BBC Suspends Jeremy Clarkson : BBC Sacks Him

[Niamh.]

I haven't tried to justify anything lol. I'm just posting in here because the whole debacle is hilarious (with all due respect for the producer). I think the BBC will sorely miss the audience he brings, which in turn brings them (and the producer) money. I personally would like him to stay but that's just my opinion.

Well they managed to survive losing Jonathon Ross so I'm sure they'll recover from this too. no one is irreplaceable :shrug:

[Iceman]

Well they managed to survive losing Jonathon Ross so I'm sure they'll recover from this too. no one is irreplaceable :shrug:

Oh I'm sure they will, I don't doubt that at all. The BBC are one of if the not biggest broadcasters. (As far as I'm aware, not too clued up on the British Networks)

[Niamh.]

Oh I'm sure they will, I don't doubt that at all. The BBC are one of if the not biggest broadcasters. (As far as I'm aware, not too clued up on the British Networks)

I do actually like Top Gear and watch it but Jeremy was really starting to grate on me the last while oh and his mini me Richard Hammond who even speaks like him these days :laugh: I would quite like to see Chris Evans take over (eventhough I know you said he's already said he wouldn't) He's a really good presenter

[MTVN]

It'll be on ITV or Channel 4 within a year

[Iceman]

I haven't seen anything with Chris Evans in it since Friday Nights a long long long time ago lol

[Kizzy]

Get rid of all of them they think they're running the damn show... it's about fast cars, it would be a successful show whoever fronted it.
Those guys off wheeler dealers are good...get them!

[arista]

LooseWomenHD
also said the Violent Clarkson
will be Sacked

[Niamh.]

I haven't seen anything with Chris Evans in it since Friday Nights a long long long time ago lol

Yeah, that was his choice though I reckon

[arista]

Live on SkyNewsHD


his Contract will not be renewed


Bliss


Iceman Embrace the News
its News Now

[arista]

Niamh
well done for your poll
we all won

[MTVN]

Very sad

[arista]

Very sad

the BBC CEO Tony Hall
has said he is keeping the show going

[Jamesy]

He will get signed up to another channel. I can see him doing a disappearing act for a few months now, then slowly appear back on TV and probably announce a new signing with another channel.

[arista]

MTVN
not only did he cross the line
and punch the Producer.

That Producer is getting Death Threats

are you happy with that?

[Drew.]

Noooooo!!!! Jeremy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MTVN]

MTVN
not only did he cross the line
and punch the Producer.

That Producer is getting Death Threats

are you happy with that?

That's not Clarkson's fault :nono:

[Scarlett.]

If another channel doesn't snatch all three of them up, they're missing a goldmine.

[arista]

That's not Clarkson's fault :nono:


Yes it is
its his fans

[arista]

No wonder it was in the papers
The BBC even had a special Edit collection of Video of him
so they got early word on it

[Niamh.]

Niamh
well done for your poll
we all won

:')

[arista]

The Producer
has thanked Tony Hall
and his lip was split.
One other presenter stopped the rest

Ref : BBCNewsHD Live

[arista]

Noooooo!!!! Jeremy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Yes Verbal Abuse attacking the Irish
worse than me or LT.


And Splitting the Producers Lip


He had to go.

Tony Halls Statement was good

[arista]

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On Your Bike Fella

[Scarlett.]

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[Iceman]

Live on SkyNewsHD


his Contract will not be renewed


Bliss


Iceman Embrace the News
its News Now

Exactly. NOW being the key word. I don't jump the gun like some people. :pipe:

[Jamesy]

Hmm, I do think this was a decision (was there really ever going to be a decision...) that wasn't taken lightly. The BBC haven't had a great reputation for a long while so something like this is perfect for them to show they are the 'good' channel and will do the 'good' thing.

It will take quite a while for Top Gear to get back on its feet (the next question will be, will Hammond and May stay or go). I think we've got to remember Clarkson has been presenting Top Gear since it started (the modern version we know now). Clarkson, May and Hammond have been presenting it for 12 years together, that's a long time in TV. Even though this decision to sack Clarkson had to happen, I bet the show producers and directors of the BBC are very worried now about how Top Gear can move forwards and still retain its audience.

[Shaun]

oh well

[Scarlett.]

Hmm, I do think this was a decision (was there really ever going to be a decision...) that wasn't taken lightly. The BBC haven't had a great reputation for a long while so something like this is perfect for them to show they are the 'good' channel and will do the 'good' thing.

It will take quite a while for Top Gear to get back on its feet (the next question will be, will Hammond and May stay or go). I think we've got to remember Clarkson has been presenting Top Gear since it started (the modern version we know now). Clarkson, May and Hammond have been presenting it for 12 years together, that's a long time in TV. Even though this decision to sack Clarkson had to happen, I bet the show producers and directors of the BBC are very worried now about how Top Gear can move forwards and still retain its audience.

May and Hammond have probably already been made an offer by another channel, along with Clarkson lol.

[Iceman]

May and Hammond have probably already been made an offer by another channel, along with Clarkson lol.

Yeah I imagine the offers have been rolling in for at least a week now.

[AnnieK]

Inevitable really. I don't think Clarkson will lose an awful lot of sleep over it.

[Livia]

May and Hammond have probably already been made an offer by another channel, along with Clarkson lol.

