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‘Tics are involuntary’: people with Tourette syndrome on Baftas outburst

‘Tics are involuntary’: people with Tourette syndrome on Baftas outburst

Those with the condition share varying views of John Davidson’s tic during Sunday’s awards ceremonyIt was an incident that sparked a furore: during Sunday’s Bafta ceremony (TS) activist John Davidson made several outbursts, including shouting the N-word as actors Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan were presenting a prize on stage.Among others to comment on the incident were actors including Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and Wendell Pierce, who starred alongside Jordan in The Wire.

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‘Tics are involuntary’: people with Tourette syndrome on Baftas outburst