Wednesday, March 25, 2015

BBC drops 'Top Gear' host Clarkson over producer attack

The BBC said Clarkson was suspended after a "fracas", reported to be a verbal and physical assault on show producer Oisin Tymon after the star failed to receive a hot meal after a day's filming The BBC announced Wednesday that it was dropping one of its most popular presenters, "Top Gear" host Jeremy Clarkson, for physically attacking a producer. "It is with great regret that I have told Jeremy Clarkson today that the BBC will not be renewing his contract," BBC Director-General Tony Hall said in a statement. Clarkson's contract with "Top Gear", a motoring show which draws more than 350 million viewers around the world, is thought to expire at the end of this month. The BBC said it would now "look to renew Top Gear for 2016" and put out the final episodes in the current series of the programme, which had been postponed.








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