
According to Davidson’s team, he contacted Jordan, Lindo, and production designer Hannah Beachler after the incident. Beachler, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), acknowledged the difficult situation but criticized Alan Cumming’s response as a dismissive apology that simply said “if you were offended.” Davidson explained that he expected the BBC to have control over the sound during the awards, and if his tics couldn’t be stopped, at least their audio could be managed. The fact that the broadcast cut out Akinola Davies Jr.’s acceptance speech—in which he said “Free Palestine” after winning for My Father’s Shadow—demonstrates the level of control the BBC and BAFTA had over the ceremony’s presentation. Despite their subsequent apology, it seems the BBC and BAFTA created a problematic situation by minimizing the impact of Davidson’s language and forcing him to defend a statement that contradicted his beliefs.