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People with Tourette’s speak out as backlash over BAFTAs racial slur mounts

People living with Tourette syndrome are responding to the viral moment at the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards where a campaigner shouted the n-word during an award presentation. Scottish Tourette’s campaigner ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Tourette’s Debate Sparked at BAFTA Film Awards After Campaigner John Davidson Heard Cursing, Shouting Slurs at Presenters

Davidson is the inspiration behind Robert Aramayo's now BAFTA-winning performance in 'I Swear.' By Lily Ford A debate has been sparked among BAFTA Film Awards attendees and online after a Tourette’s ...
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BAFTA winner defends ‘offensive’ Tourette’s activist who yelled racial slur as BBC speaks out

Actor Robert Aramayo has defended Tourette’s activist John Davidson after he hurled a racial slur at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo during the BAFTA Awards in London over the weekend. Aramayo, who ...
People

Billie Eilish Opens Up About Her Tourette Syndrome, Says She Does 'Everything in My Power' to Suppress Tics While on Camera

The musician admitted it's often frustrating when others don't understand the realities of Tourette syndrome Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty "And as soon as I leave the room, I have to let them all out," ...