Oh, I do hope so. If Chris Evans is signed in his place I will never watch Top Gear again

[Jamesy]

May and Hammond have probably already been made an offer by another channel, along with Clarkson lol.

Haha yeah, probably.

Would be quite amusing if all three of them appeared on ITV or another channel in a year with their own new motor show.

[Vicky.]

Yes it is
its his fans

LOL. You cant blame him for the idiocy of his fans :laugh2:

[arista]

Yeah I imagine the offers have been rolling in for at least a week now.

Yes Even Netflix.


But of course Top Gear stays on the BBC
with new stars and maybe a old one

[arista]

LOL. You cant blame him for the idiocy of his fans :laugh2:

Yes some Fans become
"Like to Death"

To save their star

[arista]

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I will buy 10,000
of that mag
to ship to China

[Niamh.]

Haha yeah, probably.

Would be quite amusing if all three of them appeared on ITV or another channel in a year with their own new motor show.

Do you think he should have just got away with punching someone he works with just because he's Jeremy Clarkson?

[MTVN]

BBC let paedos get away with their abuse for years

[MTVN]

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[Drew.]

Gone but not forgotten

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[Niamh.]

BBC let paedos get away with their abuse for years

They did and that was terrible......... :laugh:

[Nedusa]

Clarkson is toast and as expected has been rightly sacked by the BBC over his latest episode.

The long suffering Beeb have finally plucked up the courage to tell clarkson to take a hike and some might say not before time.

The show was great in it's heyday but is dated now and looks a bit like Last of the Summer wine on wheels.

All things must go eventually and Top Gear is no exception. Mr Clarkson had been skating on thin ice for years but the thing that really sealed his fate was the whole "Celebrities are above the law" with ref to Jimmy Savile.

I think the BBC realised they cannot ever allow their employees no matter how famous to flout the law with impunity. so on that Bombshell I'll finish this Post.

As a footnote - I think the whole show will be scrapped and May,Hammond and STIG might come back along with a few new faces in a revamped show next year.

Or might we see May & Hammond and STIG leave the BBC to team up with Clarkson to continue the show under a new guise at say CH4 or CH5 or even ITV

[Iceman]

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Excellent

[Livia]

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Genuinely loled.

[Jamesy]

Do you think he should have just got away with punching someone he works with just because he's Jeremy Clarkson?

Oh no of course not. There's no excuse for getting physically violent against someone, whoever they are and whatever they've done.

Even though he has been sacked, he has got away with it in a way. I bet the BBC are letting him go with some lump of money. If this happened to any old person they would be suspended, go through months of investigation, and before all that probably be arrested and have a criminal record stamped against their name, being left jobless, their future unknown and their job prospects very thin.

Despite this incident other channels and platforms aren't going to ignore the potential gain from taking Clarkson on (financially speaking), so I can easily see another channel or online platform taking the risk and perhaps ensuring Clarkson is controlled and not let loose for something like this to happen again.

I'm kinda neutral over the whole thing. I think he should have been sacked, but personally I liked him as a presenter of Top Gear, so I will miss that.

[Niamh.]

Oh no of course not. There's no excuse for getting physically violent against someone, whoever they are and whatever they've done.

Even though he has been sacked, he has got away with it in a way. I bet the BBC are letting him go with some lump of money. If this happened to any old person they would be suspended, go through months of investigation, and before all that probably be arrested and have a criminal record stamped against their name, being left jobless, their future unknown and their job prospects very thin.

Despite this incident other channels and platforms aren't going to ignore the potential gain from taking Clarkson on (financially speaking), so I can easily see another channel or online platform taking the risk and perhaps ensuring Clarkson is controlled and not let loose for something like this to happen again.

I'm kinda neutral over the whole thing. I think he should have been sacked, but personally I liked him as a presenter of Top Gear, so I will miss that.

Bringing up the whole Jonathon Ross situation again, I loved his show on BBC and I really like the man himself and I genuinely believed that the BBC would suffer big time when Jonathon left them but it didn't affect them at all, Graham Norton slipped into his place quite easily and I doubt they lost any viewers at all since his departure. I did think that I would watch JR on ITV but tbh I find myself still watching BBC and Graham instead because the show itself is better. I'm hoping that the same will happen with Jeremy because if there's one thing I can't stand it's too big for their boots superior assholes like him

[Josy]

Good ol BBC always making great decisions, doing things right and by the book..oh wait...no, no.

[Vicky.]

Meh. BBC is rubbish anyway. Quite sure he will get picked up by another channel. Not that I particularly like him mind.

[JoshBB]

only on this forum could take something serious like the 'je suis charlie' incident and use it to show solidarity for their problematic fave.

[Iceman]

only on this forum could take something serious like the 'je suis charlie' incident and use it to show solidarity for their problematic fave.

I don't think I've ever said he was my favourite. Or even that I like the man.

[arista]

http://images.scribblelive.com/2015/3/25/cacaeb6e-d631-4ba5-983f-86f4b0bcb7e7_500.jpg


But He is Not Dead



For Fecks Sake

[James]

Looks like the BBC are looking for three new presenters.

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:sad:

James May's hat though.

[GiRTh]

To use an expression liked by many on this forum - 'He had it coming.'

[Marsh.]

The right decision.

[Vicky.]

Look's like the BBC are looking for three new presenters.

