BBC grounds the 'Top Gear' producer after a 'fracas' with a producer and won't broadcast the show this weekend pending an investigation.
- Mar 11, 2015
AceShowbiz - Jeremy Clarkson has landed in hot water again. His career might be in jeopardy after he was suspended from "Top Gear" by BBC for allegedly getting into a fight with a producer. Rumor suggested the host threw a punch at a male producer.
"Following a fracas with a BBC producer, Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended pending an investigation," said a BBC representative. "No one else has been suspended. Top Gear will not be broadcast this Sunday. The BBC will be making no further comment at this time."
Since hosting "Top Gear" in 2002, Jeremy Clarkson has had his fair share of controversies. He was reportedly given a final warning after caught using N-word while filming the show last year. A couple months later, he came under fire for using the word "slope" as an Asian man crossed a bridge in Thailand. The show also got protests from Mexico and India over the host's insensitive comments in the past.
Clarkson remains silent on his suspension, but ex-footballer Gary Lineker who was supposed to appear in the next episode tweeted, "I don't think I'm ever meant to appear on Top Gear!"
