Diversity dance group knelt during the semifinals of Britain’s Got Talent.
Dancer Ashley Banjo said she was opposed to using their symbolic gesture against racism, which is linked to the Black Lives Matter movement.
This is not the first time Diversity has knelt in Britain’s Got Talent.
In 2020, the inspired performance of the group Black Lives Matter caused 21,000 complaints to Ofcom, the broadcast regulator.
Diversity, who won the competition in 2009, took to the stage with a politically charged routine during a semifinal featuring a white police officer kneeling on Banjo’s neck at a time covering the murder of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, in the United States.
After a night of electrifying performances, singer Tom Ball and comedian Eva Abley reached the final on Sunday.
The ball was thrown straight after receiving the most votes from the audience.
He impressed the audience and the audition judges with his interpretation of Sam Smith’s Writing’s On The Wall.
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Ablie, who has cerebral palsy, has faced Japanese wizard Keichi Iwasaki, and judges David Williams, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden have voted in favor.
Impressionist Ben Nichles and music duo Flintz and Taylor had previously secured a place in the final after their performances in last night’s semi-final.
Busker Maxwell Thorpe and 13-year-old ventriloquist Jamie Leahy managed to get through during Monday’s show.
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