Ashley Banjo shares defiant message after ITV backs Diversity performance
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAshley Banjo has shared a defiant message to his Instagram following after ITV publicly backed Diversity's performance inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement.The 31-year-old dancer said the group have “never been prouder” while he took to the social media platform to thank “everyone that supported us”.The Britain’s Got Talent routine sparked around 24,500 complaints to Ofcom – which is almost a record for the decade.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.As Ashley lay on the floor while the police officer handcuffed him, other dancers crowded around with smartphones as if to film and take.
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