Last night’s British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) featured a controversial moment as John Davidson could be heard shouting numerous times during the ceremony.The campaigner for Tourette’s was heard shouting a racial slur while actors Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage to present the award for best visual effects.It forced the BBC to release a statement, after they broadcast the N-word despite a two-hour delay, as they acknowledged the ‘strong and offensive language’ heard, explaining that it came from ‘involuntary verbal tics’ linked to Tourettes before editing the version on BBC iPlayer.Davidson could also be heard shouting ‘shut the fk up’ and ‘fk you’ during the ceremony, with the Brit seemingly leaving the BAFTAs after his outburst of the N-word.

Actor Jamie Foxx has now become the latest name to speak out about the incident, after BAFTA-winner Robert Aramayo, who played Davidson in I Swear, addressed his actions.The Django Unchained star commented on an Instagram post featuring a clip of Davidson shouting at the actors, claiming that ‘he meant that s***’, claiming: “Out of all the words, you could’ve said Tourette’s makes you say that…unacceptable.”Davidson was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at the age of 24, developing tics and uncontrollable vocalisations years prior.The 54-year-old was recently the inspiration behind I Swear, which follows a young Scottish man suffering from the disorder, as he eventually comes to terms with his condition and starts to campaign for it in order to raise awareness.Aramayo, who beat out the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and Timothee Chalamer to with the BAFTA best actor, said that it’s a ‘joint responsibility’ in his defence of Davidson.