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Sandy Davidson disappearance: Police release new image of what missing toddler could look like now 50 years on | UK News

Sandy Davidson disappearance: Police release new image of what missing toddler could look like now 50 years on | UK News

Published by Sam Flores

It has been 50 years since toddler Sandy Davidson disappeared from his grandmother’s garden in North Ayrshire. The blue-eyed and blonde-haired three-year-old vanished on 23 April 1976 and has never been seen or heard from since. Police Scotland has issued a fresh appeal for information and has released an image of what he may look like today. Image: What Sandy Davidson could look like in 2026. Pic: Police Scotland Sandy’s younger sister, Donna Davidson, has continually campaigned over the years as part of efforts to solve the mystery and is urging anyone with knowledge of what happened to come forward. She said: “It is hard after 50 years and distressing that I still don’t know what happened to my brother. “To have no answers to what seems like a thousand questions is beyond heartbreaking. “Sandy is very much in my thoughts and as a family we are urging anyone who can help to get in touch.” Sandy had been playing in the garden of his grandmother’s house in the Bourtreehill area of Irvine along with …

Pete Davidson is planning his exit from TV and film — thanks to a fast-growing sock brand

Pete Davidson is planning his exit from TV and film — thanks to a fast-growing sock brand

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Pete Davidson has one foot out the door when it comes to acting, thanks in part to the growing success of sock brand Doublesoul, which he joined as an investor and creative director in December 2024. The former Saturday Night Live star, 32, became a father the following December to daughter, Scottie Rose, with girlfriend Elsie Hewitt. He has since managed to step away from the spotlight. “I’ve done everything I possibly can on my end, which means not having social media, barely going out. I’m not at f***ing 1OAK, or whatever,” Davidson told Vanity Fair in a new interview. “I don’t even know what a cool place is because I’ve never been to any of them.” He added: “No one gives a f*** about movies or television or any of that s***. People just know I’m famous…they don’t know that …

Pete Davidson Is Over Fame. Socks Are His Exit Strategy

Pete Davidson Is Over Fame. Socks Are His Exit Strategy

Published by Sam Flores

At the same time, the husband-and-wife team noticed that Gen Z and younger Millennials were getting pickier about sock styles. “They were getting over the no-show or the ankle sock, and leaning into the self-expression type pairs of socks.” So, they launched doublesoul out of Rosenbaum’s mom’s basement in Scarsdale during the pandemic. Doublesoul has scaled quickly, selling more than 1.5 million pairs to date and projecting roughly $15 million in sales this year. Davidson and Rosenbaum appeared on Shark Tank last year, where they asked for $500,000 in return for a 4% equity stake. The show’s fashion shark, Kendra Scott, ultimately secured a deal with doublesoul for a 10% equity stake at $500,000. Now the company is launching Babysoul, a new line for newborns and infants on April 22, an idea that came together in the haze of early parenthood. After Davidson, his partner Elsie Hewitt, Strumeyer, and Rosenbaum all became new parents, they started sharing lists of approved products that were safe for babies. Davidson says he’s always been anxious, but having a …

Pete Davidson reveals how fatherhood has made him ‘overly protective’

Pete Davidson reveals how fatherhood has made him ‘overly protective’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Fatherhood has transformed Pete Davidson from a laidback joker into an overprotective bodyguard, according to the comedian himself. The Saturday Night Live veteran said that since he and his girlfriend Elsie Hewitt welcomed their daughter, Scottie Rose, in December, he has been surprised by what he calls his “primal” instincts. “It’s funny. It’s like I didn’t understand this. You’re just ready to fight anyone. It’s really funny,” Davidson, 32, told People in an interview published Monday. “It’s like, chill out. No one’s doing anything to your kid… But you have this overly protective like…if one paparazzi guy pops out I’m going to f***ing beat the living s*** out of him. So that’s a weird gear because I’m not a fighter guy,” he continued. He …

BBC Baftas host Alan Cumming breaks silence on John Davidson racial slur incident

BBC Baftas host Alan Cumming breaks silence on John Davidson racial slur incident

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Alan Cumming has spoken out on the Baftas racial slur incident, calling it a “trauma-triggering s***show”. Cumming, who hosted the ceremony, also issued an apology to Black people and the Tourette’s community for the onslaught of negative comments received in the wake of the controversy. “We were all let down by decisions made to both broadcast slurs and censor free speech,” he said, in an apparent reference to the BBC’s decision to nix the “Free Palestine” portion of filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr’s speech on the night. open image in gallery Alan Cumming speaks out on Baftas racial slur incident (Instagram) During the awards, Scottish campaigner John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, shouted a racial slur while actors Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan were presenting an award. The slur was then included as part of the BBC’s broadcast, despite the fact …

