiration for nominated film 'I Swear.'
22 Feb 19:08 · Variety
BAFTAs Host Alan Cumming Asks for ‘Understanding’ as Tourette Syndrome Campaigner John Davidson Shouts ‘Strong Language’ and Slurs at Winners and Presenters
BAFTAs host Alan Cumming addresses outbursts from Tourette's campaigner John Davidson, who is the inspiration for nominated film 'I Swear.'
22 Feb 19:08 · Variety
Delroy Lindo Wishes ‘Someone From BAFTA Spoke to Us’ After N-Word Was Shouted While He and Michael B. Jordan Presented: We ‘Did What We Had to Do’
Delroy Lindo says no one from BAFTA contacted him or Michael B. Jordan after the N-word was shouted out loud as they presented an award.
23 Feb 14:42 · Variety
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