Britain’s Got Talent Ofcom complaints more than DOUBLE to 2,966 after Diversity routine

Britain’s Got Talent’s Ofcom complaints have more than doubled to 2,966 after dance troupe Diversity performed a routine inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement.  The new figures come as lead dancer, choreographer and guest judge Ashley Banjo defended his group’s performance, calling it ‘his art’.  Diversity’s routine, which narrated the senseless killing of unarmed black man George Floyd … Read more

Britain’s Got Talent Ofcom complaints more than DOUBLE to 2,966 after Diversity routine

Britain’s Got Talent’s Ofcom complaints have more than doubled to 2,966 after dance troupe Diversity performed a routine inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement.  The new figures come as lead dancer, choreographer and guest judge Ashley Banjo defended his group’s performance, calling it ‘his art’.  Diversity’s routine, which narrated the senseless killing of unarmed black man George Floyd … Read more

Britain’s Got Talent receives 1,121 Ofcom complaints

Britain’s Got Talent has received more than 1,000 complaints from furious viewers after popular dance troupe Diversity took to the stage with a routine inspired by Black Lives Matter.  The performance, which narrated the senseless killing of unarmed black man George Floyd in May, had already polarised fans of the mainstream talent show due to … Read more

Britain’s Got Talent receives 1,121 Ofcom complaints

Britain’s Got Talent has received more than 1,000 complaints from furious viewers after popular dance troupe Diversity took to the stage with a routine inspired by Black Lives Matter.  The performance, which narrated the senseless killing of unarmed black man George Floyd in May, had already polarised fans of the mainstream talent show due to … Read more

BGT’s Ashley Banjo hits back at ‘hateful’ trolls after dividing viewers with BLM routine

Britain’s Got Talent star Ashley Banjo has hit back at ‘hateful’ trolls after being bombarded with messages following Diversity’s Black Lives Matter-inspired routine. The dancer, 31, took to Twitter on Sunday to insist that trolls ‘highlighted exactly what needed to change’ after his performance left many viewers claiming the show was ‘making a political statement.’ … Read more

Row over politicisation of Britain’s Got Talent

Britain’s Got Talent fans have been embroiled in a row over the politicisation of the show after the dance troupe Diversity took to the stage last night for a raw performance inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. Led by dancer Ashley Banjo, the former champions opened the performance by reciting a viral poem The … Read more

BGT: Fans are left in awe as Diversity storm the stage with a raw Black Lives Matter performance

Britain’s Got Talent fans were moved to tears on Saturday night as Diversity took to the stage with a raw performance inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. Led by Ashley Banjo the former champions delivered a stunning showcase to remind viewers of the issue that took centre stage in the midst of the COVID-19 … Read more

BGT: Fans are left in awe as Diversity storm the stage with a raw Black Lives Matter performance

‘I’m trying not to cry!’ Britain’s Got Talent fans are left in awe as Diversity storm the stage with a raw Black Lives Matter-inspired performance By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 22:22 BST, 5 September 2020 | Updated: 22:28 BST, 5 September 2020 Britain’s Got Talent fans were moved to tears on Saturday night as … Read more

Bill Barr claimed Jacob Blake was ‘committing a felony and armed’ when he was shot in the back

AG Bill Barr claims Jacob Blake was ‘committing a felony and armed’ when he was shot seven times in the back by Kenosha cop – and says police shootings of black people are NOT necessarily racist Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey shot Jacob Blake during an arrest  Blake was shot seven times in the back … Read more

Bill Barr claimed Jacob Blake was ‘committing a felony and armed’ when he was shot in the back

Attorney General Bill Barr said Wednesday that Jacob Blake was was committing a felony and ‘armed’ at the time a Kenosha police officer shot him in the back last month. The AG made the comment in a CNN interview a day after visiting Kenosha, Wisconsin, a city still reeling from the shooting of the black … Read more