BBC report: http://t.co/Qw2uxgzDsW
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| Author: | MaliA [ Sat Mar 14, 2015 18:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
LewieP wrote: Pretty damning witness testimony. I can't see how he can remain employed by the BBC if this is all accurate. I wonder what those asterisks are. Cunt |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Sat Mar 14, 2015 18:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
Chap. Yes, that must be it. If that account is accurate he deserves to be charged with assault as well as getting the sack. |
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| Author: | LewieP [ Sat Mar 14, 2015 18:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
Well it could have been "cock", right? |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Sat Mar 14, 2015 18:43 ] |
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"cleek" |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Sat Mar 14, 2015 18:55 ] |
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LewieP wrote: Well it could have been "cock", right? they tend to print that on full. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Sat Mar 14, 2015 19:26 ] |
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Surely that depends how big it is? |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Sat Mar 14, 2015 19:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Sat Mar 14, 2015 19:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
MaliA wrote: ○/ Davpaz? |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Sat Mar 14, 2015 19:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
'Clarkson' |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Sat Mar 14, 2015 20:08 ] |
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Mimi wrote: MaliA wrote: ○/ Davpaz? Why, thanks. No complaints so far |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sun Mar 15, 2015 2:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
Hearthly wrote: Grim... wrote: No-one suggested that, though. And, unless I'm mistaken, 0.5% of 5bn is a fucking huge amount of money. Every debate I've heard about this there's some numbskull mouthing off like Top Gear is the engine room of the BBC's finances and without it the taxpayer would need to spend five hundred trillion pounds per year more to prop it up, or nonsense like that. Right now that's you. No-one else has said anything of the sort. |
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| Author: | Pundabaya [ Mon Mar 16, 2015 10:56 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
DBSnappa wrote: No, they should get Chris Harris to replace him Nah, he's too busy playing Cornerback for the Broncos. |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Mon Mar 16, 2015 19:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
Mr Kissyfur wrote: License is the verb, licence is the noun. Advice and advise, that's wot how I remember it. |
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| Author: | Warhead [ Sat Mar 21, 2015 20:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
It's just a TV show. A very popular and lucrative one, but the world won't come to a grinding halt if it's cancelled. Many popular shows have been cancelled, resulting in public outcry for a couple if months, then viewers move on to the next shiny object, like 5 year olds all chasing after a football. I used to watch TG avidly, but for no particular reason I stopped around 2 or 3 years ago and I don't seem to have suffered any long term effects as a result. I think Clarkson may have cleverly kept himself in public consciousness by doing something controversial from time to time and it'll be ironic if he's made himself persona non grata for a while for spitting his dummy out over the lack of a hot meal. I couldn't care less. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Sat Mar 21, 2015 21:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
Clarkson once said that striking workers should be taken out and shot in front of their families. Hammond and May are refusing to film Top Gear without Clarkson. The way forward seems clear. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Sat Mar 21, 2015 21:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
Doctor Glyndwr wrote: Clarkson once said that striking workers should be taken out and shot in front of their families. . just prior to saying that, he had said something in support of the striking workers, but then added "but as this is the bbc, in the interests of balance they should be shot" which was clearly a dig at editorial policy but goes unreported as it doesn't fit the narrative. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Sat Mar 21, 2015 21:59 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
You can ruin any good joke with the facts. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Sat Mar 21, 2015 22:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
Doctor Glyndwr wrote: You can ruin any good joke with the facts. As superpowers go, I am disappointed |
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| Author: | Kern [ Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:54 ] |
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MaliA wrote: Doctor Glyndwr wrote: You can ruin any good joke with the facts. As superpowers go, I am disappointed So was Cassandra. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Wed Mar 25, 2015 0:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
Jeremy Clarkson to be sacked by the BBC - Telegraph Quote: Jeremy Clarkson is to be sacked as Top Gear presenter after a BBC investigation found he did assault a producer in a row over steak and chips
Jeremy Clarkson is to be sacked as Top Gear presenter after a BBC investigation concluded he did attack a producer on the programme. Lord Hall, the Director General of the BBC, is expected to announce his decision on Wednesday after considering the findings of an internal investigation. |
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| Author: | Pundabaya [ Wed Mar 25, 2015 1:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
Good. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Wed Mar 25, 2015 8:21 ] |
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It's the right decision in the circumstances. |
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| Author: | Trousers [ Wed Mar 25, 2015 8:59 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
The thing is, he's at the stage where he thinks he is untouchable and his sacking will make him a martyr to those that think he's a "proper bloke" alongside Boris Johnson thus solidifying his God complex. I reckon he will shortly release a book called something like "Punching above my weight" or "Knockout" or the like because FUCK YOU ALL I CAN DO WHAT I WANT. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
Anyone who finds martyrdom in a racist bully getting sacked for thumping someone because he couldn't get steak and chips is beyond salvation anyway IMO. Good to see the correct decision being made, and it's not like Clarkson needed the money. Hopefully they'll get someone new in to do the job, Hammond can go back to not being a twat, James May can carry on being himself - and Top Gear may actually be worth watching again. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Mar 25, 2015 11:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
BBC News has run this story which sort-of maybe denies the claims the papers are making, in a really odd way. It also agrees with them, kind of. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32048660 I think they're just trying to report on the story because a) they're not allowed to say what's going to happen yet (even though everyone else is), or b) because there's nothing to report yet. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Mar 25, 2015 15:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
Facts! Finally. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32052736 Quote: Jeremy Clarkson's contract will not be renewed after a physical altercation with a producer, the BBC's director general Tony Hall has said. Quote: It is expected that Top Gear, one of BBC Two's most popular programmes, will continue without Clarkson, who will now become the subject of a bidding war by other broadcasters.
