The BAFTA (British Academy of Movie and Tv Arts) Awards 2026 had been held in London on Sunday, and the most important stars from all over the world had been in attendance. Nevertheless, a second that prompted a stir was when Tourette’s activist John Davidson shouted a racist slur, the N-word, as actors Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo offered on stage. Jamie Foxx believes that John meant it when he shouted the phrase.
Jamie Foxx reacts to Tourette’s activist shouting N-word
An Instagram web page posted a video of the second John shouted the N-word loudly as Michael and Delroy offered the award at BAFTA. Commenting underneath it, Jamie wrote, “Nah he meant that s**t,” responding to how the activist was meant to have stated it because of his Tourette’s. He additionally added, “Unacceptable,” aside from writing, “Out of all of the phrases, you may’ve stated Tourette’s makes you say that?” Actor Melvin Gregg additionally questioned the timing of the phrase being stated, commenting, “What number of different occasions did he say it throughout the present?”
The second additionally left individuals on the web calling out John, with one Instagram consumer commenting, “They dealt with that nicely. I might’ve stated, who you speaking to?” One other wrote, “And to say it throughout a quick break in silence. Man pleaseeeee he meant that.” Actuality TV character Miss Lawrence wrote, “GURLLLLLLL NO MAM!” Somebody even commented, “The place is Will Smith?” referring to the notorious incident when he slapped Chris Rock on the Oscars in 2022. Some got here to John’s defence, claiming he didn’t imply to be ‘derogatory’.
How John Davidson prompted a stir at BAFTA 2026
Throughout the early a part of the present, when BAFTA chair Sara Putt addressed the gathering, John was heard shouting ‘boring’ and ‘f**okay off’. Later, when Michael and Delroy had been presenting the Greatest Visible Results award, he dropped the N-word. Michael appeared to freeze for a second as Delroy tried to recuperate and proceed with their presentation. Their smiles, nevertheless, dropped, and the second rapidly went viral on the web, with individuals chiming in with their opinions.
Later, host Alan Cumming paused the present and defined that the ‘sturdy language’ wasn’t voluntary however from John, who has Tourette’s. John was on the awards present, as he’s the topic of the movie I Swear, wherein he is performed by Robert Aramayo. He’s identified for talking brazenly about residing with Tourette’s syndrome. He has labored for years to boost consciousness and assist others with the situation. In 2018, he obtained an honour from Queen Elizabeth II for his efforts.
For the unversed, the US-based Nationwide Institute of Neurological Issues and Strokedescribes Tourette’s as a neurological dysfunction that will trigger sudden, undesirable and uncontrolled speedy and repeated actions or vocal sounds referred to as tics.