Britain's Got Talent's Dangerous Act Sparks Outrage

0:00It's April 23rd. You're listening to Entertainment and Celebrity News today, AI-powered entertainment coverage. Britain's Got Talent is catching heat from viewers after airing a wild machete act that had folks calling it way too risky for TV. Fakir Testa, a 45-year-old performer, pulled off stunts like hanging from a machete around his neck and even dragging a car across the stage. With it chained there, the show got 151 complaints to Ovcom right after the Saturday episode. Judges like Simon Cowell and Alicia Dixon couldn't stomach it, hitting their buzzers while Amanda Holden looked shocked. Fakir kept going, climbing a ladder barefoot using machetes as steps, all during a two-minute performance loaded with, do not try this at home. Warnings. Fans flooded social media and off-com, saying it made them sick and wasn't fit for family viewing before 9 p.m. One viewer called it, straight up lunacy, not talent, and others fumed about prime time's stupidity on a show for all ages.

1:00This isn't the first time. Earlier this month, Lee Roy Patterson's act drew 108 complaints. He slammed his stomach on mouse traps, sat on nails that his strips, and ran through worrying wee strimmers ending up cut and bleeding. Ovcom confirmed most gripes targeted Fakir's audition, sparking talks on where danger crosses into irresponsibility for shows like this airing. Saturdays at 7 p.m. on ITV.