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:sad:

James May's hat though.

Really can't see it working with 3 new people. One new presenter and the other 2 probably, but not a complete change :/ Yeah its meant to be just a show about cars..but lets be honest, its gunna be **** all without those 3 :joker:

[Marsh.]

"As much as I think he's a knob, I quite like working with Jeremy."

:joker:

[Crimson Dynamo]

At least he went out in a blaze of glory

[Pete.]

Good

[GiRTh]

At least he went out in a blaze of glory
Did he though? I dont get how this guy likes to get physical with people. He dont seem like much of a fighter to me but he punched Piers Morgan and now this fella. As much as I'd like to punch Morgan too but who does this clown think he is. He needs to keep his hands to himself. I hope Clarkson get some kind of help with these issues or else he might - lets hope - punch the wrong person in the future.

[Rob!]

Good :clap1:

[Niamh.]

Did he though? I dont get how this guy likes to get physical with people. He dont seem like much of a fighter to me but he punched Piers Morgan and now this fella. As much as I'd like to punch Morgan too but who does this clown think he is. He needs to keep his hands to himself. I hope Clarkson get some kind of help with these issues or else he might - lets hope - punch the wrong person in the future.

He clearly thinks he's above everyone else and can do what he likes. I didn't like the "lazy Irish c **t" bit either. The man is such a bigot

[Liam-]

Poor decision

[zakman440]

:clap1: the absolute right decision, especially after reading the results of the inquiry.

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/investigation-summary.pdf

[GiRTh]

He clearly thinks he's above everyone else and can do what he likes. I didn't like the "lazy Irish c **t" bit either. The man is such a bigotHe'll be signed up by someone and who knows he might end up even more popular but this clown has had this coming for a long while and if he's not careful he'll try and get physical with the wrong person which will mean a lot of pain for him.

[Z]

He punched someone at work - in the bin. Don't understand any of the thousands of people who signed the petition, would you like it if your colleague lamped you one and the population of a small city supported the person who punched you? No.

[Crimson Dynamo]

He clearly thinks he's above everyone else and can do what he likes. I didn't like the "lazy Irish c **t" bit either. The man is such a bigot

rubbish, he was tired after a long days filming and wanted hot food and the lazy producer had not done his job.:nono:

at was 10 pm and they probably had been up since dawn to get good light.

[Crimson Dynamo]

He punched someone at work - in the bin. Don't understand any of the thousands of people who signed the petition, would you like it if your colleague lamped you one and the population of a small city supported the person who punched you? No.

it was 10 at night in a restaurant. He wasnt at work.

[LukeB]

It's a shame for top gear fans but he has to pay the price for what he did, So it's the best decision at the end of the day.

[Z]

it was 10 at night in a restaurant. He wasnt at work.

He assaulted someone he works with over a work issue - that he hadn't been given hot food after filming. It's a work issue.

[GiRTh]

rubbish, he was tired after a long days filming and wanted hot food and the lazy producer had not done his job.:nono:

at was 10 pm and they probably had been up since dawn to get good light.So what if the producer has not provided food does that mean Clarkson can get physical with him? I want someone to give this clown the kind of beating that takes a few years to recover from. He's been asking for that for a while too.

[Crimson Dynamo]

So what if the producer has not provided food does that mean Clarkson can get physical with him? I want someone to give this clown the kind of beating that takes a few years to recover from. He's been asking for that for a while too.

the guy was backchatting him so Clarkson clumped him. It happens, but you do not snitch like a bitch. :nono:

[Crimson Dynamo]

He assaulted someone he works with over a work issue - that he hadn't been given hot food after filming. It's a work issue.

no its a food issue

last time I looked they dont review restaurants they review cars

[Z]

the guy was backchatting him so Clarkson clumped him. It happens, but you do not snitch like a bitch. :nono:

The report says he did nothing to provoke the assault and he didn't file the complaint, Clarkson did. He did the crime so he did the time; Oisin Tymon kept his mouth shut because he was scared he had lost his job. This is so clear cut I can't see why anyone would support Clarkson, the man himself held his hands up and admitted he overstepped the mark and has apologised.

[arista]

Look's like the BBC are looking for three new presenters.

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:sad:

James May's hat though.


Yes I think the 3 have a New Deal to sign
even Netflix trying to get them


The BBC is finding 3 new
or 2 new presenters for the New Top Gear

[GiRTh]

the guy was backchatting him so Clarkson clumped him. It happens, but you do not snitch like a bitch. :nono:Agree that you don't snitch but for Clarkson to chin him for back chat. LMFAO Wow it gets worse. Clarkson need to try that sh*t round my way and see how he gets on.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Agree that you don't snitch but for Clarkson to chin him for back chat. LMFAO Wow it gets worse. Clarkson need to try that sh*t round my way and see how he gets on.

If it was in the USA he would have shot him dead..:shocked:

[GiRTh]

Yes I think the 3 have a New Deal to sign
even Netflix trying to get them


The BBC is finding 3 new
or 2 new presenters for the New Top GearI take it the BBC have the rights to the brand Top Gear? It wont be the same but then again the new show Clarkson is on cant be called Top Gear.

[Marsh.]

it was 10 at night in a restaurant. He wasnt at work.

Yes, he was at work. They were filming on location as per the statement and it was Jeremy Clarkson himself who reported it to the bosses so he obviously knew he'd done wrong.

