'BGT' judge Alesha Dixon 'in floods' over Diversity's BLM-themed dance

Ofcom has received more than 1,900 complaints over an episode of Britain’s Got Talent which saw Alesha Dixon wear a Black Lives Matter necklace.

anti-racism performance on Britain’s Got Talent. The media watchdog said that it received around 24,500 complaints over the dance troupe’s performance on the ITV talent show on September 5.

Britain’s Got Talent will not be investigated following a backlash over dance troupe Diversity’s Black Lives Matter-themed performance on the show.The emotional routine – which told the story of the death of George Floyd – sparked controversy and triggered more than 24,000 complaints.But broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has concluded that the programme “did not raise issues which warranted investigation under our broadcasting rules”.View this post on InstagramIt said the central message of the dance

Alesha Dixon watched Diversity perform their Black Lives Matter dance on Britain’s Got Talent, she found herself unable to hold back floods of tears. The dance narrating the killing of unarmed George Floyd in May was, she says today in her first interview since controversy erupted over it, a poignant, beautiful and powerful display.

Ashley Banjo has said Diversity’s dance routine, inspired by Black Lives Matter, sparked more of a positive than a negative response.

Britain's Got Talent if ITV apologised for Diversity's dance routine from last weekend, which has prompted 15,500 complaints to the broadcasting regulator Ofcom.The routine during last Saturday's semi-final portrayed the death of George Floyd with a white police officer kneeling on choreographer and dancer Ashley Banjo's neck.It was reported had Alesha had threatened to walk, but she's vehemently denied this was the case."For the record I never threatened to quit BGT, I’ve had no conversations