ITV have stood by Britain’s Got Talent judge Ashley Banjo after his Black Lives Matter-inspired performance with dance troupe Diversity sparked 21,673 Ofcom complaints. In a statement the broadcaster told MailOnline that their performance offered an ‘authentic, heartfelt’ response to the issues of 2020 after viewers criticised the routine for ‘politicising’ the show. They said: ‘Britain’s … Read more
Diversity star Ashley Banjo brushed off the backlash following his group’s Black Lives Matter-inspired performance with a family snap on Monday. The dancer, 31, took to Instagram to share a sweet snap of his daughter Rose, 19 months, and baby son Micah, five months, while he completed ‘dad duties’ by taking them to the park. … Read more
Diversity are set to star in a one-off Britain’s Got Talent Christmas special, after complaints about their Black Lives Matter-inspired performance on the show last weekend soared to a record 21,673. New BGT judge Ashley Banjo and his dance troupe sparked controversy with their performance, which featured the portrayal of a policeman kneeling on Banjo’s … Read more
Ofcom complaints following Diversity’s Black Lives Matter-inspired performance on Britain’t Got Talent last weekend soared to a record 21,673 on Monday. New BGT judge Ashley Banjo and his dance troupe sparked controversy with their performance, which featured the portrayal of a policeman kneeling on Banjo’s neck. And the flood of complaints puts the controversial routine … Read more
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
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
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
Ashley Banjo made a defiant return to the Britain’s Got Talent stage on Friday following a week of controversy surrounding his Black Lives Matter inspired dance with Diversity. The choreographer, 31, flashed a broad smile as he joined his fellow judges in the pre-recorded second semi final show – including Alesha Dixon, 41, who publicly … Read more
The Black Lives Matter movement is planning to select candidates to contest seats at the next General Election. Makes sense. Judging by that sinister stab-vests-and-balaclavas march through South London recently, BLM already has a paramilitary wing. A political arm is the logical conclusion. It will be called the Taking The Initiative Party, or TTIP for … Read more