[GiRTh]

If it was in the USA he would have shot him dead..:shocked:
If he back chatted a cop he definitely would have shot him and got away withit.

[Marsh.]

the guy was backchatting him so Clarkson clumped him. It happens, but you do not snitch like a bitch. :nono:

It was Clarkson himself who reported the incident about 5 days later.

[GiRTh]

Yes, he was at work. They were filming on location as per the statement and it was Jeremy Clarkson himself who reported it to the bosses so he obviously knew he'd done wrong.I wasnt aware that Clarkson had reported the incident.

[Marsh.]

I wasnt aware that Clarkson had reported the incident.

Yep, as per the results of the "investigation" in the BBC's statement it happened on March 3rd, he reported it on the 9th himself and was suspended on the 10th pending investigation.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Yep, as per the results of the "investigation" in the BBC's statement it happened on March 3rd, he reported it on the 9th himself and was suspended on the 10th pending investigation.

Ye because he knew he was about to get dobbed in

[Marsh.]

Hall also confirmed that it was Clarkson who reported the incident to BBC management, adding that he "made a number of attempts to apologise to Oisin Tymon by way of text, email and in person".

"It was not disputed by Jeremy Clarkson or any witness that Oisin Tymon was the victim of an unprovoked physical and verbal attack," said Hall. "It is also clear to me that Oisin Tymon is an important creative member of the Top Gear team who is well-valued and respected.

"On 9 March 2015, Jeremy Clarkson reported to BBC management that he had been involved in a physical and verbal incident with Oisin Tymon, the producer of Top Gear, at the Simonstone Hall Hotel, North Yorkshire, whilst working on location. The incident had occurred on 4 March 2015 and Jeremy Clarkson was suspended on 10 March, pending investigation.

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So Clarkson admitted it was unprovoked and took full responsibility.

[Marsh.]

Ye because he knew he was about to get dobbed in

Source? :spin:

[Z]

Also reading that Clarkson is 6'5" :o no wonder he gets away with murder, he's massive!

[hijaxers]

Great send him to the scrapyard !

[GiRTh]

Also reading that Clarkson is 6'5" :o no wonder he gets away with murder, he's massive!He's 6 5 but dont look like much of an athlete. I'm not too sure who he scares but someone needs to stand up to him cuz he looks like the type that if you tap him a couple of times he'd go straight over. All 6 foot 5 of him.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Source? :spin:

Brown

[Marsh.]

Brown

:omgno: Like his teeth.

[Tom4784]

Hopefully that odious little man will fade into obscurity.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Hopefully that odious little man will fade into obscurity.

lol hardly

May and Hammond are going with him so expect to see them back on a new channel very soon. :cheer2:

[GiRTh]

:omgno: Like his teeth.:joker:

[arista]

Also reading that Clarkson is 6'5" :o no wonder he gets away with murder, he's massive!


Yes he needs 2 new hips
though.

[arista]

Hopefully that odious little man will fade into obscurity.



No
its a Frenzy to sign the 3

YouTube Ch PPV
Netflix
Sky
ITV
Ch4
and
others

[arista]

I take it the BBC have the rights to the brand Top Gear? It wont be the same but then again the new show Clarkson is on cant be called Top Gear.


Yes BBC and Commercial BBC Worldwide
own all rights.
Magazines, BluRays, TV Rights


If they find a New 3 or 2 team that works
it will be another new start


Top Gear started before Clarkson joined

[Crimson Dynamo]

:clap1:

well done BBC you managed to get Clarkson


What a pity you missed Saville tho.....

[arista]

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... Hello is that the YouTube PPV Ch,
I have had a bigger offer from Fox.......
yes I will hold.........................

[Marsh.]

:clap1:

well done BBC you managed to get Clarkson


What a pity you missed Saville tho.....

:omgno:

[arista]

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Hey Fella we all want a rebate

[billy123]

Great news.
Another nail in the coffin of the BBC.
I would prefer ITV to pick them up rather than SKY though.

[the truth]

what did he actually do? ive watched the pitifully inadequate bbc news failing for the 30th day in a row fail to report the actual facts of the matter..ive read up as much as \I can and again nowhere is it clear. he insulted a man several times ....this man was supposedly meant to give him lunch? then a vague statement suggests there was a 30 second physical altercation....what does that mean? then this other chap supposedly went to a and e but noweher does it seem to mention if he had any injuries at all

\if he didn't have any injuries then what is Clarkson sacked for? the radical liberal thought police have yet again shut down free speech humour and intelligent thought. they can try and point to other alleged discretions but they don't add up to much even under the hysterical spotlight of the liberal tabloids. Clarkson himself did report himself to the bbc and he did apologise several times. does everyone who argues now get sacked? ive not seen any physical injuries so one can assume that was all exaggerated too

[Marsh.]

what did he actually do? ive watched the pitifully inadequate bbc news failing for the 30th day in a row fail to report the actual facts of the matter..ive read up as much as \I can and again nowhere is it clear. he insulted a man several times ....this man was supposedly meant to give him lunch? then a vague statement suggests there was a 30 second physical altercation....what does that mean? then this other chap supposedly went to a and e but noweher does it seem to mention if he had any injuries at all

\if he didn't have any injuries then what is Clarkson sacked for? the radical liberal thought police have yet again shut down free speech humour and intelligent thought. they can try and point to other alleged discretions but they don't add up to much even under the hysterical spotlight of the liberal tabloids. Clarkson himself did report himself to the bbc and he did apologise several times. does everyone who argues now get sacked? ive not seen any physical injuries so one can assume that was all exaggerated too

Statement from Tony Hall
"It is with great regret that I have told Jeremy Clarkson today that the BBC will not be renewing his contract. It is not a decision I have taken lightly. I have done so only after a very careful consideration of the facts and after personally meeting both Jeremy and Oisin Tymon.

