In attendance at the ceremony was John Davidson, a Scottish activist well known across the United Kingdom for his efforts to destigmatize Tourette’s syndrome, a neurological disorder that can manifest in involuntary verbal tics. He is also the subject of the 2025 feature film “I Swear,” a feel-good comedy about the trials of his life, which was nominated for several BAFTAs. (It won for Casting and Leading Actor, with Robert Aramayo—who portrayed Davidson—beating out Jordan, Timothée Chalamet, and others.) Davidson has coprolalia—uncontrollable obscene speech—hence the pun in the title of the film. At the start of the program, a stage manager had told the audience that there might be some outbursts; following the moment with Jordan and Lindo, the host of this year’s ceremony, the Scottish actor and director Alan Cumming, made note of the “strong language” the audience had just heard, and thanked the crowd for keeping a “respectful space for everyone,” later reiterating that “the tics you’ve heard tonight are involuntary.” In stressful situations, such as attending a high-stakes awards show, for example, tics can intensify; Davidson made other outbursts throughout the ceremony, and eventually decided to remove himself to a private screening room.