I Swear director criticises BBC over handling of Baftas controversy

• Tourette’s activist John Davidson involuntarily shouted a racial slur during the Bafta awards ceremony, which was broadcast by the BBC.
• Davidson, whose life inspired the film I Swear, was in attendance as the film won two accolades, including Best Actor for Robert Aramayo.
• The incident occurred while two Black actors, Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo, were on stage, sparking an online debate about racism and Bafta's handling.
• Kirk Jones, writer and director of I Swear, stated Davidson was “let down on many, many levels” and criticised the BBC for broadcasting the tic.
• Jones suggested that if the tic had not been broadcast, Bafta could have apologised privately to attendees, preventing wider public knowledge and online circulation of the clip.

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I Swear director says Tourette’s activist John Davidson was ‘let down on many levels’ in Baftas row