Ofcom will not investigate Diversity’s controversial Black Lives Matter-inspired routine from Britain’s Got Talent on September 5, despite viewer complaints soaring to 2,500 by last count on Thursday morning. The performance has now become the second-most complained about television moment of the decade, but a spokesperson for the government-approved regulatory body has confirmed to MailOnline no action … Read more
Ofcom will not investigate Diversity’s controversial Black Lives Matter-inspired routine from Britain’s Got Talent on September 5, despite viewer complaints soaring to 2,500 by last count on Thursday morning. The performance has now become the second-most complained about television moment of the decade, but a spokesperson for the government-approved regulatory body has confirmed to MailOnline no action … Read more
Diversity’s polarising Britain’s Got Talent performance is still receiving complaints almost two weeks after originally airing, with TV regulator Ofcom counting 24,041 to date. The routine, which narrated the senseless death of black man George Floyd beneath the knee of a white police officer, divided fans after it aired during the live show on Saturday … Read more
Ofcom complaints following Diversity’s Black Lives Matter-inspired performance on Britain’t Got Talent last weekend soared to a record 21,673 on Monday. New BGT judge Ashley Banjo and his dance troupe sparked controversy with their performance, which featured the portrayal of a policeman kneeling on Banjo’s neck. And the flood of complaints puts the controversial routine … Read more
Piers Morgan furiously spoke out in Diversity’s defence on Monday morning, amid the fallout over the dance troupe’s Black Lives Matter routine on Britain’s Got Talent. As Ofcom complaints soared to 15,500 following the performance, which featured a portrayal of a policeman kneeling on Ashley Banjo’s neck, Piers reiterated his support for the routine as … Read more
Piers Morgan has thrown his support behind Ashley Banjo, amid the fallout over his group Diversity’s Black Lives Matter routine on Britain’s Got Talent last weekend. As Ofcom complaints soared to 15,500 following the performance, which featured portrayed a policeman kneeling on the dancer’s neck, Piers lauded the routine. Taking to Twitter on Thursday, the … Read more
Alesha Dixon stood by her fellow BGT judge Ashley Banjo as she responded to a social media troll following Diversity’s Black Lives Matter-inspired performance on Saturday’s semi-final. The singer, 41, gave her support to the dancer, 31, when he shared a post on Instagram from a critic telling him to keep politics out of entertainment. … Read more
Alesha Dixon has stood by her fellow BGT judge Ashley Banjo following Diversity’s Black Lives Matter-inspired performance on Saturday’s semi-final. The singer, 41, gave her support to the dancer, 31, when he shared a post on Instagram from a troll telling him to keep politics out of entertainment on Tuesday. Posting a comment from one … Read more
Diversity’s Britain’s Got Talent BLM-inspired dance has become the second most complained about TV moment of the past 10 years. Ofcom complaints have reached over 10,000 as of Thursday, knocking the Kim Woodburn/Coleen Nolan argument – which took place on Loose Women in 2018 – off the second spot with only 7,912 complaints. The first … Read more