This was the response when John Davidson said ‘Fuck the Queen’ to her face while receiving his MBE.
“One of the officials put his hands on my shoulder and said, ‘Don’t worry, the Queen understands’, and at that point I felt accepted. Her Majesty was very kind”
John Davidson says he is “deeply mortified” that anyone thought his involuntary tics were “intentional or to carry any meaning.”
Full statement:
“I wanted to thank BAFTA and everyone involved in the awards last night for their support and understanding and inviting me to attend the broadcast. I appreciated the announcement to the auditorium in advance of the recording, warning everyone that my tics are involuntary and are not a reflection of my personal beliefs.
I was heartened by the round of applause that followed this announcement and felt welcomed and understood in an environment that would normally be impossible for me. In addition to the announcement by Alan Cumming, the BBC and BAFTA, I can only add that I am, and always have been deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry any meaning.
I was in attendance to celebrate the film of my life, I SWEAR, which more than any film or TV documentary, explains the origins, condition, traits and manifestations of Tourette Syndrome. I have spent my life trying to support and empower the Tourette’s community and to teach empathy, kindness and understanding from others and I will continue to do so. I chose to leave the auditorium early into the ceremony as I was aware of the distress my tics were causing.”
Two boring, soulless questions (why don't they juat fly the eagles to morder? And what would that look like in AI?) meeting to create something boring and soulless.
Sorry but making AI cartoons of yourself makes me think you’re a simpleton, you eat custard for dinner with a big wooden spoon, you put the bumpers on when you go bowling, your dream holiday is Dubai x
The slop has gotten so bad and the IQ so low that the zoomers are looking back to *the prequels* like medievals looking back at Roman palaces.
The answer, btw, is: because it was two wooden characters we didn’t care about doing CGI bullshit after watching two hours of wooden characters we didn’t care about doing CGI bullshit.
Ted Lasso was only good when everyone was absolutely deranged during COVID. It got progressively and intolerably more saccharine as it went on to the point of it being barely watchable.