John Davidson has said the BBC should have "worked harder" to ensure an involuntary racial slur caused by his Tourette syndrome was not broadcast during Sunday's BAFTA film awards.
In what is believed to be his first interview since the ceremony, Davidson told US entertainment magazine Variety that he "had an expectation that the BBC would physically control the sound" at the event.
Davidson could be heard shouting out as Sinners stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented the award for Special Visual Effects at London's Royal Festival Hall.
He told Variety that a microphone was placed "just in front of me, and with hindsight I have to question whether this was wise, so close to where I was seated, knowing I would tic".
Davidson added: "BAFTA had made us all aware that any swearing would be edited out of the broadcast.
"I have made four documentaries with the BBC in the past, and feel that they should have been aware of what to expect from Tourette’s and worked harder to prevent anything that I said, which, after all, was some 40 rows back from the stage, from being included in the broadcast."
Warner Bros is understood to have raised concerns and requested the language be removed from the BBC broadcast, but it could still be heard when it aired around two hours later.
The BBC has apologised for not editing the language out of the broadcast and later removed it from the version on iPlayer.
Davidson said his tics began as "noises and movements" but worsened as he became more nervous.
He added that when his coprolalia, which can cause involuntary swearing and inappropriate language, emerged, "my stomach just dropped".
"From the lack of response from the early presenters to my tics, and with no-one turning around to look at me, I assumed, like everyone else, that I could not be heard on the stage," he said.
"The only time I became aware that my tic had reached the stage was when Delroy and Michael B Jordan appeared to look up from their role as presenters, and soon after that I decided to leave the auditorium.
"As always, I felt a wave of shame and embarrassment hit me all at once. You want the floor to swallow you up. I wanted to disappear."
Davidson attended the ceremony as an executive producer on I Swear, a film based on his life with Tourette syndrome, which he developed when he was 12.
The film stars Robert Aramayo, who won Best Actor, and it also won Best Casting.
Davidson told Variety: "This was an awards ceremony that featured six nominations connected to a film that told the story of my life living with Tourette’s. I had as much right to attend as anyone.
"I was thrilled to see that on the night, everyone, including some of the most well-respected and famous people from the film world, cheered at my name and applauded.
"I stood and waved to show my appreciation and acknowledged that this was a significant moment in my life, finally being accepted. It started as one of the most memorable experiences of my life."
Davidson, who previously said he was "mortified" by the incident, said he wants people to understand that his tics are not a reflection of his beliefs, but an "involuntary neurological misfire".
"What you hear me shouting is literally the last thing in the world I believe, it is the opposite of what I believe," he said.
"The most offensive word that I ticced at the ceremony, for example, is a word I would never use and would completely condemn if I did not have Tourette’s."
He also told Variety that he shouted other offensive words during the ceremony and asked that reports reflect that there were multiple tics across the night, rather than focusing on one word alone.
The fallout from Sunday’s ceremony also led film-maker Jonte Richardson to step down as a BAFTA judge over the academy’s handling of the incident.
In a statement on LinkedIn, Richardson said he felt "compelled to withdraw from the BAFTA Emerging Talent judging panel".
During the broadcast, host Alan Cumming apologised for language viewers may have heard.
BAFTA apologised for the incident on Monday night and said it takes "full responsibility" for putting its guests in a "difficult situation".
BAFTA also apologised "unreservedly" to Jordan and Lindo, and "to all those impacted", adding: "We would like to thank Michael and Delroy for their incredible dignity and professionalism."
The BBC has been approached for further comment.
Source: Press Association
