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Alan Cumming took to his Instagram on 3 March to share his thoughts and an apology regarding the BAFTA Awards incident in which John Davidson, who has Tourette’s syndrome, shouted a racial slur while Delroy Lindo and Michael B. Jordan were presenting. Cumming, who was the host of the BAFTAs, wrote “It’s now been a week since I hosted the BAFTAS. What should have been an evening celebrating creativity as well as diversity and inclusion turned into a trauma triggering sh*tshow.” He continued with an apology, “I’m so sorry for all the pain Black people have felt at hearing that word echoed round the world. I’m so sorry the Tourettes community has been reminded of the lack of understanding and tolerance that abounds regarding their condition.” “The only possible good that could come of this is a reminder that words matter, that rushing to judgment about things of which we are not fully cognisant is folly, that all trauma must be recognised and honoured. We were all let down by decisions...

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