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Brett Cooper

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The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

Go see Solomio.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

All right, now back to the story with John to just talk about Tourette's for a moment.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

Like, these outbursts, these tics, if you don't know anything about Tourette's, like, these are not things that he can control.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

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.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

And that point there that John made is so important because Tourette's really is a form of OCD.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

He's thinking about all of the taboo and inappropriate things that he could say.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

He's like, I can't say it, I can't say it.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

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.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

Like it honestly seems pretty simple to comprehend.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

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.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

And I'm sorry folks, but like this outburst, his tics, they are not about you.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

You are not the only person he has ever yelled at.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

Like in fact, back in 2019, John was being presented with an MBE award from the Queen of England.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

And during the ceremony, he screamed out F the Queen.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

And actually this scene is now in his new movie.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

Just watch.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

So that is a true story.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

However, the Queen of England had a very different response than these actors and actresses.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

In one interview, John said, I began ticking and shouting and I was absolutely mortified.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

But then I felt a hand on my shoulder.