Baftas Host Alan Cumming Brands This Year's Ceremony A 'Triggering S**tshow'

Alan Cumming on stage at the 2026 Baftas last month

This year’s Baftas host Alan Cumming has issued a statement reflecting on the “shitshow” that arose during the ceremony last month.

For the past week, Bafta has been facing a wave of scrutiny over an event which transpired during the recent film awards, in which Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson experienced a series of involuntary tics, resulting in him shouting a variety of slurs from the audience.

Among these tics was a...