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#ISwear: : Ein Leben mit Tourette zwischen Stigma und Selbstermächtigung basierend auf den realen Erfahrungen des 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 schottischen #Tourette-Aktivisten #JohnDavidson.

📽 Die biografische Drama-Geschichte über ein Leben, das von unkontrollierbaren Tics geprägt ist, aber nicht von ihnen definiert wird, jetzt im early.bird und ab Do, 04. Juni 2026 im regulären kult.kino Programm zu sehen: https://www.kultkino.ch/film/iswear/

Deadline May 8

BBC Back At The BAFTAs: Network Nervously Preps For Biggest Test Since Film Awards, As Contract To Produce Live Show Runs Down
#News #BAFTAFilmAwards #BaftaTVAwards #BBC #JohnDavidson #Sinners

https://deadline.com/2026/05/bafta-tv-awards-bbc-nervous-sinners-john-davidson-1236884287/

BBC Back At The BAFTAs: Network Nervously Preps For Biggest Test Since Film Awards, As Contract To Produce Live Show Runs Down

The BAFTA TV Awards have caused nervousness at the BBC after the film awards saga when John Davidson swore at the stars of 'Sinners'.

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Variety Apr 24

‘I Swear’ Director on Selling His House to Make the Tourette’s Biopic, Robert Aramayo’s Instant Classic BAFTAs Speech and That N-Word Scandal: ‘The Irony Is, That’s Why We Made the Film’
#Variety #Global #News #ISwear #JohnDavidson #KirkJones #RobertAramayo

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/i-swear-director-robert-aramayo-bafta-speech-n-word-scandal-1236728820/

I Swear Director on Robert Aramayo's BAFTAs Speech and N-Word Scandal

With I Swear releasing in the US, writer/director Kirk Jones discusses selling his house to make the Tourette's biopic, the BAFTA wins and Mr Benn

Variety

Variety [Unofficial]Apr 24

‘I Swear’ Director on Selling His House to Make the Tourette’s Biopic, Robert Aramayo’s Instant Classic BAFTAs Speech and That N-Word Scandal: ‘The Irony Is, That’s Why We Made the Film’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/film/global/i-swear-director-robert-aramayo-bafta-speech-n-word-scandal-1236728820/

The Hollywood Reporter Apr 10

BAFTA Film Awards Review of Tourette’s Fiasco Finds “Weaknesses” in Planning and Crisis Procedures, But No “Malicious Intent”
#MovieNews #Movies #BAFTA #BAFTAFilmAwards #BBC #DelroyLindo #International #JohnDavidson #Michaelbjordan #Unitedkingdom

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bafta-awards-review-planning-crisis-john-davidson-lindo-bbc-1236561073/

BAFTA Film Awards Review of Tourette’s Fiasco Finds “Weaknesses” in Planning and Crisis Procedures, But No “Malicious Intent”

The BAFTA Board has admitted the British Academy did not "adequately anticipate or fully prepare for the impact of such an incident in a live event environment."

The Hollywood Reporter

IndieWire Apr 8

The BBC’s Own Complaints Unit Finds Inclusion of BAFTAs Slur Outburst Was ‘Highly Offensive’ but ‘Unintentional’
#IndieWire #GeneralNews #News #Awards #BAFTAAwards #BAFTAs #BBC #Film #JohnDavidson #TV

https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/baftas-slur-outburst-bbc-complaints-investigation-findings-1235187972/

BAFTAs Slur Outburst: BBC's Complaints Investigation Issues Findings

A new investigation from the BBC’s Executive Complaints Unit (ECU) has weighed in on the slur outburst of February's BAFTA Film Awards.

IndieWire

The Hollywood Reporter Apr 8

BAFTAs N-Word Broadcast Ruled a Breach of BBC’s Editorial Standards and “Highly Offensive,” But “Not Intentional”
#GeneralNews #BAFTA #BAFTAFilmAwards #BBC #DelroyLindo #ISwear #International #JohnDavidson #MichaelBJordan #TouretteSyndrome #Unitedkingdom

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/baftas-n-word-bbc-editorial-standards-breach-john-davidson-1236558628/

BAFTAs N-Word Broadcast Ruled a Breach of BBC’s Editorial Standards and “Highly Offensive,” But “Not Intentional”

The BBC's chief content officer, Kate Phillips, has revealed she wrote to Delroy Lindo, Michael B. Jordan, and Tourette's campaigner John Davidson after the event to apologize directly.

The Hollywood Reporter

Audubon Ballroon (he/him)Mar 8

@michellemeetsmedia, Black Royalty, shared the text and video below.

Apparently John Davidson also hurled racial slurs at #WunmiMosaku when she won her award, but they were edited out

#johndavidson #tourettes #sinners #bafta #bbc #healthcondition #blackwomen #92percent #blackmastodon

Audubon Ballroon (he/him)Mar 6

@chantelchavon, Black Royalty, shared the text and video below.

Come on Journalist!!! See how she reframed & still asked the question? See how she was respectful? See how she kept it mute while he was talking??? See how she still got him to cleanly answer the very question he wanted to initially [avoid]? Masterclass!!! 👏🏾👏🏾

#blackwomen #92percent #delroylindo #bafta #johndavidson #tourette #blackmastodon

Deadline Mar 4

BAFTA Inclusion Committee To Discuss Film Awards N-Word Incident Amid Disquiet From Members
#News #BAFTA #JohnDavidson

https://deadline.com/2026/03/bafta-committee-discuss-film-awards-n-word-incident-1236743355/

BAFTA Inclusion Committee To Discuss Film Awards N-Word Incident Amid Disquiet From Members

BAFTA’s inclusion committee will meet today for the first time since the arts charity was plunged into crisis over N-word incident at the film awards.

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