Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended by the BBC after a “fracas” with one of the show’s producers.
The British broadcaster has confirmed that it will be conducting an investigation after the controversial English rev-head was involved in the incident.
The BBC has not gone into specifics, however Radio Times is reporting that Clarkson “punched a producer”.
“Following a fracas with a BBC producer, Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended pending an investigation,” the BBC said in a statement. “No-one else has been suspended.”
Top Gear would not be broadcast this Sunday, the broadcaster added.
Clarkson, 54, is no stranger to controversy, and Top Gear is well-known for its provocative stunts. The BBC gave Clarkson his “final warning” in May 2014, after he used a racist term in the children’s rhyme “Eeny Meeny, Miney, Mo”. At the time, the broadcaster said that “one more offensive remark, anywhere, at any time” would cost Clarkson his job.
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Clarkson is yet to comment on the ‘fracas’, however this morning tweeted in reference to the incident.
Sorry Ed. It seems I knocked your “I’m a human” piece down the news agenda.
— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) March 10, 2015
