13-year-old with Tourette’s escorted off flight and denied boarding after ‘bomb’ comment
Mason and his family were refused entry to the flight On Saturday (23 May), 13-year-old Mason was supposed to fly out to Spain with his family. However, Mason ended up being refused entry to the British Airways (BA) flight at the gate due to safety risks. Mason, who has Tourette’s syndrome, repeatedly shouted “bomb” while […]
1 week ago
John Davidson ‘refuses to apologise’ for having Tourette’s in statement
He said he is “deeply mortified” by what happened In a new statement issued on Sunday, John Davidson has refused to apologise for Tourette’s, a week after the incident at the BAFTA awards. Davidson’s condition involves involuntary verbal tics, and the audience had been told they may hear some during the evening. The Tourette’s campaigner’s […]
3 months ago
John Davidson speaks out in first interview since BAFTAs
“I felt a wave of shame.” Scottish Tourette’s syndrome activist and the real-life inspiration for I Swear, John Davidson, made headlines at the 79th BAFTA Awards when his involuntary vocal tics interrupted the ceremony, most notably during an outburst of racial slurs. At the same time, Sinners stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were […]
3 months ago
Lewis Capaldi announces he has Tourette’s syndrome
The singer said he is learning to live with the condition which ‘comes and goes’ Lewis Capaldi has been diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome and has gone public with it because he does not want fans to think he has been “taking cocaine or something”. The singer told The Sun that he is now learning to […]
4 years ago