Tourette's campaigner John Davidson has said he is "deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry any meaning" after he shouted a racial slur at the BAFTAs ceremony on Sunday night.

LONDON: Tourette's sufferer John Davidson, who inspired a BAFTA-winning film, on Monday (Feb 23) said he was "deeply mortified" after shouting a racial slur at the London awards ceremony, which he said was caused by an "involuntary tic".He was heard shouting the N-word as Sinners actors Delroy Lindo and Micha

Delroy, who was born in Lewisham, has previously spoken about the impact of racism in Britain, stating it is as 'violent' as it can be in the United States.

The BBC has removed the Baftas from its iPlayer after it failed to edit out the incident.

The BBC apologized on Monday for failing to edit out a racial slur from its broadcast of Britain's top movie awards, after a guest with Tourette syndrome shouted out while two Black actors from the film "Sinners" were ‌presenting an award. Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage…

Tourette's activist John Davidson has broken his silence after yelling a racial slur and other obscenities during the 2026 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards.

John Davidson said he was 'deeply mortified' if anyone thought his involuntary outbursts at the BAFTA Awards were 'intentional.'

John Davidson said he was 'deeply mortified' if anyone thought his involuntary outbursts at the BAFTA Awards were 'intentional.'

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…