i doubt bbc pays very well at all, so he may be looking to do something new. could be epic.

 

They get a piece of the distribution and merchandising rights too...they do all right.

 

Good stuff, thought the front page would like it too...
https://www.clublexus.com/articles/c...remy-clarkson/

 

He assaulted another person. That's a felony. Just because he makes money for the BBC doesn't mean he should get away with felonious behavior.

 

The arguments made to retain Clarkson are based on on his economic value to BBC and the entertainment value he provides to his fans. What does this say of his supporters who are willing to overlook his felonious behavior just so they can continue to get their entertainment fix?

 

Felonious behavior? Hardly. In most parts of the U.S., a felony is defined as a crime that can bring more than one year in prison. Clarkson may act dumb and say stupid things sometimes (including racial words that some, including us, might find offensive), and his car "reviews" are sometimes more social or political rambles than actual reviews. But is that reason to call his behavior felonious, or worthy of going to prison? And is a simple shove cause to lock someone up for a year or more? Not IMO......a reprimand or temporary suspension is quite adequate for what he actually said and did..

 

No offense but you have no idea what you are talking about. Assault CAN be a felony, or it can not be. Simple assault (which this was if its true) is not a felony.

If somebody shoving or hitting someone else was a felony half the population of a high school would be in prison.

 

Clarkson has punched Piers Morgan before.

 

LOL no doubt well deserved.

 

IMO, it should be a felony NOT to punch Piers Morgan.

 

They pay him £14 million for Top Gear, but that includes £8 million buying back his share of the rights to the show. I'm sure he could get more from other broadcasters but then he'd have to pander to advertisers and sponsors, which he'd hate.

 

You are reading the same reports I am reading. The reports say that Clarkson punched a BBC producer. Whether that rises to the level of felony or not is up to the authorities to determine. It must have been serious enough for BBC to consider penalizing him. Is the BBC concerned that if they keep Clarkson on staff, they may be accused of enabling felonious behavior? Regardless of motivations, the BBC can hardly be faulted for its decision. Clarkson is a shock jock who dishes out shock speech, no different than Howard Stern. That's how he makes his money. I have no problem with that. I have a problem with tolerating violent behavior just because he generates millions of dollars for his employers and a few laughs from his fans.

 

Clarkson punched a BBC producer. This is violence in the workplace pure and simple. Whether it rises to the level of felony is still in the air, but what is not in doubt is that intentional violence was committed by one person against another. Clarkson himself reported it.

Do you want to wait for simple assault to escalate into felony before the BBC steps in to stop it? The measures to stop such behavior should uniformly apply, regardless of whether the offender is a lowly employee or a top earning celebrity. If a janitor had punched a fellow employee at BBC, there's no doubt that the janitor would be penalized accordingly. But since it is Clarkson who did it, thousands of people are writing petitions to the BBC pleading to retain him in the show him since they don't want to miss out on their laughs.

 

hitting someone to the point of requiring stitches is really damn bad, there is no excuse for it... not to mention it is public tv, government job.

 

The BBC has a policy on workplace bullying and harassment. See actual policy and excerpt below:.

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/foi/class...olicies_pg.pdf

Clarkson's behavior of punching a fellow employee exceeds even beyond mere bullying. It is actual violence. But yeah, Clarkson should be given a pass because his car show makes me giggle.