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A Tourette’s campaigner who yelled out a racial slur at the BAFTAs has spoken out about the incident, saying he is “deeply mortified”. John Davidson MBE was attending the awards ceremony after inspiring the film, I Swear, which dramatises his life with severe Tourette syndrome. The condition is characterised by sudden, involuntary, repetitive sounds or

It’s not often an actor from Hull pips Hollywood actors to a top award, but Robert Aramayo has done just that. Against the odds, he beat the likes of Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothee Chalamet and Michael B Jordan when he was named best actor at the 79th annual BAFTA film awards. He was also

The BBC is facing a growing backlash after failing to edit out a racial slur shouted by a Tourette’s campaigner from its BAFTAs broadcast – which was available to watch on iPlayer for over 12 hours. The slur was shouted by John Davidson MBE, who suffers from the neurological condition Tourette syndrome, during the ceremony.

British film newcomer Robert Aramayo has been named best actor at the BAFTAs – beating favourite Timothee Chalamet and other A-listers including Leonardo DiCaprio to win the prize. Aramayo won the award for his performance in I Swear, which tells the real-life story of Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson, while Irish actress Jessie Buckley was named