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3. Apparently...

Wed Mar 25, 2015, 12:38 PM

Mar 2015

The "fracas" must have been pretty bad for them to fire him.

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'Top Gear' Host Jeremy Clarkson Dropped by BBC After 'Fracas' [View all] joeybee12 Mar 2015 OP

I guess edhopper Mar 2015 #1

Apparently... joeybee12 Mar 2015 #3

It doesn't actually seem so...the victim didn't even file the report. sir pball Mar 2015 #4

Well, I bet more about this comes out... joeybee12 Mar 2015 #5

Oh, I'm sure it's going to be quite lurid for a while! sir pball Mar 2015 #9

Yeah, Saville was horrific beyond words... joeybee12 Mar 2015 #10

How that gets handled should be telling. sir pball Mar 2015 #13

British tabloids already are covering this endlessly T_i_B Mar 2015 #19

Its the end of an era Travis_0004 Mar 2015 #2

I like to think of it as the beginning of a new one. sir pball Mar 2015 #6

Clarkson is a guilty pleasure LordGlenconner Mar 2015 #7

I'll admit it too. He's a jackass, but an entertaining one. backscatter712 Mar 2015 #16

Always heard he was a hard-right Thatcherite jackass IRL hifiguy Mar 2015 #18

I doubt Clarkson will be unemployed long. Xithras Mar 2015 #8

He had it coming. alarimer Mar 2015 #11

Oh, he'll be back on the air very shortly, and likely for more money.. sir pball Mar 2015 #15

That's very true Major Nikon Mar 2015 #21

I'd bet more than "nobody" wants Clarkson. sir pball Mar 2015 #22

I don't have much of an opinion of him either way Major Nikon Mar 2015 #23

You're right about that sir pball Mar 2015 #24

I've watched every episode of every season available. Savannahmann Mar 2015 #14

It's a shame he feels the need to be such an ass LadyHawkAZ Mar 2015 #17

BBC confident it can find a new prick T_i_B Mar 2015 #20

Perfect! joeybee12 Mar 2015 #26

Sad...He's helped draw millions of viewers to the BBC over the years Blue_Tires Mar 2015 #25