Diversity take a knee during powerful Black Lives Matter performance on BGT

Ashley Banjo has shared his thanks to ITV after they supported Diversity’s performance on Britain’s Got Talent, despite 24,000 complaints to Ofcom.The 31 year old dancer, who is stepping in for Simon Cowell as BGT judge, posted an image of ITV’s latest advert, which was circulated in the national newspapers on Saturday 19 September.The powerful ad shows a black and white photo of Ashely taking the knee and shares their support with his dance group Diversity’s recent routine.

Ashley Banjo said his dance group Diversity have “never been prouder”, following ITV’s support for their performance of a routine inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement.

anti-racism performance on Britain’s Got Talent. The media watchdog said that it received around 24,500 complaints over the dance troupe’s performance on the ITV talent show on September 5.

Britain’s Got Talent will not be investigated following a backlash over dance troupe Diversity’s Black Lives Matter-themed performance on the show.The emotional routine – which told the story of the death of George Floyd – sparked controversy and triggered more than 24,000 complaints.But broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has concluded that the programme “did not raise issues which warranted investigation under our broadcasting rules”.View this post on InstagramIt said the central message of the dance

Britain’s Got Talent.The dance troupe took to the stage on the ITV show earlier this month for an emotional performance that saw them tell the story of the death of George Floyd.The routine divided viewers, triggering thousands of complaints to broadcasting watchdog Ofcom and becoming the second most complained about TV incident of the decade behind Celebrity Big Brother’s 2018 ‘punchgate’ controversy.View this post on InstagramDixon has expressed her support for Diversity following the

Alesha Dixon watched Diversity perform their Black Lives Matter dance on Britain’s Got Talent, she found herself unable to hold back floods of tears. The dance narrating the killing of unarmed George Floyd in May was, she says today in her first interview since controversy erupted over it, a poignant, beautiful and powerful display.

ITV has praised Diversity for the group’s “authentic, heartfelt” performance on Britain’s Got Talent, which was inspired by Black Lives Matter and has since been the subject of thousands of complaints to the broadcasting watchdog.

Naman Ramachandran “Britain’s Got Talent” temporary judge Ashley Banjo has revealed he has been subject to racist abuse after his dance troupe Diversity performed a Black Lives Matter-inspired routine on the show.In a video posted to Instagram on Sunday, Banjo thanked people for the “hundreds of thousands” of support messages, and addressed the issue of racism, noting he has received “everything from racial abuse to threats to just some really nasty stuff that I’m not going to give any more