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Ashley Banjo continued to laugh off backlash about Diversity’s Black Lives Matter-inspired performance on Britain’s Got Talent as he joked he’s ‘patiently waiting’ for BLM routine to become most complained about TV moment of the decade. The Britain’s Got Talent judge, 31, admitted he was prepared for the routine to break Ofcom records, as complaints soared … Read more
Britain’s Got Talent has received 312 complaints about one of its contestant’s death jokes after some viewers from the content insensitive during a pandemic. Comedian vicar Allan Finnegan included several lines about funerals and people passing away during his performance on Saturday. The complaints about his comedy sketch come after BGT received 24,041 objections following … 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
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
Britain’s Got Talent Ofcom complaints have soared again to 15,500 as dance troupe Diversity’s Black Lives Matter performance continues to divide viewers. The new figures come after judge Alesha Dixon, 41, threw her support behind the group and told critics to ‘kiss my black a**’. Diversity’s routine, which narrated the killing of unarmed black man George Floyd in May, had … Read more
Britain’s Got Talent’s Ofcom complaints have soared to 7,581 after dance troupe Diversity performed a routine inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement on Saturday night. The new figures come as dancer and brother of Ashley Banjo, Jordan, 27, got teary as he discussed the ‘horrible’ messages the group have received on his Wednesday KISS radio show. Diversity’s routine, which … Read more
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
BBC shows fail to provide ‘watercooler moments’ for youngsters who switch to Netflix due to the ‘talkability factor’ of its programmes, according to an Ofcom report. The broadcasting regulator found Netflix and YouTube were the ‘first port of call’ for teenagers, with long-established TV networks at risk of losing younger audiences. While streaming services provided … Read more
Ofcom will NOT investigate Miriam Margolyes after said she ‘wanted Boris Johnson to die’ from coronavirus while appearing on Channel 4’s The Last Leg sparking 494 complaints Actress, 79, made statement about the Prime Minister on The Last Leg last month She sparked 494 complaints from viewers but Ofcom said it won’t investigate Margolyes said … Read more
TV regulator Ofcom today revealed that Emily Maitlis’ monologue about Dominic Cummings and the ‘blind loyalty’ of his boss Boris Johnson has sparked hundreds of complaints from viewers in 24 hours. The BBC is likely to have had many more complaints but is refusing to release any figures for up to a fortnight. Ms Maitlis was … Read more