A man with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur and other offensive remarks during the BAFTA awards ceremony Sunday. The BBC did not edit out his outbursts in its delayed broadcast.

Tourette’s syndrome, a neurological condition that causes involuntary sounds or movements known as tics, has come under the spotlight after a man with the condition shouted a racial slur during the BAFTA award ceremony in London on Sunday.

"Coprolalia is a debilitating and life-disrupting condition I wouldn't even wish on my worst enemy," shared one user.

Baylen Dupree, who documents her experience with Tourette syndrome, issued a statement after the BAFTAs incident involving Tourette activist John Davidson

Tourette syndrome is a neurological or neurodevelopmental condition named after 19th-century researcher Gilles de la Tourette

John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, issued a statement Monday after an involuntary tic caused him to shout a racial slur during the BAFTA Film Awards broadcast.

Obscene language tics, called coprolalia, don’t reveal what people with Tourette’s think and feel. In fact, tics often compel people to say or do precisely what they most wish to avoid.

In a Monday statement, John Davidson explained that slur he yelled during the event was involuntary and not a "reflection of my personal beliefs."

Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson says he left the BAFTAs ceremony "aware of the distress my tics were causing".

Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson has explained he left the British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs) ceremony early on Monday night, aware his outbursts were causing distress. Davidson was attending the ceremony to support the film I Swear,