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EPISODE · Feb 25, 2026 · 18 MIN

Emma Henderson: Tourette’s Association of New Zealand General Manager on the recent BAFTA Awards controversy

from Matt Heath & Tyler Adams Afternoons · host Newstalk ZB

There was controversy after the recent BAFTA Awards, after a guest with Tourette's syndrome shouted racial slurs when two black actors went on stage. John Davidson, whose life story inspired the film I Swear, used obscene language when Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented the first award of the night. Emma Henderson from the Tourette’s Association of New Zealand explained the realities of the condition further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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