{"id":2294509,"date":"2026-02-22T23:31:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2294509"},"modified":"2026-02-22T23:31:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:31:22","slug":"baftas-host-alan-cumming-apologizes-for-strong-language-shouted-by-tourette-syndrome-advocate-during-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/baftas-host-alan-cumming-apologizes-for-strong-language-shouted-by-tourette-syndrome-advocate-during-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"BAFTAs host Alan Cumming apologizes for ‘strong language’ shouted by Tourette syndrome advocate during ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Alan Cumming<\/a>, host of the 2026 BAFTA Awards<\/a>, asked for “understanding” from anyone who may have overheard some “strong language” shouted from the audience during the ceremony.<\/p>\n

The Traitors <\/em>emcee notified the crowd at the annual British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards held on Sunday that they “may have noticed some strong language in the background,” according to Variety<\/em><\/a>. Indeed, various curses and slurs could be heard shouted from the audience at London’s Royal Festival Hall, even during some segments broadcast to audiences in England and abroad.<\/p>\n

The colorful language came from John Davidson, a celebrated advocate for those like himself living with Tourette syndrome, who attended the ceremony as the subject of the nominated film I Swear<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Cumming explained, “This can be part of how Tourette’s syndrome shows up for some people as the film explores that experience,” and thanked the audience “for your understanding and helping create a respectful space for everyone.”<\/p>\n

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