I Swear director says Tourette’s activist John Davidson was ‘let down on many levels’ in Baftas row

I Swear director says Tourette’s activist John Davidson was ‘let down on many levels’ in Baftas row

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The writer and director of I Swear has said Tourette’s activist John Davidson was “let down on many, many levels” after the BBC’s broadcast of the Baftas included him involuntarily shouting a racial slur. Mr Davidson – whose life inspired the hit film – was in attendance at Sunday (22 February) night’s awards ceremony, where I Swear won two accolades, including Best Actor for Robert Aramayo, who played the campaigner. Prior to the ceremony, which airs on the BBC a few hours after it takes place, attendees at London’s Royal Festival Hall were told that they might hear some of his tics. While some of these could not be heard in the BBC’s broadcast, fans tuning in realised Mr Davidson shouted the n-word while two Black actors, Sinners stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo, were on stage. open image in …

John Davidson questions BBC and Bafta over not editing his tourette’s tics out of broadcast in N-word incident

John Davidson questions BBC and Bafta over not editing his tourette’s tics out of broadcast in N-word incident

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter John Davidson, the Tourette syndrome campaigner whose life inspired the film I Swear, has said that he was told any involuntary expletives would be cut out of the Bafta Film Awards broadcast. Sinners stars Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan were presenting a prize at the Royal Albert Hall awards ceremony on Sunday when Davidson began involuntarily shouting out the N-word as a tic. While host Alan Cumming explained to the audience that “a person with Tourette syndrome” was in the crowd and that he had “no control over his language”, the racial slur was not edited out of the show when it was broadcast on a delay later that evening. Speaking in his first interview about the Baftas, Davidson – who saw actor Robert Aramayo take home the award for Best Actor for portraying him in I Swear – spoke …

John Davidson breaks BAFTAs silence and details ‘unbearable’ impact of Sunday’s events

John Davidson breaks BAFTAs silence and details ‘unbearable’ impact of Sunday’s events

Published by Daniella Wilson

Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson has broken his silence following the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday, during which he could be heard shouting several times, including using a racial slur while Sinners stars Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan were presenting the first award of the night. John was attending the ceremony on behalf of the BAFTA-nominated film I Swear, which tells the true story of his life living with Tourette syndrome and on which he served as executive producer. © BAFTA via Getty ImagesRobert Aramayo and John Davidson backstage during the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026 After releasing a statement in which he said he felt “deeply mortified” that anyone would believe his involuntary tics carried meaning, John has now spoken in detail about the realities of his condition and the distress caused by the fallout from Sunday night. He also revealed that he has contacted the executives of Sinners in order to apologise to actors Michael and Delroy and production designer Hannah Beachler. WATCH: Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo interrupted during BAFTAs …

John Davidson Intends To ‘Apologise Directly’ To Sinners Actors After N-Word Tic

John Davidson Intends To ‘Apologise Directly’ To Sinners Actors After N-Word Tic

Published by Sam Flores

Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson has given his first full interview since this year’s Baftas. On Sunday night, John attended the awards show with the cast and crew of I Swear, the award-winning drama inspired by his life story. During the BBC’s coverage of the Baftas, he was heard experiencing an involuntary tic while Sinners stars Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan presented an award from the stage, resulting in him shouting the N-word. On Tuesday evening, Variety said that John’s team had confirmed to them that he has reached out to Sinners’ production company to “directly apologise” to the actors, as well as production designer Hannah Beachler, who shared after the event that he had used the same slur while experiencing an involuntary tic in her presence. Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presenting at the 2026 Baftas Tristan Fewings via Getty Images for BAFTA In his accompanying interview, John said: “I want people to know and understand that my tics have absolutely nothing to do with what I think, feel or believe. It’s an …

John Davidson questions BBC and Bafta over not editing his tourette’s tics out of broadcast in N-word incident

John Davidson says Tourette’s misconceptions are worse than disorder: ‘Very distressing for those living with it’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson has talked about the “discrimination and isolation” that comes from living with the motor disorder. Sinners stars Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan were on stage to present the visual effects prize at the 2026 British Academy Film Awards on Sunday when Davidson involuntarily shouted the n-word. At other points during the ceremony, Davidson could be heard shouting words like “boring” and “f***”, with many of the interruptions audible on television. Host Alan Cumming explained the cause of Davidson’s involuntary tics at the live event and said there could be more such over the course of the evening. Davidson is the inspiration behind the Bafta-winning drama I Swear starring Robert Aramayo and Maxine Peake. Aramayo won the Best Actor award for his role in the film. In a new interview with Variety, Davidson explained what living …