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Wed Mar 25, 2015 15:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
Coming soon to Sky! |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Mar 25, 2015 15:39 ] |
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DavPaz wrote: Coming soon to Sky! The article (or one of them) mentioned Netflix. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Mar 25, 2015 15:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
I think it's going to be pretty interesting to see what Hammond and May do now. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Wed Mar 25, 2015 16:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment ... ws_central Quote: North Yorkshire police have asked to see the BBC's internal report, saying it will be "assessed appropriately and action will be taken... where necessary".
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Mar 25, 2015 16:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
Wouldn't the producer man have to press charges for it to become a police matter, or is it just an automatic criminal offence? If it's the latter - shouldn't they have got involved a little earlier? |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Wed Mar 25, 2015 17:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
BBC report: http://t.co/Qw2uxgzDsW
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| Author: | Pundabaya [ Thu Mar 26, 2015 0:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
If I was the producer, I'd totally press charges now that the vile arsehole has found himself shitcanned. |
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| Author: | markg [ Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:56 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
I think I would have smashed the fat old turd in the face with the nearest heavy object there and then. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
The producer probably wants it all to just go away. It's criminal that he was publicly named by the BBC in my opinion, I wouldnt be surprised if he's been hounded online and offline by Top Gear / Clarkson fans. |
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| Author: | Trousers [ Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
GazChap wrote: The producer probably wants it all to just go away. It's criminal that he was publicly named by the BBC in my opinion, I wouldnt be surprised if he's been hounded online and offline by Top Gear / Clarkson fans. The only saving grace is the producer wasn't a woman. Imagine the volume and severity of the hate mail then? We'd probably get Gamergate on the case as well. |
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| Author: | asfish [ Thu Mar 26, 2015 9:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
GazChap wrote: The producer probably wants it all to just go away. It's criminal that he was publicly named by the BBC in my opinion, I wouldnt be surprised if he's been hounded online and offline by Top Gear / Clarkson fans. It looked like it had all been settled between them or he was not prepared to take it further for fear of career issues. Loved the PC statement from North Yorkshire Police, they can't help themselves, if this guy doesn't want to press charges then they would be better served doing some police work. Odd it was Clarkson who raised this with BBC but I guess he was just getting out in front of it as somebody would have told his bosses in the end. All the "sacking" headlines are rubbish as well, the BBC have got a nice out by simply not renewing his contract which expired at the end of the month. BBC got the decision right in the end, when it became clear how badly he behaved they were right to cut him loose. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Thu Mar 26, 2015 9:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
asfish wrote: BBC got the decision right in the end, when it became clear how badly he behaved they were right to cut him loose.  I'm annoyed that Top Gear is no more, as I enjoyed watching it. But that annoyance is firmly towards Clarkson, as it's his fault. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
asfish wrote: BBC got the decision right in the end, when it became clear how badly he behaved they were right to cut him loose. No. He should have been sacked post investigation. He physically and verbally assaulted a colleague. Just what does one have to do to be put on the ship Doone? The BBC has taken a poor stance on this. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
GazChap wrote: The producer probably wants it all to just go away. It's criminal that he was publicly named by the BBC in my opinion, I wouldnt be surprised if he's been hounded online and offline by Top Gear / Clarkson fans. Too late for that - he was named by the newspapers a while back and has indeed had a load of abuse on twitter etc. On the up side, he's apparently passed this to his lawyers so they may get a nasty surprise. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
asfish wrote: Odd it was Clarkson who raised this with BBC but I guess he was just getting out in front of it as somebody would have told his bosses in the end. Or the papers were ringing him up and saying "guess what we know?". Like Trooper, I am most sad that I won't be able to watch Top Gear for a while, and I think (now that there's actually some facts) that he should have been actively fired rather than just not re-hired. People are treating it like it's a bad thing for him, but there's going to be a huge bidding war and he's going to make a killing. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Thu Mar 26, 2015 11:23 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
Grim... wrote: he should have been actively fired rather than just not re-hired. I suspect that's a pragmatic choice based on the timing. If he had six months to run on his contract he would have been sacked, but as it is, by the time the BBC got the sacking paperwork in order the contract would have run out anyway. I agree that it would have been nice to send that message though.I wonder how many of the million signatures on that petition feel differently now. Too few, I suspect. There were a lot of people on Twitter saying, basically, "I don't care what he did." HuffPo rounded some up here. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Thu Mar 26, 2015 11:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
I like to think there won't be any bidding war for him now that the truth is out, and that the severity of the verbal and physical assault he subjected someone to is known. I mean, is someone at ITV going to say 'Well yeah he's a bullying oaf with the capacity for verbal and physical violence against his own team, get the chequebook out!' ? Who would want to work with him now? It'll be interesting to see if the police get involved too, a 30 second physical assault is quite a serious thing, and whilst I imagine a lot of that was pushing or poking or whatever, it appears there was at least one proper punch in there too - and that's a criminal assault by any definition. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Thu Mar 26, 2015 11:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
(Battery) |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Thu Mar 26, 2015 11:35 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
I think Sky have ruled out any interest, but I wouldn't be entirely surprised if they end up doing a motoring show on Netflix. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Thu Mar 26, 2015 11:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
I've just come up with a lawyer joke. Hang on, picture incoming... |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Thu Mar 26, 2015 11:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
Best I could do on short notice. |
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| Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Thu Mar 26, 2015 11:50 ] |
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Bonza |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Clarkson |
I like that. It's the kind of thing that Viz would print. |
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| Author: | Bobbyaro [ Thu Mar 26, 2015 13:00 ] |
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The title of chapter in one of my chemistry books was, 'Heavy metal - A salt and battery'. |
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