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Billie Eilish wears an ICE Out pin as she poses on the red carpet during the 68th Annual Grammy Awards on February 1, 2026.
More Than Meets The Eilish

Grammy Winner Reveals Struggle to Suppress Medical Condition

The pop star admitted it takes “everything in my power” to stifle her tics.

Cailey Petsch

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I SWEAR

Man at Center of Shocking N-Word Incident ‘Deeply Mortified’

“Sinners” stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were subjected to racial slurs while on stage at the BAFTAs Sunday night.

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

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WISH YOU THE BEST

Lewis Capaldi Says His Tourette’s Is Improving During Hiatus

He also announced he is releasing an extended version of his second album.

Tracy Connor

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‘STAY IN YOUR LANE’

Caddie With Tourette’s at War With Westchester Golf Club

David Anderson, 44, claims the top brass at one of the nation’s toniest country clubs continuously humiliated him about his condition, and eventually fired him.

Justin Rohrlich

Lewis Capaldi had to be helped through a set at Glastonbury.
GET BETTER SOON

Lewis Capaldi Will Stop Touring Amid Tourette’s Diagnosis

The Scottish singer-songwriter had to be helped through a show at Glastonbury by the crowd singing along.

Philippe Naughton

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‘SOMETHING I’M LIVING WITH’

Singer Lewis Capaldi: I Have Tourette’s, Not a Coke Problem

The artist went public with his diagnosis so fans would not think his twitching was something sinister.

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BAFFLING

Docs Blame TikTok for Surge in Teen Girls Experiencing Tics

Videos of users sharing their Tourette's, a nervous-system disorder that causes people to make involuntary movements or sounds, became popular over the pandemic.

Kana Ruhalter

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Living

‘If There Was a Cure for My Tourette’s, I Would Not Take It’

The actor Gardiner Comfort, who has Tourette syndrome, regularly faces people’s taunts and ignorance when he ‘tics.’ He has made his experience into a moving and funny stage show.

Tim Teeman

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YOU SHALL NOT PASS

Tim Howard’s Wall of Intensity

United States goalkeeper Tim Howard on why soccer struggles in America and how he essentially chose his career over his wife.

William O’Connor

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Speed & Accuracy

Tim Howard’s Secret Weapon: Tourette’s

Those record 16 saves against Belgium might not have just been sheer athletic ability. Neurologist Oliver Sacks says the syndrome helps give the Team USA goalie ‘abnormal quickness.’

Michael Daly

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The Oscars' Star Spoiler

An in-depth interview with Brie Larson, star of ‘Short Term 12,’ on her journey to leading lady.

Marlow Stern

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