"During the ceremony, Scottish Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson, whose life had been turned into a BAFTA-nominated movie called I Swear, yelled out a racial slur while Sinners actors Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan presented an award on stage. Despite the event being recorded two hours behind being transmitted, the BBC decided not to cut the slur from the programme."
"'Tourette's' opened with a muted clip of the uncomfortable moment, with a voiceover explaining that the slur was due to 'involuntary verbal tics from a man suffering with Tourette syndrome'. The skit continued as a celebrity PSA, featuring a number of famous faces who are known for their controversial views and outbursts. Each parodied star explained that their contentious remarks and actions had been a result of undiagnosed Tourette syndrome."
Connor Storrie made his Saturday Night Live debut on February 28, performing in multiple sketches. One sketch titled 'Tourette's' sparked significant controversy by referencing a BAFTA Awards incident where Scottish Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson, whose life inspired the nominated film I Swear, shouted a racial slur during the live broadcast. The BBC failed to edit out the slur before transmission. SNL's sketch opened with the uncomfortable moment and continued as a celebrity PSA where famous figures with histories of controversial statements—including Mel Gibson, Bill Cosby, Louis C.K., and Jill Zarin—joked that their offensive remarks resulted from undiagnosed Tourette syndrome, creating ongoing internet discourse about the sketch's appropriateness.
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