THE BBC HAS FIRED JEREMY CLARKSON

The BBC has fired “Top Gear” host Jeremy Clarkson for his involvement in a “fracas” with one of the show’s producers, CBS News reports.

Here’s a tweet from Sky News reporting the same thing:

Mark White @skymarkwhite

BREAKING – Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been sacked by the BBC over his fracas with a producer
2:15 PM – 25 Mar 2015

Clarkson has yet to give a reaction. Earlier Wednesday morning, he tweeted that he had not heard the decision yet:

Jeremy Clarkson @JeremyClarkson

Just to keep everyone up to date, I haven’t heard a thing.
12:52 PM – 25 Mar 2015

The news follows reports from The Telegraph and The Guardian that the host of the wildly popular car show would be sacked for an incident that happened at a hotel after a long day of filming.

The move will at least in its current form end a TV franchise that gathers £50 million ($74.6 million) in revenues for the BBC globally. The BBC will attempt to “reconstruct” the show around the other two presenters, Richard Hammond and James May, The Guardian reports. That move would be a huge surprise, given Clarkson’s outsize role and popularity on the show.

The Guardian says BBC director general Lord Tony Hall feels he has “little alternative” but to get rid of Clarkson.

According to the Telegraph report, Hall will announce that an investigation into the incident found that Clarkson did indeed physically attack “Top Gear” producer Oisin Tymon… see more

source: businessinsider

Tags: BBC, Entertainment, Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear

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