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DR MARC SIEGEL: A racial slur at BAFTA — and what tolerance really means

Scottish activist John Davidson's medical condition led to involuntary outbursts while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented at the 79th BAFTAs

By Dr. Marc Siegel Fox News

Published February 28, 2026 10:00am EST

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The 79th British Academy Film Awards, or BAFTAs, were broadcast on the BBC on Sunday, February 22. As Fox News reported, the BBC was forced to issue an apology "after a racial slur was shouted by an audience member with Tourette syndrome" during the BAFTA broadcast. this audience member was none other than the renowned Scottish Tourette’s activist, John Davidson.

"John Davidson, who has severe Tourette syndrome and was the inspiration for the BAFTA-nominated biographical film ‘I Swear,’ was heard shouting the n-word while Black actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage. During other portions of the program, Davidson was heard shouting profanities, including ‘f--- you’ and ‘shut the f--- up.’"

Beginning with "John’s Not Angry," a documentary about John Davidson’s behavior due to Tourette’s syndrome released in 1989, to "I Swear," which won multiple awards at the British Academy of Film and........

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