Britain's Got Talent
Around 24,500 people complained to the media watchdog over the dance troupe's Black Lives Matter-inspired routine.
Troupe leader Ashley Banjo recently shared shocking examples of racist abuse he's received since the performance aired.
Piers Morgan has voiced his support for Diversity’s BLM-themed performance on Britain’s Got Talent, after the dance troupe’s performance received thousands of complaints. Diversity’s routine, inspired by the events of 2020, included references to the killing of George Floyd, and the following global protests.
The Britain's Got Talent star has insisted she "never threatened to quit" the show.
The dance troupe leader insisted: "A lot of the negativity shows exactly why this performance was needed."
The media regulator has received over 1000 complaints since Saturday's performance, which won widespread praise from viewers.
The routine featured a police officer kneeling on lead dancer Ashley Banjo and the group taking a knee.
Amanda Holden, Piers Morgan, Davina McCall and Dermot O'Leary have also paid tribute to the comedian.
The pair came close to quitting the ITV talent show in 2012, as they were unhappy with how little of them was being shown on screen.
Simon is having to sit out some of the next stage of the competition after injuring himself in a bike incident.
About Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent 2017, given the magnitude of last year's contestants, looks set to be the competition's biggest year yet. Amanda Holden is returning to the panel, after appearing on every series of BGT, while Alesha Dixon, David Walliams and Simon Cowell make up the rest of this year's judges. Past winners of BGT have gone on to great things, such as 2014's winners Collabro, Diversity and Ashleigh and Pudsey, the show's first dog winner. George Sampson has gone on to have a successful acting career off the back of Britain's Got Talent, while Attraction now perform all over the world. It's not just about the champions, though, and the talent show has helped make stars of many of its former contestants, most notably Susan Boyle, whose performance of 'I Dreamed A Dream' at the auditions in series three catapulted her to a household name all over the world overnight. Other memorable contestants from previous series include the likes of dancers Nico and Paddy, impressionist Francine Lewis, singer Calum Scott, comedy act Stavros Flatley. Last year, the likes of Beau Dermott, Boogie Storm and 100 Voices Of Gospel made it through the live shows, with magician Richard Jones triumphing in the final.