BLM dance routine receives thousands of complaints

Dance routine inspired by Black Lives Matter (BLM) on Britain's Got Talent (BGT) gets thousands of complaints.

Diversity, a dance group that won the ITV show back in 2009, came back to BGT to perform during the semi-finals last week.

The routine included a scene depicting a white police officer kneeling on dancer and BGT judge, Ashley Banjo, referencing the killing of George Floyd back in the US in May.

The group also knelt before 'Black Lives Matter' by Dax was played.

The performance gained both praise and criticism from the public, with Ofcom collecting 15,500 complaints about the routine.

A spokesperson for Ofcom said: "We are assessing this content against our broadcasting rules, but are yet to decide whether or not to investigate."

Banjo responded to the mixed reception of the performance and said: "For the thousands of supportive messages of love and inclusion – thank you. And for the thousands of messages of hate and ignorance I've received – thank you ... You highlight exactly what needs to change and why this was so important to me and the rest of [Diversity]."