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.
05.09.2020 - 21:43 / msn.com
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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.
Ashley Banjo is leader of the dance troupe Diversity, who found fame after winning Britain’s Got Talent in 2009.The 6 foot 4 inch star, recently returned to the hit ITV talent show as a guest judge and also took to the stage to perform an emotional and brilliantly choreographed Black Lives Matter-inspired performance.
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
The number of complaints about an episode of Britain’s Got Talent in which Diversity performed a routine inspired by Black Lives Matter has risen to 15,500, Ofcom has said.
Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon have publicly shown their support for their Britain's Got Talent co-star Ashley Banjo.On Tuesday, as it was revealed that Diversity's Black Lives Matter-inspired performance on Saturday's semi-final had received thousands of Ofcom complaints, Ashley took to Instagram to post an inspiring message. "For the people sending this: 1.
Naman Ramachandran A Black Lives Matter-inspired routine on “Britain’s Got Talent” by street dance troupe Diversity has resulted in 10,000 complaints from the public to U.K. media regulator Ofcom.In the episode aired on Sept.
Diversity's dance routine on Britain's Got Talent on Saturday, 5 September, has seen Ofcom complaints double to 2,996 so far this week.The powerful Black Lives Matter inspired dance routine caused a split in viewer opinion, with many praising the choreography that included a reference to the tragic death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests. However, some felt it "too politicised" and complained to the UK's communications regulator.
ITV show returned on Saturday night for the first of five semi-final shows to be played out in the coming weeks. As well as acts fighting for a place in the final, the programme also featured a performance from dance troupe Diversity, led by stand-in BGT judge Ashley Banjo.
Diversity brought everyone to tears during the semi-finals of “Britain’s Got Talent”.