Britain's Got Talent 2020 semi-final on Saturday September 5, portrayed the death of George Floyd in America and the protests that followed.
It featured Ashley having his neck knelt on by a white police officer.The dance was accused by viewers of taking a political stance during a family entertainment show and it's now the second most complained about TV moment of the decade.Sharing examples of some of the vile comments he'd received, Ashley told his followers on Instagram: "No I don’t mean 'criticism'...
I mean 'Racism.' I mean hate ... I mean the very thing that makes every single second of that performance and every single complaint worth it."Explaining why he'd chosen to share the racist abuse he said: "I didn’t want to even shed light.
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