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
Ashley Banjo has broken his silence about Diversity’s Black Lives Matter routine during Britain’s Got Talent’s first semi-final last week. The dancer, 31, took to Instagram to share a video on Sunday in which he addressed both the positive and negative response, as he revealed he and the group have been the target of ‘racial … Read more
BGT pulls in 4.95m viewers as it sees ratings drop by 350,000 one week on from Diversity’s BLM controversy which sparked 15,500 complaints and viewers threatening to boycott show The ITV show only saw a drop of 350,000 viewers despite the backlash surrounding Diversity’s Black Lives Matter-inspired performance The group’s routine narrated the death of … Read more
BGT pulls in 4.8m viewers one week on from Diversity BLM controversy… despite viewers threatening to boycott ITV show after 15,500 complaints The ITV show only saw a drop of 500,000 viewers despite the backlash surrounding Diversity’s Black Lives Matter-inspired performance The group’s routine narrated the death of George Floyd, who was killed in May … Read more
Ashley Banjo put on a defiant display as he stepped out on to judge Britain’s Got Talent’s second semi-final on Saturday night. The dancer, 31, entered the show to the tune of Elton John’s classic hit I’m Still Standing, apparently hitting back at criticism he received about Diversity’s Black Lives Matter routine last weekend. As … Read more
BGT EXCLUSIVE: Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon SCREAM in terror as The Coven make a VERY hair-raising entrance for second semi-final By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 14:10 BST, 12 September 2020 | Updated: 14:10 BST, 12 September 2020 They’re set to compete with seven other acts for a spot in the final. And it … 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 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
‘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: 22:22 BST, 5 September 2020 Britain’s Got Talent fans were moved to tears on Saturday night as … Read more