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Ak Gara posted:This is one of Clarkson's ex-wives houses. Reportedly they are going through the process of getting divorced. Hence why he lists his current address as a house in London and not his house next to Cameron or the Lighthouse. Was probably a factor in why he felt the need to blow up and assault a work colleague. edit: Guardian have updated the story and the BBC decision is as I suspected, although the date differs than has been reported - http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/mar/25/jeremy-clarkson-top-gear-contract-bbc BBC are just not going to renew his contract - which runs out next week. Was reported before his contract runs out in April, but if it runs out end of March really does make it easy for the BBC. ukle fucked around with this message at 14:29 on Mar 25, 2015 |
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Data Graham posted:^^ I'm not sure whether your point is "Hey lay off these guys, they work hard" or "gently caress these assholes, they live in loving castles and fly to work by helicopter" Neither, I just think it'd be awesome to live in a castle.
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Mar 25, 2015 14:44
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I am amazed that everyone thinks it was Clarkson who was acting like a massive cock. It can take two people to have an argument. Maybe the producer was the one who acted like a fuckwit when asked about the hot food and threw a punch that missed? Until we actually get both sides of the story it's just an echo chamber from people with axes to grind and ad space to sell.
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Mar 25, 2015 15:04
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Foxtrot_13 posted:I am amazed that everyone thinks it was Clarkson who was acting like a massive cock. Dude had possibly the best job (... in the world) and hosed it up by hitting a subordinate who's worked on the show for years, and now the show is (maybe) dead. He should have known better.
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Mar 25, 2015 15:06
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Just posted 5 mins ago on the BBC itself so i guess its legit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32052736
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Ahdinko posted:Just posted 5 mins ago on the BBC itself so i guess its legit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32052736 It almost sounds like they are sorry for firing him...
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Mar 25, 2015 15:13
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everyone's always sad to lose 50 million bucks of profit
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Mar 25, 2015 15:17
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Thats in quids aswell, so really its like 75 million bucks. The BBC are closing down some radio stations and TV channels, or converting them to online only now in a big effort to save £50 million, so if the show tanks and they've lost their highest earning show, they're going to be pretty unpopular when they close a few more. Edit: I give it three months until Sky takes them all on and releases a show called "Spinning cog that allows you to move at high speed" Ahdinko fucked around with this message at 15:22 on Mar 25, 2015 |
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Mar 25, 2015 15:18
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I wonder what they'll do with the pre-filmed stuff they have, you can't really use it if all 3 of the stars in the footage have walked can you
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Mar 25, 2015 15:20
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Here's the result of the investigation, which somehow manages to have no new information: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/investigation-summary.pdf
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CornHolio posted:Hammond lives in an actual castle? wow. Short man complex doesn't just apply to cars maybe? 
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Mar 25, 2015 15:22
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I'm pretty excited for the upcoming clarkson tweet diarrhea about how this actually isn't his fault
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Mar 25, 2015 15:25
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Who hasn't got drunk and slapped some dickhead then regretted it ffs.
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Lanky Coconut Tree posted:I wonder what they'll do with the pre-filmed stuff they have, you can't really use it if all 3 of the stars in the footage have walked can you There's less than 2 hours of content left, so they'll probably just cut it into a DVD and sell it for £50 million a copy.
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Mar 25, 2015 15:28
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The DG's statement is, uh, certainly a thing. Now knuckle draggers are threatening the producer on the internet. http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/statements/jeremy-clarkson-dg-statement Tony Hall posted:It is with great regret that I have told Jeremy Clarkson today that the BBC will not be renewing his contract. It is not a decision I have taken lightly. I have done so only after a very careful consideration of the facts and after personally meeting both Jeremy and Oisin Tymon. Good news is, Top Gear will (probably) return next year, in some form, and the remaining programmes of this series will hopefully be shown.
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Bape Culture posted:Who hasn't got drunk and slapped some dickhead then regretted it ffs. Once it extends to the workplace then gently caress no. Fucker got what he deserved. You can't expect to yell at people and then punch them without some major repercussions. Being drunk just makes it worse.
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Mar 25, 2015 15:32
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I thought being drunk was just a typical British thing.
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Mar 25, 2015 15:33
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May will probably use this as an opportunity to move onto something different as well. Next year is gonna be top gear with richard hammond as jeremy clarkson, jodie kidd as james may, and chris evans as richard hammond.
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Mar 25, 2015 15:33
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wait, chris evans as in Captain America?!
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Mar 25, 2015 15:35
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I think one of the stories mentioned that May and Hammond have separate contracts for their own shows, stuff like James May's Cars of the People. Their Top Gear contracts may be up, but they may not be able to walk away so easily.
