Host of BBC show 'Top Gear' Suspended

BBC Suspends Jeremy Clarkson, Host of ‘Top Gear’ After String of Warnings

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/11/world/europe/bbc-suspends-jeremy-clarkson-host-of-top-gear-after-string-of-warnings.html?_r=0

Ray

What ever you think of Clarkson at least he spat in the face of political correct fascists that stifle our ability to express an opinion. Take your licks Clarkson you wanker.

Clarkson is funny. Clarkson is giving the masses what they want: irreverant, pointed and humorous commentary, always at the expense of somebody. The whole Top-Gear team is known for bagging on Americans and thier cars every chance they get. Who cares?

If anyone takes anything these guys do seriously, it is thier own problem.

This will probably be a giant opportunity for Clarkson to raise his "rate" geometrically. What smart American TV producer wouldn't want to team him with jingo-heavy American co-host and then just let the sparks fly?

1.5 million/ yr? Is that it? He could probably be earning 5 to 10 times that much on an American-produced show.

It sure worked for Simon Cowel.

it was due to a fight with a producer, but all the details are not known yet.

after a long shoot last week there was an issue with food catering, and clarkson and a producer whom he is freinds with, got into a fight were a punch may have been thrown. so the BBC suspended him pending an investigation. that suspended the last 3 eps of top gear UK. there are live segments and video segments of the show so because the live segments could not be filmed the series is incomplete and suspended at the moment.

there have been hilarious tweets from his fellow top gear hosts and a very funny bbc interview where they asked james may about what happened and he got locked out of his motorcycle garage in london "typical james"

The BBC, Bring back Clarkson petition is now over 300,000 people.

The BBC, Bring back Clarkson petition is now over 300,000 people.

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And we couldn't get 100000 signatures on the M855 ammo ban?

But Clarkson will be back. I think it was more of a publicity stunt than anything.

The BBC has been trying to fire him for years because the higher ups can not suppress him and make him PC.

top gear is basically #1 in the world so it explains all the people that signed the petition.

more info came to light and turns out the fight never even happened it was a shouting match that ended and some PC manager reported clarkson for it.

if it was a publicity stunt it was a good one and worked.

on the ammo ban: this country is lost so no surprise, every day the executive and judicial branch tear the constitution apart as the legislative branch puts a thumb up its ass and drools on itself.

i propose the : 'BBC', Ban Boehner, Censure petition.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31828184 --> Top Gear plans to drop the remaining TG episodes from the season.

Of course they are. They need some Clarkson episodes in their vaults to roll out when their viewership hits the poop can.

-Kurt

the more comes out about what happened the more it looks like the BBC higher ups really screwed up.

Clarkson is basically chilling at home waiting for it to blow over.

everyone is coming to clarkson's defense including the producer that he got into a shouting match with.

some manager over the producer started a row about what happened but turns out clarkson was the one that reported himself about the incident.

the incident should of stayed internal to the BBC pending a full investigation, but the higher ups blew it all out of proportion and made it public.

so if all goes right,, then top gear will be back in 2 weeks, because they need to film the live part of the show next week. this week was missed due to the suspension. Wed they film the live parts then put the show together for sunday night. only 3 eps left in this season now.

Clarkson should move to the US and take over the crappy version of Top Gear produced here in the States. That'll show the BBC.

so if all goes right,, then top gear will be back in 2 weeks, because they need to film the live part of the show next week. this week was missed due to the suspension. Wed they film the live parts then put the show together for sunday night. only 3 eps left in this season now.

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And thus a huge publicity campaign has been provided courtesy of the news media - with nary a dollar spent.

-Kurt

Clarkson should move to the US and take over the crappy version of Top Gear produced here in the States. That'll show the BBC.

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BBC owns Top Gear America, Our Top Gear is the low budget version" on the most part" cause BBC funds Top Gear UK better, while our version has to depend on sponcers and commercials a lot more i guess. plus while paying rights to use the name and the stig and everything else Top gear, i heard jeremy was offered to work Top Gear America, but turned it down , that working 2 shows would just keep him away from home more than he wanted.

Jeremy Clarkson has been sacked. Real shame as he was the show.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11493270/Jeremy-Clarkson-to-be-sacked-by-the-BBC.html

And on that bombshell.... Goodnight Top Gear!

I agree - he made the show entertaining.

Sad it had to go down like that...

Ray

Actaully that article may be wrong the bbc is suppose to officially announce what will happen tomarrow.

The Telegraph were tipped off by the BBC early. Here's the news from the BBC website.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32052736

yup its offical they fired him, may and richard said they are basically done with TOP gear uk also.,

so its over



You lovable NOB! RIP top gear

The question is.....

Was there a non compete clause in their contract?

too early to tell the future.

Let top gear UK just end and then in a few months move on to other options. rumors about a netflix show possibility.

https://www.change.org/p/netflix-hire-jeremy-clarkson-richard-hammond-and-james-may-to-create-their-own-motoring-show

there are jokes all over showing Top gear as "House of Cars" to go with netflix "house of cards" show