On 4 June 2020, Francis apologised on Instagram, as himself, for his portrayal of various black celebrities on "Bo' Selecta!". In the video description he added "Following recent events, I've done a lot of talking and learning and I would like to put this out there. I want to apologise to anyone that was offended by "Bo'selecta". I'm on a constant journey of knowledge and just wanted to say I'm deeply sorry. #blacklivesmatter".