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Jamie Foxx weighed successful aft Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo had a radical slur yelled astatine them by Tourette Syndrome campaigner John Davidson portion presenting astatine the BAFTA Awards.
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For context, John, 54, inspired the BAFTA-nominated movie I Swear. His Tourette symptoms see coprolalia, a vocal tic characterized by "involuntary outburst of obscene words oregon socially inappropriate and derogatory remarks." The bulk of radical with Tourette Syndrome bash not acquisition coprolalia, though, similar different tics, the cause of it is thought to beryllium physical. It's a neurological disorder, like Alzheimer's oregon MS.
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As the Tourette Association of America enactment it: "Coprolalia is antithetic from simply swearing oregon utilizing atrocious language. Usually these vocal tics are not uttered wrong societal oregon affectional contexts, and often are spoken oregon repeated compulsively successful a louder code oregon antithetic cadence oregon transportation than mean conversational speech. Particularly embarrassing for immoderate individuals with coprolalia are involuntary outbursts wrong societal contexts, specified arsenic radical oregon taste slurs successful the institution of the precise radical who would beryllium astir offended by specified remarks...It is important to recognize that these words oregon analyzable phrases bash not needfully bespeak the thoughts, beliefs oregon opinions of the idiosyncratic with coprolalia."
Before the ceremony, the assemblage was told by a floor manager, “I’d similar to invited John Davidson MBE from 1 of our nominated films, I Swear. John has Tourette’s syndrome, truthful delight beryllium alert you mightiness perceive immoderate involuntary noises oregon movements during the ceremony.”
When the Sinners stars took to the signifier to contiguous the archetypal grant of the night, John shouted the n-word from the assemblage successful a infinitesimal that could beryllium heard successful the archetypal broadcast of the show.
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John cursed repeatedly during the show.
Host Alan Cumming aboriginal said, “Tourette’s Syndrome is simply a disablement and the tics you’ve heard contiguous are involuntary, which means the idiosyncratic who has Tourette’s Syndrome has nary power implicit their language. We apologize if you are offended tonight.”
It wasn't the lone clip Black attendees were taxable to radical slurs that night. Oscar-winning Sinners accumulation decorator Hannah Beachler said, "The concern is astir impossible, but it happened 3 times that night, and 1 of the 3 times was directed astatine myself connected the mode to meal aft the show. And a 3rd clip astatine a Black woman. I recognize and profoundly cognize wherefore this is an intolerable situation. I cognize we indispensable grip this with grace and proceed to propulsion through. But what made the concern worse was the propulsion distant apology of 'if you were offended.'"
at the extremity of the show. Of people we were offended...but our frequency, our spiritual vibration is tuned to a higher level than what happened. I americium not steal, this did not bounce disconnected of me, but I beryllium supra it. It can't instrumentality distant from who I americium arsenic an artist.
— HannahBeachler (@HannahEBeachler) February 23, 2026Hannah Beachler / Via Twitter: @HannahEBeachler
Indeed, determination was nary nonstop apology given. There was sizeable contention implicit the BBC airing the slur successful the archetypal place, arsenic the accumulation was connected a delayed telecast and a winner saying "Free Palestine" was chopped out. The BBC has present apologized for broadcasting the radical slur, claiming that they did not initially perceive it.
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As the video went viral, Jamie Foxx weighed successful connected an Instagram repost, writing, "Unacceptable" and "Nah, helium meant that shit."
According to screenshots, Jamie further wrote, "Out of each the words, you could've said Tourette's makes you accidental that?"
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While immoderate agreed with Jamie, others criticized him for making the presumption that the slur was intentional, erstwhile Tourette's is characterized by involuntary tics:
John antecedently yelled "fuck the Queen" portion receiving his MBE successful 2019. He aboriginal said of the incident, "I began ticcing and shouting and I was perfectly mortified...But past I felt a manus connected my shoulder. It was 1 of the Royal Archers, the Queen's bodyguards portion she's successful Holyrood, and a dependable said, 'Don't stress, she knows each astir your condition.' That to maine was immense due to the fact that I've struggled truthful overmuch with mundane life, with radical misunderstanding."
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