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BGT: Diversity BLM performance attracts complaints to Ofcom

BGT: Diversity BLM performance attracts complaints to Ofcom
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A Black Lives Matters-inspired performance by dance troupe Diversity on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent has received hundreds of complaints.

Ofcom said there were 1,121 complaints about BGT, mostly regarding Diversity.

Ashley Banjo led Saturday’s routine, which saw him being knelt on by a police officer, a reference to George Floyd’s death in police custody.

Banjo, who is also a BGT judge, said Diversity “wanted to express how the events of this year have made us feel”.

“We are assessing the complaints against our broadcasting rules, but are yet to decide whether or not to investigate,” an Ofcom spokesperson told the BBC.

There was no confirmation of the exact nature of the complaints but the performance attracted both praise and scorn on social media for its political stance, with Banjo referring to both in his tweet after the show.

Skip Twitter post by @AshleyBanjo

So much to say… But I’ll Just let the performance talk. Thousands of messages of Love and support – Thank you 🖤 For the thousands of messages of hate and ignorance – Thank you. You highlight exactly what needs to change. Sending nothing but love to you all 🙏🏽🇬🇧 #Diversity pic.twitter.com/3kP0ymUj88

— Ashley Banjo (@AshleyBanjo) September 6, 2020

End of Twitter post by @AshleyBanjo

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Part of the Diversity performance saw Banjo lying on the floor while a dancer dressed as a police officer handcuffed him. Other performers crowded around with smartphones as if to film and take photos of the incident.

The dance was also narrated, and included the line: “What we thought we knew, some clearly didn’t. Black Lives Matter.”

The group, who won the talent show in 2009, then all took a knee before the song Black Lives Matter by Dax began, which features the lyrics: “I can’t breathe,” the words which George Floyd repeatedly said as he was restrained.

Both Britain’s Got Talent and Diversity have been approached for comment.


Banjo is taking Simon Cowell’s place on the judging panel for this series after Cowell injured his back.

The show returned to screens after lockdown with a few changes due to coronavirus – fans were seen beamed in on a huge screen behind the stage as there was no studio audience.

And juggling comedian Steve Royle became the first contestant to win a place in the BGT final after a format change meant the judges could choose one of the acts to go straight through to the final.

The other seven competitors will now face the public vote in the hope of landing the other place.

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