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Tourette's campaigner Davidson asks to watch Scottish Baftas via video link after racial slur row
John Davidson's tics could be heard several times during the Bafta Film Awards ceremony in February
Tourette's campaigner John Davidson has asked to watch the Scottish Baftas ceremony via a video link at the venue after he shouted a racial slur during the Bafta Film Awards in February.
The movie I Swear, which tells the story of Davidson growing up with Tourette syndrome in Scotland in the 1980s, has been nominated for seven Scottish Baftas.
It scooped three prizes at the Bafta Film Awards in London in February.
But the event was overshadowed by Davidson, whose condition involves involuntary tics, shouting the N-word at presenters Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo.
The BBC later apologised for not editing out the slur from its BBC One broadcast, which was shown on a two-hour delay, and remained on BBC iPlayer until the following day.
Bafta Scotland said it had worked with safeguarding and inclusion experts to allow Davidson to take part in its forthcoming ceremony in Glasgow "in the safest way possible for all".
It said Davidson, who was awarded an MBE in 2019 for his work in raising awareness of Tourette's, had suggested watching from a separate room in the venue with his family and friends.
The racial slur was shouted while Michael B Jordan (left) and Delroy Lindo were presenting an award
Davidson, from Galashiels, shouted loudly several times before and during the Bafta ceremony in February.