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Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson says Bafta told him ‘any swearing would be edited out of the broadcast’


Davidson said he was distraught over slurs he shouted during the award ceremony but stressed outbursts are a ‘neurological misfire’ and no reflection of his values

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