RIGHT-WING bully Jeremy Clarkson was finally dropped from the BBC yesterday after an investigation found he landed his producer in hospital following an “unprovoked physical and verbal attack.”

The presenter was told his Top Gear contract, which expires this month, would not be renewed after “a physical altercation accompanied by sustained and prolonged verbal abuse of an extreme nature” towards producer Oisin Tymon.

Mr Tymon took himself to A&E with a split lip after he was punched in the face by Clarkson, who has consistently been in hot water with the broadcaster for previous racial slurs.

BBC director-general Tony Hall said the Top Gear presenter’s attack on Mr Tymon meant “a line has been crossed.”
Mr Hall added the BBC needed “distinctive and different voices” but not “at any price.”

According to a BBC report the 30-second attack, which was only stopped when a witness intervened, was accompanied by a volley of verbal abuse so loud it could be heard throughout the hotel where the programme’s crew were staying.

Mr Clarkson may face police action after North Yorkshire P olice requested a copy of the BBC’s report.

Glenn Hayes, of employment lawyers Irwin Mitchell, defended the broadcaster’s decision.

He said: “The BBC did not really have a choice. The suggestion that Jeremy Clarkson allegedly looked to punch one of his producers is very serious and in the workplace would usually be deemed gross misconduct and following a fair disciplinary hearing, would usually result in immediate dismissal without notice.”

Mr Hayes indicated that any other decision could have left the BBC open to a raft of unfair dismissal claims.

The BBC intends to renew Top Gear for next year.

by Our News Desk