"I am grateful to Ken MacQuarrie for the thorough way he has conducted an investigation of the incident on 4th March. Given the obvious and very genuine public interest in this I am publishing the findings of his report. I take no pleasure in doing so. I am only making them public so people can better understand the background. I know how popular the programme is and I also know that this decision will divide opinion. The main facts are not disputed by those involved.

"I want to make three points.

"First - The BBC is a broad church. Our strength in many ways lies in that diversity. We need distinctive and different voices but they cannot come at any price. Common to all at the BBC have to be standards of decency and respect. I cannot condone what has happened on this occasion. A member of staff - who is a completely innocent party - took himself to Accident and Emergency after a physical altercation accompanied by sustained and prolonged verbal abuse of an extreme nature. For me a line has been crossed. There cannot be one rule for one and one rule for another dictated by either rank, or public relations and commercial considerations.

"Second - This has obviously been difficult for everyone involved but in particular for Oisin. I want to make clear that no blame attaches to him for this incident. He has behaved with huge integrity throughout. As a senior producer at the BBC he will continue to have an important role within the organisation in the future.

"Third - Obviously none of us wanted to find ourselves in this position. This decision should in no way detract from the extraordinary contribution that Jeremy Clarkson has made to the BBC. I have always personally been a great fan of his work and Top Gear. Jeremy is a huge talent. He may be leaving the BBC but I am sure he will continue to entertain, challenge and amuse audiences for many years to come.

"The BBC must now look to renew Top Gear for 2016. This will be a big challenge and there is no point in pretending otherwise. I have asked Kim Shillinglaw to look at how best we might take this forward over the coming months. I have also asked her to look at how we put out the last programmes in the current series."

Investigation findings - Ken MacQuarrie
"On 9 March 2015, Jeremy Clarkson reported to BBC management that he had been involved in a physical and verbal incident with Oisin Tymon, the producer of Top Gear, at the Simonstone Hall Hotel, North Yorkshire, whilst working on location. The incident had occurred on 4 March 2015 and Jeremy Clarkson was suspended on 10 March, pending investigation.

"I was asked to undertake an investigation to establish the facts of what occurred. In conducting my investigation, in line with the BBC's usual practice, I interviewed a number of witnesses and others connected with the incident. Accounts were agreed, based on my interviews, with each participant.

"Having conducted these interviews and considered the evidence presented, I conclude the following: on 4 March 2015 Oisin Tymon was subject to an unprovoked physical and verbal attack by Jeremy Clarkson. During the physical attack Oisin Tymon was struck, resulting in swelling and bleeding to his lip. The verbal abuse was sustained over a longer period, both at the time of the physical attack and subsequently.

"Specific facts I have found as part of my investigation are as follows:

earlier on 4 March, studio recording of Top Gear had taken place in Surrey and the presenters had travelled that same evening to the location shoot in North Yorkshire;
the incident occurred on a patio area of the Simonstone Hall Hotel, where Oisin Tymon was working on location for Top Gear;
the physical attack lasted around 30 seconds and was halted by the intervention of a witness;
it is the case that Oisin Tymon offered no retaliation;
the verbal abuse was directed at Oisin Tymon on more than one occasion - both during the attack and subsequently inside the hotel - and contained the strongest expletives and threats to sack him. The abuse was at such volume as to be heard in the dining room, and the shouting was audible in a hotel bedroom;
derogatory and abusive language, relating to Oisin Tymon and other members of the Top Gear team, continued to be used by Jeremy Clarkson inside the hotel, in the presence of others, for a sustained period of time;
it is clear that Oisin Tymon was shocked and distressed by the incident, and believed that he had lost his job;
following the attack, I understand that Oisin Tymon drove to a nearby A&E department for examination;
over the subsequent days, Jeremy Clarkson made a number of attempts to apologise to Oisin Tymon by way of text, email and in person; and
it is the case that Jeremy Clarkson reported the incident to BBC management.

"It was not disputed by Jeremy Clarkson or any witness that Oisin Tymon was the victim of an unprovoked physical and verbal attack. It is also clear to me that Oisin Tymon is an important creative member of the Top Gear team who is well-valued and respected. He has suffered significant personal distress as a result of this incident, through no fault of his own."

This isn't about free speech, humour or intelligence.

An egotistical man physically and verbally assaulted a colleague at work and was reprimanded for it. Simple case.

[lostalex]

if he assaulted someone unprovoked, why isn't he in jail? why didn't the BBC call the police and give them all of the evidence against clarkson?

[Marsh.]

if he assaulted someone unprovoked, why isn't he in jail? why didn't the BBC call the police and give them all of the evidence against clarkson?

