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CONTROVERSIAL TELEVISION PRESENTER Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended by the BBC following an incident with a producer.
In a statement, the BBC said that there was a ‘fracas’ between Top Gear host Clarkson and a producer, but did not give any further detail about what happened.
Top Gear will not be broadcast this Sunday and an investigation is underway, the statement said.
Clarkson had said last year that the BBC had put him on a final warning following a row over whether or not he used a racist term during filming for the BBC2 show. He has previously faced criticism for describing people who throw themselves under trains as ‘selfish’ and has apologised for saying that workers who go on strike should be shot.
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The most recent gaffe involving the show came during an episode filmed in Argentina last October when Clarkson and his co-hosts James May and Richard Hammond were forced to leave the country over a number plate they used on a Porsche, which people in the area believed was a deliberately provocative reference to the Falklands War.
“Following a fracas with a BBC producer, Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended pending an investigation,” the BBC statement says.
” No one else has been suspended. Top Gear will not be broadcast this Sunday. The BBC will be making no further comment at this time”.
In tweets this evening, Clarkson wasn’t saying anything about what had provoked the row.
Instead, he’s been chatting with his co-presenters James May and Richard Hammond about what they can show instead of Top Gear this Sunday…
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Top Gear is amongst the biggest shows in the world, it’s syndicated in almost every country, He would be gone a long time ago if it wasn’t producing so much revenue.
Check you’re facts mate. Tickets for top gear shows are sold out for the next 10 years…top gear has also sold the show to nearly 80 countries, as its owned by BBC they make the profits. Jeremy is part of the show…like him or loath him..he is top gear
He was there for decades, with all sorts of unsavoury rumours about him and his abuse of unfortunate helpless kids. They knew what he was up to and still didn’t get rid of the vermin.
Neal actually a considerable number of people knew Savile had an unhealthy interest in children but because of his celebrity status he was deemed “untouchable “.
The nurses at Broadmoor Hospital regularly blocked his access to vulnerable children, unfortunately he still managed to abuse.
Terry wogan said he knew it , esther rantzen said it was widely known in the bbc that saville was up to no good. Saville did not hide what he was up to, too much, and he was questioned by several police forces in the uk. But of course he knew the chief constables or other senior ranks, and could wriggle out of it.
The point is the senior management of the bbc should have removed him.
Your last point is probably correct Ann. But, at home here, we have nothing to be proud of either.
Too many examples to quote – but the Comiskey/Fortune saga has always deeply saddened me.
How the Church and its hierarchy completely ignored the calls of its members/paritioners – and simply allowed Fortune to continued abusing innocent children.
Obviously loads of people knew he was a paedo; his victims, of which there are apparently hundreds, definitely knew. Saville was before my time but I remember the first time I saw him and thinking, “What a creep”. I remember Louis Theroux interviewing him and Saville essentially admitting that “Things will come out after my passing on that will show I haven’t always been a straight shooter”, paraphrasing a little but that’s basically what he said to Theroux and refused to elaborate any further.
I have to say that I have no interest in cars at all but I love top gear ! Its the carry on abs the banter between the three of them that makes the show a success . I watched that particular show and it was scary enough for them .
And that’s exactly the point right there. Anyone who is actually interested in cars is just frustrated by Top Gear and Clarkson in particular. Fifth Gear is without doubt a much better show. Top Gear is for the masses and the format is so stale now at this stage I couldn’t bring myself to watch the latest series.
Paul I have a huge interest in cars & motorsport in particular. I am also a mechanic. Yes there is a lot of childish behaviour in top gear but these men know their cars & are all very good drivers. The car I drive is influenced by this show.
I remember the old top gear before clarkson took it over. It was the most boring thing you could possibly watch. People with the charisma of a wooden plank reviewing cars, boring bottom of the range vauxhalls etc, banging on about the nice cloth seats and how many cup holders it had, what the service intervals were like etc. like clarkson or loathe him, he did make the show.
Well I never miss a show. I went to top gear live back in our boom was great fun. Picked my misses out of the crowd as they were rating hot girls who went to shows. Admired her assets.
Majority of his ‘controversies’ were taken out of context. His comment about shooting workers on strike for example was completely sarcastic, something abundantly clear if you watch the full segment, something most people criticising it never did. He has an awful lot of power, many would love to see him fall.
Jeremy sold his share to the BBC in 2012. Though if they did fire him they would have to pay him twice as he has employment contracts with both the BBC and BBC worldwide for the live shows.
Ever hear of george entwistle, former director general of the bbc bernie ? He received a golden handshake of £450,000 plus his pension pot of £877,000. This meant he was paid £8,500 a day for his brief stint as dg.