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Mar 25, 2015 15:37
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soooooo this means they have to find 3 new producers does it not? The 3 of them stated they had no interest in continuing without Jeremy?
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awesome-express posted:wait, chris evans as in Captain America?! Yeah, sure, why not. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxWMYcPX27s
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awesome-express posted:wait, chris evans as in Captain America?! No, Chris Evans as in some really obnoxious and boring radio host.
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Mar 25, 2015 15:39
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If Clarkson worked for Sky instead of the BBC or any other public institution he'd have been fired for, and let's not gloss over this, literally punching a co-worker while shouting racial slurs at him a long time ago. The day after, if not day of. If it was the first, second, or third thing the BBC was angry at him about you'd have a point as well. Clarkson has every right to be abrasive as he wants. BBC has every right not to put up with any of it.
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awesome-express posted:wait, chris evans as in Captain America?! Different Chris Evans, this ones older a lot Richer and VERY ginger. Was probably confusing for Brits when the other Chris Evans appeared, given the British Chris Evans has been on TV for 20+ years and is part of the media landscape (founded Radio stations, TV Companies, etc). British Chris has an absurd Car collection as well, probably one of the best. Also Evans + Kidd + 1 other (Hammond could work, and not like he could do much else) could be a great team as they are all car nuts and have a personality.
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CornHolio posted:Hammond lives in an actual castle? wow. He's done more entertainment shows and advertising.
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Mar 25, 2015 15:46
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What kind of a name is Oisin anyway. Sounds a bit public schoolboy.
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There are lots of castles in the UK. Most of them are basically holes you pour money into.
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Mar 25, 2015 15:48
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England leading the SJW charge. Sometimes people get mad and come to blows. Then they get over it. Well, before the SJW crew comes in and then it's a reprehensible action and unrecoverable. 
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DOOMocrat posted:If Clarkson worked for Sky instead of the BBC or any other public institution he'd have been fired for, and let's not gloss over this, literally punching a co-worker while shouting racial slurs at him a long time ago. The day after, if not day of. No he wouldn't. The producer would be paid to gently caress off, and everybody else would continue on as if nothing happened.
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Also producers aren't underings lol. Just lol at this whole debacle. Lol at the guardian. Lol at the unskilled left's handwringing as if this is some sort of politics victory. Just lol and hail to satan. Chaos reigns.
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Powershift posted:No he wouldn't. The producer would be paid to gently caress off, and everybody else would continue on as if nothing happened. Clarkson would say he was very sorry and would go to anger management classes and/or alcohol rehab.
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Regardless of the views on what Clarkson did, I think it's adorable that they think they can renew it for a 2016 season. The show is dead, people aren't going to watch it if it isn't those three hosts.
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Powershift posted:No he wouldn't. The producer would be paid to gently caress off, and everybody else would continue on as if nothing happened. Which is exactly what should have happened. Write a big fat check to the producer for his reception of a knuckle sandwich, then move on.
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After finally seeing a picture of the producer I kind of want to punch him for looking like such a douche, but battery is illegal so yeah, Clarkson had to be fired.
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meatpimp posted:England leading the SJW charge. Sometimes people get mad and come to blows. Then they get over it. Well, before the SJW crew comes in and then it's a reprehensible action and unrecoverable. No wonder the NHS is broke if they have to keep stitching up lunatic barfights. Getting mad and coming to blows is different from calling someone a lazy Irish gently caress and punching them over cold cuts. Powershift posted:No he wouldn't. The producer would be paid to gently caress off, and everybody else would continue on as if nothing happened. A ten year producer, a public story. English workplace protection laws, and a history? To me that sounds optimistic at best and ridiculous at face.
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meatpimp posted:England leading the SJW charge. Sometimes people get mad and come to blows. Then they get over it. Well, before the SJW crew comes in and then it's a reprehensible action and unrecoverable. So did you get that from Reddit or another internet cesspool?
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bull3964 posted:Regardless of the views on what Clarkson did, I think it's adorable that they think they can renew it for a 2016 season. The show is dead, people aren't going to watch it if it isn't those three hosts. They write like, four pages of the magazine and the magazine is very popular. They write one article a week on the website and the website is very popular. "Top Gear" is bigger than Jezza.
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Powershift posted:No he wouldn't. The producer would be paid to gently caress off, and everybody else would continue on as if nothing happened. The BBC would probably have to deal with an even deeper and more stringent investigation for letting both verbal abuse and physical assault get passed over, especially considering they had already told Clarkson he was on thin ice...
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