John Davidson's Tourette Outburst Marks 2026 BAFTA Ceremony

John Davidson shouted racial slurs during the 2026 BAFTA awards while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented the Best Visual Effects prize to “Avatar: Fire and Ash”.Host Alan Cumming apologized for the disruption, explaining that the involuntary outbursts were caused by John Davidson’s Tourette Syndrome, which is the subject of the award-winning documentary “I Swear”.The ceremony also featured a surprise win for Robert Aramayo as Best Actor, even as the incident highlighted the complexities of neuropsychiatric disorders.