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		</div><p>Ashley Banjo said his dance group Diversity have “never been prouder”, following ITV’s support for their performance of a routine inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement.</p>
<p>The Britain’s Got Talent routine sparked about 24,500 complaints to Ofcom – which is almost a record for the decade.</p>
<p>On Saturday, Banjo used a post on Instagram to thank “everyone that supported us”.</p>
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<p>The routine saw a dancer playing a white police officer kneel on Banjo, echoing the killing of unarmed black man George Floyd in US, while other dancers performed with police riot shields.</p>
<p>As Banjo lay on the floor while the police officer handcuffed him, other dancers crowded around with smartphones as if to film and take photos of the incident.</p>
<p>The routine also saw the dance troupe take a knee, in protest against racism and police brutality.</p>
<p>Alongside an image of himself kneeling, Banjo wrote: “This is what change looks like.</p>
<p>“ITV stand with Diversity and we’ve never been prouder.”</p>
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<p>Earlier this week, the broadcaster praised the dance troupe’s “authentic, heartfelt” performance.</p>
<p>Broadcasting regulator Ofcom has said it will not investigate the routine despite the large number of complaints, saying it did not “consider” the performance to be racist.</p>
<p>Britain’s Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon said on Thursday that she became emotional during Diversity’s performance.</p>
<p>She told the Daily Mirror that although the camera did not pan to the judges during the performance, she was in “floods of tears”.</p>
<p>She added: “I had this overwhelming feeling of ‘Wow, I can’t believe I am watching this on BGT’. It felt really important.”</p>
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