Tourette's campaigner John Davidson ‘deeply mortified’ by ‘involuntary tics’ during Baftas

The 54-year-old could be heard shouting a racial slur as Sinners actors Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan presented an award at the ceremony

John Davidson who shouted the slur during the ceremony (Ian West/PA)

Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson has said he is “deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry any meaning” after he shouted a racial slur at the Bafta Film Awards on Sunday night.

The 54-year-old could be heard shouting a racial slur as Sinners actors Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan presented the award for special visual effects during the awards ceremony at London’s Royal Festival Hall.