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		</div><p>The number of complaints about an episode of Britain’s Got Talent in which Diversity performed a routine inspired by Black Lives Matter has risen to 15,500, Ofcom has said.<br />
The dance group, which won the talent show in 2009, took to the stage with a politically-charged performance during the ITV show’s semi-final earlier this month.</p>
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<p>It saw a white police officer kneel on star and temporary BGT judge Ashley Banjo, echoing the killing of unarmed black man George Floyd.</p>
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<p>The group all took the knee before the song Black Lives Matter by Dax began, which features the lyrics: “I can’t breathe”, the last words uttered by Mr Floyd.<br />
The performance attracted praise and criticism from members of the public, with the number of complaints to broadcasting watchdog Ofcom rising since the episode was broadcast.<br />
An Ofcom spokeswoman said: “We are assessing this content against our broadcasting rules, but are yet to decide whether or not to investigate.”</p>
<figure id="attachment_161899" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-161899" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-161899" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/E3BB4B9F-9AE4-46DE-91E9-92C269F645F8.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="816" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-161899" class="wp-caption-text">Diversity stars Ashley and Jordan Banjo</figcaption></figure>
<p>Responding to the backlash, Banjo said in a post on Instagram: “In the present moment though there is still so much to say… But I will just let this performance say it for me.<br />
“For the thousands of supportive messages of Love and inclusion – Thank you.<br />
“And for the thousands of messages of hate and ignorance I’ve received – Thank you…<br />
“You highlight exactly what needs to change and why this was so important to me and the rest of @diversity_official.”</p>
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<p>Judge Alesha Dixon commented on his post: “Always proud of you.”<br />
Banjo took Simon Cowell’s place on the judging panel for the first semi-final, while the music mogul continues to recover from back surgery.</p>
<p>Britain’s Got Talent continues on Saturdays at 8pm on ITV.</p>
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