ITV stands by Diversity's Black Lives Matter dance on Britain's Got Talent

Today starts the UK's Black History Month, and Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are kicking it off by partnering with The Evening Standard to highlight Black leaders making a major impact on British culture with their BHM Next Gen Trailblazers list. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also made their most forceful statement on racism in the UK yet, calling for an end to structural racism in a piece they co-authored introducing their list.

Meghan Markle appeared as a speaker during Fortune's virtual Most Powerful Women Summit yesterday, where the Duchess of Sussex for the first time openly addressed the criticism she's received for her remarks about voting and the Black Lives Matter movement.

Meghan Markle, the former American actress who became the Duchess of Sussex, says it’s a good thing that the Black Lives Matter movement is making people feel “uncomfortable.” The 39-year-old and her husband, Britain’s Prince Harry, participated in a Zoom interview with the U.K.'s Evening Standard from their Santa Barbara, Calif., home to discuss the global protests this year following the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police in May.

sparked new controversy on Britain's Got Talent following the furore over dance troupe Diversity's powerful Black Lives Matter performance on the show two weeks ago.

took to Twitter to complain. But the singer thanked those who had complimented the necklace and Alesha has since replied to thank those who have supported her."Thank you for the positive comments and to those that lead with love I see you!" she said."Alesha, as always you look amazing....

Britain's Got Talent 2020 semi-final on Saturday September 5, portrayed the death of George Floyd in America and the protests that followed. Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereSharing examples of some of the vile comments he'd received, Ashley told his followers on Instagram: "No I don’t mean 'criticism'...

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.

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

Britain's Got Talent if ITV apologised for Diversity's dance routine from last weekend, which has prompted 15,500 complaints to the broadcasting regulator Ofcom.The routine during last Saturday's semi-final portrayed the death of George Floyd with a white police officer kneeling on choreographer and dancer Ashley Banjo's neck.It was reported had Alesha had threatened to walk, but she's vehemently denied this was the case."For the record I never threatened to quit BGT, I’ve had no conversations

Britain's Got Talent which portrayed the death of George Floyd in America.The dance, which was accused of taking a political stance during a family entertainment show, is now the second most complained about TV moment of the decade.In a video addressing the controversy Ashley says they've received racial abuse and threats.But the 31-year-old choreographer is nothing but proud of the performance and says the Saturday night talent show was the right platform.He shared the video on social media

Ashley Banjo has broken his silence following Diversity’s Black Lives Matter routine, after the performance sparked 15,500 complaints. Diversity's dance routine on Britain's Got Talent on Saturday, 5 September, saw the group carrying out a BLM inspired dance routine, which caused a split in viewer opinion.