Brett Cooper
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Go see Solomio.
All right, now back to the story with John to just talk about Tourette's for a moment.
Like, these outbursts, these tics, if you don't know anything about Tourette's, like, these are not things that he can control.
And maybe those angry commenters, the people in the room, the rich actresses and actresses, maybe they would know that if they took the time to watch his movie, read his book, see any of his interviews, because this is how John himself describes the condition.
And that point there that John made is so important because Tourette's really is a form of OCD.
He's thinking about all of the taboo and inappropriate things that he could say.
He's like, I can't say it, I can't say it.
And because that's racing through his mind in kind of an OCD way, he blurts it out because he's so worried and concerned with not saying it that it just comes out.
Like it honestly seems pretty simple to comprehend.
But if watching that clip was too much effort, if watching the movie was too much effort, it literally would have taken these individuals 10 seconds to look up Tourette's and the specific kind that John has to understand what happens in his brain and how he cannot control it.
And I'm sorry folks, but like this outburst, his tics, they are not about you.
You are not the only person he has ever yelled at.
Like in fact, back in 2019, John was being presented with an MBE award from the Queen of England.
And during the ceremony, he screamed out F the Queen.
And actually this scene is now in his new movie.
Just watch.
So that is a true story.
However, the Queen of England had a very different response than these actors and actresses.
In one interview, John said, I began ticking and shouting and I was absolutely mortified.
But then I felt a hand on my shoulder.