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 awards. Davidson was heard shouting the N-word whil…
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Why did they sit him behind a microphone? Devastated John Davidson reveals organisers put mic in front of him at Baftas - and says BBC knew 'what to expect' from his Tourette's tics ⊕
John Davidson yelled the slur as the Sinners stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting the Bafta Film award for special visual effects at London's Royal Festival Hall on Sunday.
Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson says Bafta told him ‘any swearing would be edited out of the broadcast’ ⊖⊖
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Davidson said he ‘can’t begin to explain how upset and distraught I have been’ over slurs he shouted during the award ceremony
• With N-word incident, Bafta has shot itself in the foot
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Tourette's campaigner John Davidson's ex-girlfriend backs him after yelling the N-word at Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo at the Baftas ⊕
Davidson, 54, was heard to yell the offensive slur while black actors Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage to present an award at London's Royal Festival Hall on Sunday night.
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Tell us your experience living with Tourette syndrome ⊕
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We would like to hear from people who are affected by Tourette’s and in particular those who have vocal tics involving swearing (coprolalia)
Controversy erupted at the Baftas award ceremony after the …
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Actor who starred in movie about Tourette's sufferer John Davidson says BAFTAs should have warned stars before N-word outburst ⊖
Scottish actor Thierry Mabonga, who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, said actors should have been warned about Davidson's condition.
How John Davidson became a household name in iconic BBC documentary about debilitating Tourette's tics that made him swear at the Queen, spark a bomb threat and yell racial slurs at the BAFTAs ○
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John Davidson became prominent after the programme John's Not Mad, back in 1989 - and now faces fresh scrutiny after shouting the N-word at an awards showcase.
Jamie Foxx hits out at Bafta N-word controversy - as Tourette's charity says involuntary tics are 'not a reflection of the sufferer's beliefs' ⊕⊕
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Davidson, whose life story inspired the film I Swear, was heard yelling the N-word while black actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented the first prize.
Backlash mounts to Bafta N-word controversy as Jamie Foxx and Wendell Pierce criticise outburst ○
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…
17 days ago
Referee Hollie Davidson: ‘The stuff shouted from the sidelines was ridiculous – all the classics’ ⊖
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The 33-year-old Scot has overcome misogyny and abuse and is justifiably proud of becoming the first woman to take charge of a men’s Six Nations match
“I probably stood out like a sore thumb,” says Hol…