Now Jeremy Clarkson (62) is feeling the consequences for his stool column …
Amazon will not renew the contract with the British moderator. His shows “The Grand Tour” and “Clarkson’s Farm” are still being filmed, like “ Varietyreported, but then it’s over!
Clarkson’s Amazon deal envisages four more special episodes for the “Top Gear” sequel and a third season for the series about his farm for 2024. It is unclear whether Richard Hammond (53) and James May (60) will continue the “Grand Tour” without their longtime friend.
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May (in the orange car) are shooting the car extravaganza “The Grand Tour” for Amazon
In December, the British star presenter demanded in his column for the “Sun” that Duchess Meghan (41) be driven naked through the street and thrown with feces, just like “Cersei Lannister” in the HBO series “Game of Thones”. “.
The scandal lyric read: “I can’t sleep at night lying there grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she (Meghan, ed. ed.) will have to parade naked through the streets of every British city while the crowd ‘shame!’ chants and throws excrement at them.”
Clarkson referred to this “Game of Thrones” scene: Lena Headey has to walk the streets naked as “Cersei Lannister”.
Harry and Meghan didn’t buy Clarkson’s apology
Harry and Meghan are angry with the scandal moderator
Since publication, The Sun has received more than 20,000 complaints from the UK Press Council. A few days later, Clarkson had the column deleted, not only apologizing publicly via Twitter, but also in a private email to Meghan and Harry (38). The tabloid was also “sincerely sorry” for having published the scandalous text.
But the Royals brushed off Clarkson and the Sun. “This is nothing more than a PR stunt,” they wrote Harry and Megan in a statement. “A genuine apology would be a change in their reporting and their ethical standards. Unfortunately, we are not holding our breath with excitement.”
In a promotional interview for his biography, “ Save,” Harry added again. The column was “horrible, hurtful and cruel to my wife. She encourages people, especially men, in the UK and around the world to think it’s acceptable to treat women this way,” Harry told ITV.
Clarkson apologized a third time
On Monday, Jeremy Clarkson asked for a third pardon. “I’m really sorry. From the balls of my feet to the follicles on my head. I put my hands up. It’s a mea culpa with bells on it,” he wrote on Instagram.
The Brits presenter explained that while he usually reads his column to someone before posting it, he was in a rush for the text about Meghan. “I’m just not a sexist and I abhor violence against women. Still, that’s exactly what I seemed to be promoting.”
Clarkson vowed for the second time to be more careful about what he said. “It’s hard to be interesting and alert at the same time. You never hear roaring laughter in a seminar on occupational health and safety. But I promise you, I’ll try.”
These words were obviously not enough for the decision-makers at Amazon…
