More than 10,000 people complained about the … He and co-host Susanna Reid echoed their support for the group too, with them reaching out to Ashley once more. Our. Piers Morgan called out Good Morning Britain guest Calvin Robinson who believed Diversity's BGT routine was 'misguided' after it received over 20,000 complaints, Get a daily dose of showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with our free email newsletter. I've had time to reflect on this opinion, and I still don't.' Left: Piers Morgan seen returning to his west London home on March 10. David also had his say, suggesting anyone who did complain about one part of a four-minute routine "missed the point" of it, and its significance. Piers Morgan has condemned the people who complained about a performance by dance troupe Diversity over their Black Lives Matter-themed performance. Speaking about it on GMB on Wednesday, Piers shared his pride over the channel's response to the hate and the complaints. Piers Morgan Leads Anti-Meghan Markle U.K. Our. While Piers and David agreed in their support for the act and their incredible routine, Calvin claimed he felt the group were "misguided" with what they did in their four-minute performance. Keep going, we are all behind you. ... [Piers Morgan], who for me has only ever offered a balanced argument of the Sussexes’ ”faults”. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. So far there has been upwards of … Right: Chelsea Handler attends the Vanity Fair Oscar party on February 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills. Piers Morgan has blasted Britain’s Got Talent viewers who complained about Diversity’s Black Lives Matter-themed performance during the semi-finals.. As Ofcom complaints soared to 15,500 following the performance, which featured portrayed a policeman kneeling on the dancer’s neck, Piers lauded the routine. Topline. The incredible and emotional routine earlier this month referenced the Black Lives Matter movement, and also referenced the death of George Floyd in America earlier this year. Piers Morgan says he is ‘proud to work at ITV’ after the channel said it would stand by its decision to broadcast Diversity’s Black Lives Matter performance on Britain’s Got Talent. Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV. — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 8, 2021 “This interview is an absolutely disgraceful betrayal of the Queen and the Royal Family,” the tweet read in the early hours of Monday But the moment also faced a huge amount of backlash, with thousands of complaints made to ITV and Ofcom. 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. The Good Morning Britain co-presenters addressed the topic live on the ITV breakfast show on Monday (14 September) and condemned people sending threats and racial abuse to Banjo. Viewers were moved to tears by the performance, with the group praised for their incredible message and for using their platform. During a debate on GMB on Tuesday, Piers and co-host Susanna Reid were joined by vocal coach David Grant and political commentator Calvin Robinson. Piers Morgan, a former prime-time host at CNN, has been a loyal defender of the Royal Family amid the past few years of controversy, which was on … Broadcaster Piers Morgan’s years-long contempt for Meghan Markle has ended in his resignation from Good Morning Britain (GMB), the … As support for the group continues to be shared online, from fans, friends and Ashley's BGT co-stars, Piers has also stood by Ashley and the group and encouraged them to keep going. Piers Morgan called Prince Harry and Meghan Markle "cowardly" Monday for making allegations of racism against the British royal family without calling out any individuals by name. Always divisive host Piers Morgan has this time clashed with political and women’s rights activist Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, during a discussion on the fallout from the Duke and Duchess of … "What they were doing in a four-minute performance, they talked about the coronavirus pandemic, about love, about unity and in part of it they depicted the seminal moment apart from the virus of the year, which was the appalling death of George Floyd at the knee of a police officer. Ashley and his dance group performed the incredible routine on BGT earlier this month, and it referenced the Black Lives Matter movement, and also referenced the death of George Floyd in America earlier this year. Piers jumped to the boys' defence, as did the BGT judges with Ashley currently stepping in for injured Simon Cowell. Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV. After it received over 20,000 complaints since the performance aired on Saturday September 5, Ashley Banjo and has group have spoken out. https://www.irishmirror.ie/tv/piers-morgan-takes-aim-margot-21419260 PIERS Morgan told viewers to “wake up or stop watching Good Morning Britain” as he ranted about Diversity receiving 15,500 complaints for their Black Lives Matter dance. Viewers were moved to tears by the performance, with the group praised for their incredible message and for using their platform. ", Piers went on: "Ashley, I know you have been watching all week. It comes after 41,000 have written to the broadcaster's regulator Ofcom to complain about his conduct. Piers Morgan tweeted an image of Winston Churchill and said: 'On Monday, I said I didn't believe Meghan Markle in her Oprah interview. Something went wrong, please try again later. Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan did not hold back, as Diversity's recent performance on Britain's Got Talent took centre stage on the show again. Calvin had argued: "I think what they tried to do was well intentioned, but very misguided. David also disagreed with Calvin, saying: "If people look at it as the four-minute piece that it was, in 240 seconds for eight seconds they depicted a police officer with his knee on someone's neck. Reaction, as Public Opinion Sharply Divides THE DAY AFTER Meghan’s shocking allegations force U.K. observers to … Now, ITV have released a statement saying they too stand by Diversity and the performance that was aired. What are you offended by? But as he made his comments, Piers was quick to call him out and suggesting there was "something wrong" with anyone who found it offensive. "It was pre-watershed and it was very violent, it was portraying police brutality and kneeling on necks. Piers Morgan has furiously slammed Britain's Got Talent viewers after a backlash to Diversity's recent performance. 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"It was steeped in critical race theory essentially, which is this whole myth of white supremacy and white people being oppressive and black people being victims, and it's not a good message to be sending at eight o'clock on prime time television.". Piers Morgan has furiously slammed Britain's Got Talent viewers after a backlash to Diversity's recent performance. Piers said: "Can I just say I don’t think I have ever been prouder to work for ITV than I am now, and I think a lot of employees here feel the same. 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Piers Morgan called out Good Morning Britain guest Calvin Robinson who believed Diversity's BGT routine was 'misguided' after it received over 20,000 complaints