BAFTA Review Finds “Weaknesses” in Planning Before Tourette’s Fiasco
An independent review of the BAFTA Film Awards has found a “number of structural weaknesses” in planning, escalation procedures, and crisis coordination before John Davidson‘s Tourette’s outburst. Davidson, an executive producer on the BAFTA-winning I Swear, dominated headlines for weeks after involuntarily shouting the N-word as Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented the award for best visual effects at the 79th British Academy Film Awards on Feb. 22. A review, commissioned by the BAFTA board and carried out by RISE Associates, was ordered to determine what happened and what must change, and identified “a number of structural weaknesses” across the British Academy’s planning and crisis management. “However,” said a note from the BAFTA board sent to The Hollywood Reporter on Friday, “it did not find evidence of malicious intent on thepart of those involved in delivering the event. We accept its conclusions in full.” The board continued: “We apologize unreservedly to the Black community, for whom the racist language used carries real pain, brutality, and trauma; to the disability community, including people with Tourette …







