Originally Posted by
SteveB
Clarkson, is reported to have hit producer Oisin Tymon, after being told no dinner had been laid on for the presenters after they finished filming for the BBC2 show one evening last week.
Previous incidents include;=
• July 2008: Drink-driving
BBC bosses told Clarkson off for supping a gin and tonic while behind the wheel of a pick-up truck
• November 2008: Lorry drivers
With reference to Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, Clarkson joked on the show about how lorry drivers "murder prostitutes"
• February 2009: Gordon Brown
The then prime minister was dismissed as a "one-eyed Scottish idiot" during a press conference in Australia.
• October 2009: Black Muslim Lesbians
Clarkson said that the BBC was obsessed with hiring black, Muslim lesbians to counter the number of white heterosexuals in its ranks.
• July 2010: Burkas and lingerie
During a Top Gear discussion on distractions while driving: “Honestly, the burka doesn’t work. I was in a cab in Piccadilly the other day when a woman in a full burka crossing the road in front of me tripped over the pavement, went head over heels and up it came, red g-string and stockings.”
• August 2010: Special needs
Clarkson referred to a Ferrari as 'special needs' and a 'simpleton' as a way of giving it a bad review.
• February 2011: Mexico
Clarkson sparked a diplomatic incident, and was forced to apologise to the Mexican ambassador
• January 2012: India
Viewers complained about Clarkson's provocative remarks concerning the country's clothing, trains, food and history.
• May 2014: The 'N'-word
Clarkson was forced into a apology after appearing to mumble the word as he sang a nursery rhyme on Top Gear.
• July 2014: Slope
Ofcom said he had breached their guidelines, when he referred to an Asian person as a 'slope',
• October 2014: Falklands
Jeremy Clarkson caused offence this time by driving through Argentina using a number plate apparently referring to the Falklands War.
Clarkson is reported as having said: “I’m having a nice cold pint and waiting for this to blow over.”
Hardly the language of someone who is sorry intends to change his behaviour. The problem for the BBC is he makes a lot of money for the corporation, but he is uncontrollable and gives gratuitous offence to a lot of people. And this time it involves violence.
I'd be a fan of the show but think Clarkson probably has a hugely inflated view of himself due to the popularity of the show and the fact that he's gotten away with so much in the past.
As far as the Argentinian issue is concerned I read in the papers that the producers said if you check the motor registration database in the UK they didn't change the reg for the show.
Watching the Argentinian episode the problem only started when the presenters and crew reached their final destination which they described as being the home port of the Argentinian battleship Belgrano.
The Belgrano was sunk by a British sub at the start of the Falklands war resulting in the death of over 300 Argentinian sailors. I'm assuming these death sailor families probably still live in the same port city the presenters and crew arrived into and the shit storm started...
I'd say the producers and the security experts employed by the producers are as much responsible for the problem they experienced in Argentina as the presenters...
But I also think there is no place for a physical intimidation or punches throw at a fellow employee in the workplace, no matter how you are. He should be fired especially with his track record of issues....
Last edited by cantgetenuff; 12-03-15 at 15:39.
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