Tourette's Tic Attack

Tourette, John Davidson and BAFTA

John Davidson says Tourette’s misconceptions are more challenging than the disorder

Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson has talked about the “discrimination and isolation” that comes from living with the motor disorder.

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Tourette's activist John Davidson says he felt 'wave of shame' over tic during BAFTAs

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What is John Davidson f*** the Queen controversy? Activist’s 2019 outburst surfaces online amid BAFTA Tourette n-word scandal

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'I fear impact of Bafta Tourette's row on others'

A man who lives with Tourette's syndrome hopes people will see past a negative representation of the disorder after a row following this year's Bafta Film Awards.

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BBC should have protected me, says Tourette’s sufferer who said N-word at Baftas

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BAFTA tic sufferer John Davidson reveals insult he called host Alan Cumming

John Davidson Gives First Interview and Explains Tourette’s Tics After Shouting N-Word and Other Slurs at BAFTAs: ‘I Felt a Wave of Shame’ (EXCLUSIVE)

John Davidson, the Scottish Tourette’s syndrome activist and real-life inspiration for “I Swear,” was thrust into the spotlight at the 79th BAFTA Awards when his involuntary vocal tics disrupted the

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What Is Tourette Syndrome and Why Does It Cause Some People to Blurt Out Offensive Words?

John Davidson’s use of derogatory language during the BAFTA Awards was a symptom of the highly misunderstood neurological disorder

Furious row over Tourettes Baftas slur as Jamie Foxx says ‘he meant it’ but charity says it’s ‘NOT intentional!’

JAMIE Foxx has claimed an audience member with Tourettes who shouted a slur at the Baftas “meant it” despite a charity saying it was “not intentional”. John Davidson, who

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Aspiring filmmaker, 17, who has Tourette syndrome says Baftas backlash has left her ‘scared’ to enter film industry

Lucy Gould was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome when she was 13, and is worried by treatment of John Davidson following a verbal tic at the Baftas.

BBC launches probe into Tourettes slur storm after activist slammed broadcaster for not cutting his racist tic

A TOURETTE’S activist who shouted a racist slur at the Baftas has revealed he also called host Alan Cumming a “paedo” due to his tics. John Davidson felt a “wave of shame

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Black Influencer With Tourette's Syndrome Explains Reality Of ‘Tics' As Celebs Slam BAFTA Scandal

While agreeing that the situation remains nuanced, with onlookers able to have complex feelings regarding the outburst, the influencer also shared another side.

Tourettes campaigner breaks silence after racist Bafta slur as he’s left ‘deeply mortified’ following audience shout

TOURETTES campaigner John Davidson said he was mortified after sparking a race row by shouting out a racial slur at the Baftas. John later voluntarily left the ceremony amid shock at his swearing

My F-ing Tourette’s Family review: a lovely family – but the boys’ tics are quite something

This portrait of 13-year-old Spencer and nine-year-old Lewis would melt a heart of stone – and offers some much-needed lessons in how we should treat each other