The police have requested the investigation results from the BBC apparently. :/

[lostalex]

The police have requested the investigation results from the BBC apparently. :/

if the event was as serious as the BBC asserts that it was, the police should have been involved from the beginning.

why does the BBC think it is above the law, and does it's own investigations before contacting the authorities?

you would think they wouldn't hesitate after the jimmy saville revelations. but it seems they still think they can deal with abuse cases themselves. much like the catholic church.

The BBC needs to be knocked down a peg or 20 and realize they are not above the law.

[Marsh.]

if the event was as serious as the BBC asserts that it was, the police should have been involved from the beginning.

why does the BBC think it is above the law, and does it's own investigations before contacting the authorities?

Because unless the victim of an assault reports the incident what more can be done? :/

Above the law? What are you talking about?

The BBC was only made aware of the incident 5 days after it happened because Clarkson himself reported it.

Also, they were handling their side of things (Clarkson's employment with them), now the police will handle their side of things (whether to prosecute or not).

But by all means continue talking about things you clearly know nothing about.

[lostalex]

Because unless the victim of an assault reports the incident what more can be done? :/

Above the law? What are you talking about?

The BBC was only made aware of the incident 5 days after it happened because Clarkson himself reported it.

I still think this should be a criminal issue, and the BBC should not act on anything until the police conclude their investigation. and if clarkson is not found guilty of anything, he should not be penalized.

instead this whole thing makes it seem like the BBC is judge, jury, and executioner. and we all know how unreliable they are when it comes to internal personel issues.

[Marsh.]

I still think this should be a criminal issue, and the BBC should not act on anything until the police conclude their investigation. and if clarkson is not found guilty of anything, he should not be penalized.

That makes zero sense. If they couldn't sack/penalise an employee because they haven't done anything "illegal" or had charges pressed for an incident they were involved in then employees could get away with an awful lot.

He IS guilty, he himself has admitted and reported the incident.

The BBC found this behaviour unacceptable and terminated his contract, as is their right, regardless of whether he's found to have broken the law or not.

[lostalex]

That makes zero sense. If they couldn't sack/penalise an employee because they haven't done anything "illegal" or had charges pressed for an incident they were involved in then employees could get away with an awful lot.

He IS guilty, he himself has admitted and reported the incident.

The BBC found this behaviour unacceptable and terminated his contract, as is their right, regardless of whether he's found to have broken the law or not.

if he is guilty, then he should be penalized criminally and then deal with the job issue.

a violent assault is a serious crime. the criminal aspect should be dealt with first. the fact that BBC was sitting around worrying about whether or not he should be fired should be secondary to the fact that a man violently assaulted another man. but BBC decided his employment was more important than justice???

it;s no different than the catholic church saying, we should sit around and decide what to do with this cardinal who probably molested a child, instead of doing what should be done, which is reporting his behavior for the truth and assisting the process of justice first and foremost.

[Marsh.]

if he is guilty, then he should be penalized criminally and then deal with the job issue.

a violent assault is a serious crime. the criminal aspect should be dealt with first. the fact that BBC was sitting around worrying about whether or not he should be fired should be secondary to the fact that a man violently assaulted another man. but BBC decided his employment was more important than justice???

Erm, why is it one or the other?

They're both simultaneous. The BBC didn't stop anything. The BBC did what an employer is supposed to do and the police are doing what the police are supposed to do.

But you're clearly out to make some nonsensical parallel between this and the Saville stuff so carry on....

[lostalex]

Erm, why is it one or the other?

They're both simultaneous. The BBC didn't stop anything. The BBC did what an employer is supposed to do and the police are doing what the police are supposed to do.

But you're clearly out to make some nonsensical parallel between this and the Saville stuff so carry on....

I'm just saying, the criminal aspect is more important than the employment aspect, but the BBC seemed to only be concerned with their own corporate business, not the criminal aspect of his actions. why were they more worried about what to do with the show than they were about getting justice for the victim of this crime?

If they truly support the victim, they should have been on the phone with the police IMMEDIATELY and working with them to bring clarkson to justice ASAP. If what he did was truly so terrible, which the BBC is now saying, it was very terrible, and very abusive, and very violent.

[Marsh.]

:pat:

[lostalex]

:pat:

perfect representation of the BBC's explanation of it's actions. Don't be silly peasants, we know best. calm down now peasants. mommy BBC will make it all okay now.

[Marsh.]

Yes, yes...... evil BBC........ grrrrrrr........

[lostalex]

I totally agree with the BBC sacking him, i just don't think the BBC should play the victim in this mess.

[Marsh.]

Urgh, they're not. :unsure:

[lostalex]

Urgh, they're not. :unsure:

well i certainly haven't heard them admit any mistakes in their handling of it, have you? what have they said that they will do differently in the future?

[Marsh.]

well i certainly haven't heard them admit any mistakes in their handling of it, have you? what have they said that they will do differently in the future?

Mistakes such as?

I seem to have missed your investigation into this? Have you published your own report?

Ok.

[lostalex]

Mistakes such as?

I seem to have missed your investigation into this? Have you published your own report?

Ok.

nope, just reading the BBC report, which describes clarksons actions as criminal. which means the police should have been involved long before they concluded their report.

[Marsh.]

nope, just reading the BBC report, which describes clarksons actions as criminal. which means the police should have been involved long before they concluded their report.

And you know they weren't because?

