Baylen Dupree Defends John Davidson After BAFTA Incident: “Can You Imagine How Heartbreaking It Is To Say Something That You Don’t Mean?
Baylen Dupree, the eponymous star of TLC’s Baylen Out Loud, the biggest freshman cable hit last year, is a young woman who suffers from Tourette’s. Dupree knows a thing or two about how the disease is perceived and she has used her platform to defend John Davidson, the subject of the movie I Swear, after the […]
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John Davidson Gives First Interview and Explains Tourette’s Tics After Shouting N-Word and Other Slurs at BAFTAs: ‘I Felt a Wave of Shame’ (EXCLUSIVE)
John Davidson, the Scottish Tourette’s syndrome activist and real-life inspiration for “I Swear,” was thrust into the spotlight at the 79th BAFTA Awards when his involuntary vocal tics disrupted the ceremony, including an outburst of racial slurs that occurred as “Sinners” stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented an award. In an exclusive email […]
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Read full article →Baylen Dupree Defends John Davidson After BAFTA Incident: “Can You Imagine How Heartbreaking It Is To Say Something That You Don’t Mean?
Baylen Dupree, the eponymous star of TLC’s Baylen Out Loud, the biggest freshman cable hit last year, is a young woman who suffers from Tourette’s. Dupree knows a thing or two about how the disease is perceived and she has used her platform to defend John Davidson, the subject of the movie I Swear, after the […]
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