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fromLGBTQ Nation
22 hours ago

Man who shouted n-word at Black actors wants you to know he also yelled "pedophile" at a bi actor - LGBTQ Nation

John Davidson's Tourette syndrome caused involuntary outbursts at the BAFTA Awards, including a racial slur, which experts confirm as tics consistent with coprolalia, a condition affecting 15% of TS patients.
fromwww.nydailynews.com
1 day ago

Tourette's activist says BAFTAs seated him by mic, assured slurs would be edited

I have made four documentaries with the BBC in the past, and feel that they should have been aware of what to expect from Tourette's and worked harder to prevent anything that I said—which, after all, was some 40 rows back from the stage—from being included in the broadcast.
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fromVulture
1 day ago

John Davidson Says BAFTA Promised Any Swearing Would be Edited Out of Broadcast

BAFTA failed to implement adequate safety measures for both the Sinners cast and activist John Davidson during the February 22 awards show, despite prior awareness of his Tourette's syndrome.
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