[lostalex]

And you know they weren't because?

because you just told me that the police are just now asking for more details from the BBC.

unless you were lying to me.

if the police were involved in the investigation why would they have to ask?

[Marsh.]

because you just told me that the police are just now asking for more details from the BBC.

unless you were lying to me.

So the police wanting a copy of the BBC's report means the BBC insidiously kept the incident hidden all away from the police (you know despite the media coverage?)?

Ok. :spin:

[lostalex]

So the police wanting a copy of the BBC's report means the BBC insidiously kept the incident hidden all away from the police (you know despite the media coverage?)?

Ok. :spin:

well it does mean that they weren't revealing everything to the police the entire time. why else would the police need to ask the BBC for information?

[Marsh.]

well it does mean that they weren't revealing everything to the police the entire time. why else would the police need to ask the BBC for information?

To ask for their conclusions, ie. the report.

[James]

Top Gear won't work very well with other presenters so I think the BBC should just leave the show off-air for a year or so, and then re-employ the current three presenters and continue it from there. That way they will have been seen to have done something.

This will all be forgotten about very quickly. Remember the whole Russell Brand - Jonathan Ross prank calls affair from a while back. Jonathan Ross continued with his shows after a short while, and Russell Brand has presented programmes for the BBC since - and I'm sure they would have him back too.

[lostalex]

To ask for their conclusions, ie. the report.

the one that is publicly available? keep making sense, darling.

[Marsh.]

the one that is publicly available? keep making sense, darling.

Is the report itself publicly available, or is that a statement about the conclusion of their findings for the public?

Keep baiting darling. :smug:

[Niamh.]

Top Gear won't work very well with other presenters so I think the BBC should just leave the show off-air for a year or so, and then re-employ the current three presenters and continue it from there. That way they will have been seen to have done something.

This will all be forgotten about very quickly. Remember the whole Russell Brand - Jonathan Ross prank calls affair from a while back. Jonathan Ross continued with his shows after a short while, and Russell Brand has presented programmes for the BBC since - and I'm sure they would have him back too.

tbf though the Jonathon Ross/Russell Brand thing was completely different, it was a prank call taken too far not an actual verbal and physical assault on a member of staff

[MTVN]

tbf though the Jonathon Ross/Russell Brand thing was completely different, it was a prank call taken too far not an actual verbal and physical assault on a member of staff

Think I'd rather be on the end of a punch after tempers fray late at night among a few people than be publicly humiliated on national radio by being told about who your grand daughter's been sleeping with. It should be easier to resolve the former in the morning with minimum fuss while Sachs has spoken about how that prank call still affects him and caused a rift in his family

[Niamh.]

:hehe:

http://www.todayfm.com/Funniest-Reactions-To-Jeremy-Clarkson-Being-Sacked

[Niamh.]

Think I'd rather be on the end of a punch after tempers fray late at night among a few people than be publicly humiliated on national radio by being told about who your grand daughter's been sleeping with. It should be easier to resolve the former in the morning with minimum fuss while Sachs has spoken about how that prank call still affects him and caused a rift in his family

Meh, she's in a band called the satanic sluts, he hardly thought she was a virgin before then tbf :laugh: Also, I have to say that it was out of order but the editor passed that call to be aired as well so it shouldn't all fall on those two

[arista]

http://www.todayfm.com/content/000/images/000088/91287_60_news_hub_multi_630x0.jpg

from Niamhs link

[Kizzy]

:joker: :joker: :joker:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32076395

[Crimson Dynamo]

i still cant believe that i watched the last ever TG the other week

:bawling:

[arista]

:joker: :joker: :joker:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32076395



Yes well said JC
I hope no one beats up that Producer
or worse

[Crimson Dynamo]

-lXI_IDBXfg

[arista]

The Top Gear Live Shows
will go ahead with Clarkson and his muppets

[arista]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/03/31/18/204DC7C900000578-0-image-a-1_1427821787853.jpg
The BBC confirmed they will fulfil the gigs (previous live tour pictured) which have
already sold 200,000 tickets - but said they will be
stripped of all BBC branding and will be billed as Clarkson, Hammond and May Live

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3020120/BBC-confirm-Gear-live-shows-fronted-Jeremy-Clarkson.html#ixzz3W3QqXejH

[Kizzy]

I bet he wheedles his way back after this...pfffft.

[arista]

I bet he wheedles his way back after this...pfffft.


not for Top Gear


Tickets for theses events were sold
so they had to do them

[Jamesy]

Win-win for everyone with that. The fans that paid tickets still get the show they have paid and waited for, the trio get paid for the live tour and the BBC still gets in on the profits.

[arista]

Win-win for everyone with that. The fans that paid tickets still get the show they have paid and waited for, the trio get paid for the live tour and the BBC still gets in on the profits.



That Company name tag will be removed
they said

[arista]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/04/08/09/275D797A00000578-3030028-image-a-7_1428481628299.jpg
Confirmed to go out on April 25
he can slagg them off there
and get hissed

[arista]

Now Confirmed

He has now said he will not do the BBC1 Comedy 25mins show

Fecking Chicken

[Ammi]

Two days before assaulting a BBC producer, Jeremy Clarkson was told by a doctor that he might have cancer.

Speaking for the first time in detail about the incident that resulted in his sacking from the Top Gear show, Mr Clarkson said being given the warning was one of the most stressful experiences of his life.

