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
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
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
Phillip Schofield receives Ofcom complaints after saying Donald Trump is ‘still there sadly’ during COVID-19 segment on This Morning In an episode last week, the presenter, 58, left viewers shocked over his comment about the US President, 73 It occurred during a segment about Trump taking unproven drug hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19 This Morning has since … Read more
Friday night’s Coronation Street has received 276 Ofcom complaints amid the gruesome scenes between Yasmeen Nazir and Geoff Metcalfe. The shock episode saw Yasmeen, played by Shelley King, lash out her husband (Ian Bartholomew) and stab him with a broken wine bottle in harrowing and dramatic scenes following months of verbal and mental abuse. However, the … Read more
This Morning presenter Eamonn Holmes was today forced to apologise over his 5G rant, admitting that there is ‘no evidence’ of a link connecting the coronavirus and the new technology. Before kicking off the programme this morning, Mr Holmes said that ‘there is no connection between the present national health emergency and 5G and to suggest … Read more