Nothing to do with his contract, the £450,000 was approved by lord patten and when it came to light the poo hit the fan, and rightly so, £1.3 million for 54 days work is obscene.
Yes – a large amount. But his contract was redeemed/paid up – just like footballers (unsuccessful ones, like Torres) being disposed of. It can be more lucrative to get out of a contract – than to fulfil it. Ask Brian Goggin
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He actually could be paid twice, firstly by the bbc who have a contract with him to present Top Gear, and secondly by BBC Worldwide, a commercial subsidiary of the BBC, who have a contract with him until September to present the live shows, appear on merchandise etc. So if they want to end both of those contracts they will indeed have to pay him twice.
I’m far more liberal, view the world much differently than Clarkson, and have enjoyed the show since its inception. We’ve got to lighten up and be able to laugh at ourselves. Jeremy does that. He’s a character on a show, all three of them are. It’s intended to ruffle feathers, that’s the edgy point of the show.
Seems that ‘moron’ is a damn sight more successful and popular than you.I’ve heard of Clakeson as have millions of others, don’t know who you are though.
It looks like our old *friend* rodgers,gillwhoever etc is up to it’s old tricks again.
Just report the account and it will be closed again.
This thick just walks into it again and again.
Gravel/Will/Bill and now Bernie yeah left out the word effort.
Btw Henry Sellers was a character on Father Ted , but I’d only expect an Irish person to know this.You and your multiple accounts take care now.
He speaks his mind, doesn’t care about being PC, he’s a right wing conservative and people like the show… Looking forward to watching it on another channel, bbcs loss
The Argentina incident wasn’t a “gaffe” – some media speculated the registration number had set the locals off, but if you watch the episode it’s clear the Top Crew were attacked for merely being English.
“Howard, it’s Bateman, Patrick Bateman. You’re my lawyer so I think you should know: I’ve killed a lot of people. Some girls in the apartment uptown uh, some homeless people maybe 5 or 10 um a girl called J I met on TheJournal, yeah she is dead too”
Ridiculous, people who criticise Clarkson take him too seriously. If you honestly believe that everything he says is his true opinion then open your eyes! He’s a joker and a presenter/entertainer. Just let him do his job, which he has done very well for over 20 seasons!
The amount of paedophilia covered up by the BBC sexual predators Jimmy Saville, Dave Lee Travis, Rolf Harris to name a few and all their time and resources on Clarkson because he’s not politically correct spare me
I think these yokes are kicking in, I must be seeing things!
On a more serious note, they can’t take Top Gear to another channel but they can bring the lads to another channel under a different name. Even the Stig would have to change his name and quite possibly his appearance
Erm, you might find it actually is, without Clarkson the show will slip into obscurity.
Yes, he polarizes, yes, he can be obnoxious and absolutely political incorrect, but, that’s what appeals to the viewers of the show, and I’m not ashamed to admit that I enjoy watching Top Gear.
I dare say Jeremy Clarkson as a private person is completely different from the character he presents on the show.
That being said, if he really punched a producer, some sort of punishment needs to be metered out, but not showing the already recorded episodes of Top Gear is just silly.
If they give him the boot, sky or itv will pick up top gear ( if it isn’t locked in to bbc). I reckon as long as ratings are strong, he might just hang on.
Clarkson has an estimated net worth of 50 million sterling and he knows that the show will now be a flop without him. I wouldn’t imagine he’s too bothered and I’m sure he’ll be back on another channel soon enough. But will that channel back him as much as BBC backed him over the years? I doubt it. And we all know it’s only a matter of time before he grossly offends another section of society.
And finally this top rate pr–k gets what’s coming to him. Imagine if you could if he came to ireland in a car withe the date Of Bloody Sunday on the reg, I wonder what the reaction would be. And then try to worm out of it by saying oh it was just a coincidence, mmmmm think people.
Albert, thanks for posting the link. A good day – first to read of Clarkson’s suspension and then to see his pathetic excuse for “humour” being called out in a satirical way.
Really don’t see why that show is popular anyway.
I have never found any of the “ha ha look what just happened hilariously and unplanned” parts remotely funny.
Same thing every week and it’s just boring really
Sorry speed the ignorant yoke, maybe now they will rid the screens of this buffoon. I can just see the other two clowns no knowing whether it was one of his jokes that they were paid to laugh at, or the real deal.
Some celebs are volatile. No excuse of course. But this producer has very little experience from what I can see. No way should he have been anywhere near a guy like Clarkson. He was in way over his head.
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