Tourette's syndrome advocate John Davidson has said he was 'deeply mortified' if anyone considered his involuntary tics at the 79th BAFTA Film Awards to be intentional, after he was heard shouting the N-word while Sinners stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting an award on stage on 22 February.
Davidson attended the ceremony at London's Royal Festival Hall as an executive producer of I Swear, the BAFTA-nominated biopic based on his life with Tourette's syndrome. He had spoken to CNN on the red carpet before the show began, saying crowds and social pressure were known to increase his tics. 'Lots of people around, I'm feeling very, you know, more tics in case I lash out,' he told the outlet.
