Tourette's campaigner says he's ‘deeply mortified’ after involuntarily shouting racial slur during BAFTAs - John Davidson could be heard shouting a racial slur during the ceremony

Tourette’s syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder tied to disruptions in the brain circuits that regulate movement and habit formation. The disorder starts in childhood and is characterized by involuntary movements and sounds called tics, like eye blinking, throat clearing and shouting.

A racial slur shouted during the awards show has raised questions about how Tourette’s outbursts should be understood

BAFTAs assured Tourette’s activist John Davidson that his involuntary tics, which often occur in the form of slurs, “would be edited out of the broadcast.” That didn’t

John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, issued a statement Monday after an involuntary tic caused him to shout a racial slur during the BAFTA Film Awards broadcast.

Corporation says it is sorry that words spoken involuntarily during ceremony by John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, were not edited out