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Tourette's Star Seeks BAFTA Screen
1 Oct
Summary
- Tourette's campaigner requested video link for BAFTA event.
- Film 'I Swear' has multiple BAFTA nominations.
- Previous outburst involved racial slur during film awards.
Tourette's campaigner John Davidson has requested to watch the Scottish Baftas ceremony via video link. This request follows an incident in February during the Bafta Film Awards where Davidson shouted a racial slur. His film, 'I Swear,' which chronicles his life with Tourette syndrome in 1980s Scotland, has earned seven nominations for the upcoming Scottish Baftas.
The film previously secured three awards at the Bafta Film Awards in London. However, the February event was marred by Davidson's involuntary outburst, where he directed the N-word at presenters Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo. The BBC issued an apology for not editing the slur from its broadcast, which remained accessible on iPlayer.
Bafta Scotland has collaborated with safeguarding and inclusion specialists to facilitate Davidson's participation in the Glasgow ceremony safely. Davidson, an MBE recipient for raising awareness of Tourette's, suggested attending from a separate room within the venue with his support network.