In an attempt to explain his state of mind at the time of the attack, he said: ‘Two days before the “fracas”, I had been told, sternly, by my doctor that the lump on my tongue was probably cancer and that I must get it checked out immediately.

But I couldn’t do that. We were in the middle of a Top Gear series. And Top Gear always came first.’

Clarkson said he had now been given the all-clear, but added: ‘That was the most stressful day I have ever had in 27 years at the BBC.

‘It was beyond-belief stressful, everything was gong wrong, and then you know... there you go. But everyone has stressful days, and they manage to cope better than I had.’


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3045316/Jeremy-Clarkson-reveals-told-cancer-Gear-fracas-day-happened-stressful-27-years-BBC.html

[arista]

"he might have cancer."

Lucky he does not ,at this time.

But The Attack on staff
and calling him a Irish C.
meant he had to go.

[Ammi]

..of course Arista..I don't think really there was any other option, you can't do something like that and it not have serious consequences...but I don't also think that he deserves all of the public 'hate' that he's getting either..we're all different/handle stress differently and for the way in which he handles his, he's already paid a very high price and I just think, let it go...

[joeysteele]

..of course Arista..I don't think really there was any other option, you can't do something like that and it not have serious consequences...but I don't also think that he deserves all of the public 'hate' that he's getting either..we're all different/handle stress differently and for the way in which he handles his, he's already paid a very high price and I just think, let it go...

I cannot stand the man, he is as I keep saying the one and only reason I won't watch Top Gear.

However if this is true and I see it is the Mail.
Then while it can never excuse the physical assault of another person, the word cancer still generates massive fear in people when told they may have it.

So I can accept, he was more possibly under stress because of that fact,I am surprised the report says, he was told it was probably cancer,usually you are told tests are being done to rule it out rather than alarm unnecessarily.
Not a nice place to be however if you really think you could have it,I agree.

[Kizzy]

He is one sicko, trying to curry favour by suggesting he was afraid he had cancer?!
Didn't stop him swilling beer and chomping on steaks did it? ....pffft, The lengths this cretin will go to to attempt to justify his pomposity.

[Livia]

Disgusted at the crass comments about a cancer scare. But not surprised.

Jodie Kidd fort Top Gear. She's a better driver than all the blokes anyway.

[Crimson Dynamo]

'Put Top Gear out of its misery': James May quits Top Gear saying show would be 'lame' without Jeremy Clarkson and the BBC would be 'stupid' to even try


May insists BBC should not attempt version with 'surrogate Jeremy'
Car show could return next year with completely new presenting team
May, 52, and Richard Hammond saw their contracts finish last month
Clarkson sacked for assaulting producer at hotel in North Yorkshire



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3052014/James-quits-Gear-saying-lame-without-Jeremy-Clarkson.html#ixzz3Y8yeul3x


d5_SB1FxAWg

[arista]

Fair play to James
he can go to the new Netflix or ITV contract

[arista]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/04/23/18/article-3052014-27E9176300000578-805_964x466.jpg
[Jeremy Clarkson (left), James May (centre) and Richard Hammond (right) today held talks
with Andy Wilman - just hours before it was sensationally announced the show's executive producer
had quit the BBC. The resignation of Mr Wilman, who is credited with re-vamping the
hugely-popular motoring programme, marks a final blow for the programme]


Yes you 4
Feck The BBC

[Livia]

They just need one more... then they can take the format to another channel.

[GiRTh]

They just need one more... then they can take the format to another channel.Its inevitable they're gonna go to another channel but do you think it will be as good or as popular?

[Livia]

Its inevitable they're gonna go to another channel but do you think it will be as good or as popular?

I think it's got a really strong fan base. Yeah, I think it would be as good and as popular, so long as they stick to the format which works.

Hey G...

[GiRTh]

I think it's got a really strong fan base. Yeah, I think it would be as good and as popular, so long as they stick to the format which works.

Hey G...
Even with advertising? Its inevitable there's gonna be adverts in the new format. I'm not so sure. I expect a few complaints that 'Its not the same' even if it turns out to be better on the new channel.

Hey to you

[arista]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/04/24/13/27F0EC0A00000578-3053899-image-a-39_1429877346541.jpg
........... "yes Andy you do get paid that much
at Worldwide Netflix"

[arista]

http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2015/4/29/388325/default/v1/starnew-1-720x960.jpg

[Ninastar]

Spiffing

[arista]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/05/21/10/article-3090698-28EE8D7900000578-783_964x436.jpg
['There are some dreadful people at the BBC'
but it's my own silly fault I was fired]

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3090698/There-dreadful-people-BBC-s-silly-fault-fired-Clarkson-blames-losing-Gear-job-punched-producer-row-food.html#ixzz3algZEpLP

he was on BBC radio this morning

[Cherie]

Oisin got a 100,000 payout :fan: can someone call me a lazy Irish biatch please

[Niamh.]

Oisin got a 100,000 payout :fan: can someone call me a lazy Irish biatch please

Well deserved for all the hate he got for daring to be punched by Jeremy Clarkeson :/

[Cherie]

Well deserved for all the hate he got for daring to be punched by Jeremy Clarkeson :/

Of course it was deserved, you can't bring someone's nationality into a rant or get physical :unsure: