British motoring guru Clarkson in row over four-letter abuse of Prime Minister
Amazing what you can get away with in Britain if you are popular. The fact that a naughty comment was made off-air did not save Carol Thatcher, one might recall
"Jeremy Clarkson has been given a 'ticking off' by a BBC boss after using the most offensive swear word to describe Gordon Brown in front of a studio audience. The Top Gear presenter made the remark as part of his warm-up act before filming at the Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey, where the BBC2 car show is made.
Although some of the audience 'burst out laughing' at his comments, BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow later gave Clarkson a 'dressing down' in front of crew.
The 49-year-old host's remarks come less than six months after he was forced to apologise for calling Mr Brown a 'one-eyed Scottish idiot' during an interview with Australian journalists.
On Wednesday, Clarkson is understood to have told fans: 'I get into trouble talking about Gordon Brown, he is a silly c***.'
Witnesses say Miss Hadlow approached him at the end of the show and that Clarkson reacted angrily to her concerns. One insider said Clarkson was always 'irreverent' and used colourful language during his warm-up. They also pointed out that his comments were made off-air and were part of the usual banter before the show.
Despite this, Miss Hadlow and Clarkson 'had it out' near the programme's green room, where the BBC boss made it clear she had been annoyed by his behaviour and that it was unacceptable. However, a spokesman for the BBC last night denied claims that the pair had had an argument or that the matter had been referred to both the BBC Trust and its director-general.
'Janice Hadlow went to watch a recording of Top Gear as it is BBC2's top-rated programme, and as controller of BBC2, she holds both the programme and Jeremy in high regard,' he added.
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5 comments:
Popularity breeds arrogance, and Clarkson is a good example (his whole manner is also extremely smug).
Smug or not, he's got a right to his private (off-air) opinion. He's their top money-maker, and as such, he should simply walk away and let the network fold. Then you would see how fast this PC'ized bitch is fired and he's reinstated. The power ($$$) is on his side.
Anonymous II: His "private (off-air) opinion" was made warming up a crowd for a BBC show. He was doing BBC showbiz. They have all the right in the world to say, "Pick up you last pay cheque. And don't let the door hit you on the way out."
The network won't fold. But he might.
And what's with the "PC bitch" remark? Real touch of class there, bub.
Warming up an audience is done "before" a show goes on the air. It's usually a time for most entertainers to "let loose" (talk off the record, so to speak) a bit and get comfortable with the audience.
The word c**t doesn't have the same odeous ring to it in Ireland as it does in the United States.
The word is bandied about in public more or less like the word schmuck is in America.
When it comes to words I believe filthy is in the ears (and mind) of the beholder!
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