Online petition started to 'reinstate' Top Gear host Clarkson as incident details emerge
The remaining episodes from the current season of BBC’s popular UK car show “Top Gear” have reportedly been dropped following a “fracas” in which host Jeremy Clarkson reportedly punched producer Oisin Tymon.
The Telegraph reports that the incident took place when Clarkson was told that no dinner had been provided for the presenters following a filming session last week. Co-presenter James May added that Jeremy had “been involved in a bit of a dust up, but I don’t think it’s that serious.”
Soon after Tuesday’s announcement that the BBC had suspended Jeremy Clarkson, an online petition was started calling for the BBC to “reinstate” Clarkson – it has received over 400,000 signatures as of Wednesday morning.
Clarkson has found himself no stranger to controversy in years past, as this snippet from a past Sky News report explains:
Meanwhile, former “Top Gear” host Chris Goffey had this to say of Clarkson and his past relationship with the producers:
