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BAFTA and the BBC have apologized after a person with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur during the British Academy Film Awards
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;Resize=(620)) Host Alan Cumming had earlier told the audience that a guest with Tourette's who inspired a film about the neurological disorder was in the audience, and Cumming apologized following the outburst.
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The BBC is apologizing to BAFTA viewers after several obscene outbursts from Tourette's activist John Davidson were heard on the broadcast.
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The BBC apologized for the "strong and offensive language" that was shouted during the taping of the British Academy Film Awards after a clip of an attendee yelling a racial slur at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo sparked outrage online. A spokesperson for the BBC attributed the language outbursts to an attendee with Tourette syndrome.
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This year's Bafta Film Awards had it all... A-listers, a touch of royalty, Paddington Bear - and the sun even came out, for what felt like the first time all year.
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