- Tourette’s syndrome campaigner John Davidson involuntarily shouted a racial slur during the Bafta Film Awards ceremony.
- Davidson claims he was assured by Bafta that any involuntary expletives would be edited out of the delayed broadcast.
- Despite these assurances and concerns raised by film studios, the racial slur was not removed from the televised show.
- Davidson expressed his distress and criticised Bafta and the BBC for their lack of preparedness, given his previous work with the broadcaster.
- He also questioned the decision to place a microphone close to his seating area, knowing he would tic.
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