Variety: 'I Swear' Subject John Davidson Says Tourette's Tics Are 'Involuntary' After Shouting N-Word at BAFTAs: 'Deeply Mortified if Anyone' Thinks It Was 'Intentional' - Tourette's activist John Davidson, who inadvertently shouted the N-word during the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday night, has released a statement after widespread backlash.