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Diversity's BGT dance nears most controversial TV event of decade as complaints hit 23k

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Diversity's Black Lives Matter inspired dance routine on Britain's Got Talent is close to surpassing the most complained about TV moment of the decade, latest Ofcom figures have revealed.

A representative for the regulator revealed to the Mirror that they have received 23,308 complaints about the semi-final, which aired Saturday 5 September on ITV, with an episode of Celebrity Big Brother holding the record. "We are assessing these complaints against our broadcasting rules, before deciding whether or not to investigate," added the spokesperson.

During the episode, stand-in judge Ashley Banjo and his dance troupe narrated a number of high profile news events from the last year including the killing of unarmed black man George Floyd in

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