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Diversity's Jordan Banjo hits back at troll calling him a 'disgrace' after BGT BLM performance

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16.09.2020 - 00:58

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Jordan Banjo has hit back at a nasty troll calling him a "disgrace" after Diversity's BLM-inspired performance on Britain's Got Talent.

The former BGT winners performed a poignant retelling of the killing of George Floyd and the BLM protests earlier this month.

It has since received over 20,000 Ofcom complaints, but ITV have thrown their support behind Ashley Banjo and his Diversity bandmates.

Jordan, who has said that the complaints make him feel sick, took to Twitter this evening to thank the broadcaster for its full support.

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