The British Academy Film Awards and the BBC have issued apologies after a series of audible outbursts from an attendee with Tourette syndrome, including a racial slur yelled while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were onstage.

A man with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur and other offensive remarks during the BAFTA awards ceremony Sunday. The BBC did not edit out his outbursts in its delayed broadcast.

The BBC apologised on Monday for failing to edit out a racial slur from its broadcast of Britain's top movie awards, after a guest with Tourette syndrome shouted out while two Black actors from the film "Sinners" were presenting an award.

LONDON >> The BBC apologized today for failing to edit out a racial slur from its broadcast of Britain’s top movie awards, after a guest with Tourette syndrome shouted out while two Black actors from the film “Sinners” were presenting an award.

Tourette's sufferer John Davidson, who inspired a BAFTA-winning film, on Monday said he was "deeply mortified" after shouting a racial slur at the London awards ceremony, which he said was

An advocate for Tourette’s syndrome shouted offensive language, including a racial slur, during the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday, prompting swift clarification from the show’s host and broader discussion about the neurological condition,

The BBC has apologized after coming under fire for airing slurs said by a BAFTAs guest who lives with Tourette syndrome despite the broadcast on BBC One being on a time delay. At the 79th British

The BBC apologized Sunday for the “strong and offensive language” that was shouted during the taping of the British Academy Film Awards after a clip of an attendee yelling a racial slur at Michael B.