Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has apologized to Oisin Tymon – the show producer he punched last year – after settling a £100,000 ($140,000) racial discrimination and injury claim.
Oisin Tymon launched the action against Jeremy Clarkson and the BBC after a “fracas” last March that left Tymon with a bloody lip.
“I would like to say sorry, once again, to Oisin Tymon for the incident and its regrettable aftermath,” Jeremy Clarkson said.
Jeremy Clarkson, 55, was dropped by the BBC following the assault.
The former presenter added: “I want to reiterate that none of this was in any way his fault.
“I would also like to make it clear that the abuse he has suffered since the incident is unwarranted and I am sorry too that he has had to go through that.
“I am pleased that this matter is now resolved. Oisin was always a creatively exciting part of Top Gear and I wish him every success with his future projects.”
Oisin Tymon’s lawyers said the case had been settled but did not give details of the settlement.
It is understood to be in excess of $140,000, an amount to which both Jeremy Clarkson and the BBC contributed.
The “fracas” took place at a North Yorkshire hotel after Jeremy Clarkson was told there was no hot food available at the end of a day’s shooting on location.
An internal BBC inquiry found Oisin Tymon was subjected to an “unprovoked physical and verbal attack” by Jeremy Clarkson, who called the producer “lazy” and “Irish” and used a four-letter expletive in the exchange.
At the time of the attack, Oisin Tymon told police he did not wish to press charges. In the days following he was the subject of sustained abuse on social media for his involvement in the dispute.
Oisin Tymon, the Top Gear producer punched by Jeremy Clarkson earlier this year, is suing the former show presenter and the BBC for racial discrimination.
Jeremy Clarkson and BBC’s lawyers attended a closed-door hearing with Oisin Tymon’s legal team at a London employment tribunal on November 13.
The case centers on “verbal abuse” that accompanied a physical attack during which Jeremy Clarkson struck Oisin Tymon in March.
Jeremy Clarkson, who was dropped by the BBC following an internal inquiry, will front a new show on Amazon Prime.
The inquiry, headed up by Ken MacQuarrie, found Oiin Tymon was subject to an “unprovoked physical and verbal attack”.
A statement by the BBC said: “We will be responding to this claim, but will not be commenting further at this time.”
The assault took place at a North Yorkshire hotel, after Jeremy Clarkson was told there was no hot food available at the end of a day’s shooting on location.
As part of the inquiry, statements were given by two unnamed witnesses to the incident on March 4.
Oisin Tymon, who suffered swelling and bleeding to his lip in the altercation, drove himself to hospital after the incident believing he had lost his job.
BBC director general, Tony Hall, said Jeremy Clarkson had subjected an “innocent party [to] a physical altercation accompanied by sustained and prolonged verbal abuse of an extreme nature”.
At the time of the attack, Oisin Tymon told police he did not wish to press charges.
In the days following the assault, he was the subject of sustained abuse on social media for his involvement in the dispute – prompting Jeremy Clarkson himself to urge his fans to show restraint.
Jeremy Clarkson will be joined by his erstwhile Top Gear co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May on a new show for Amazon Prime, to be broadcast in 2016.
Jeremy Clarkson has revealed in his Sunday Times column that he thought he probably had cancer at the time he hit Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon.
Jeremy Clarkson, 55, said the incident came on his “most stressful day… in 27 years at the BBC” – but that other people facing stress “manage to cope better than I did”.
The former presenter told the paper he later got the all-clear over a lump on his tongue.
He was dropped from Top Gear on March 25 over what the BBC called an “unprovoked physical attack” on Oisin Tymon.
Jeremy Clarkson wrote: “Two days before the <<fracas>> I’d been told, sternly, by my doctor that a lump on my tongue was probably cancer and that I must get it checked out immediately.
“But I couldn’t do that. We were in the middle of a Top Gear series. And Top Gear always came first.”
Jremy Clarkson also described his obsession with the Top Gear job, especially after the break-up of his marriage and the death of his mother, and the “enormous” sense of loss he felt after his contract was not renewed.
“It was an all-consuming entity, a many-tentacled global monster that was dysfunctional and awkward and mad but I loved it with a passion. I loved it like my own child,” he wrote.
“I felt sick because after I’d lost my home and my mother, I’d thrown myself even more vigorously into my job and now, idiotically, I’d managed to lose that too.”
Jeremy Clarkson told the newspaper he had initially thought about not doing any more television, but that he was now planning to “pick up the pieces” and do another car show – although he did not know whether he would be working with his former Top Gear co-presenters James May and Richard Hammond.
In his first comment since he was dropped from Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson has said he will miss hosting the BBC show.
Jeremy Clarkson, who was dropped from Top Gear on March 25 after an “unprovoked physical attack” on producer Oisin Tymon, was writing in his first column for the Sun since the incident.
“Heartfelt thanks to all those who have written to say how much they will miss me on Top Gear,” the presenter wrote.
“It’s not as much, however, as I’ll miss being there.”
Jeremy Clarkson, 53, did not add anything more about the incident.
Jeremy Clarkson’s weekly Sun column had not appeared in the interim but the paper had assured readers that he was on holiday and “had not been sacked”.
Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon has told police he does not want to press charges against Jeremy Clarkson.
Oisin Tymon, 36, suffered swelling and bleeding to his lip after being physically and verbally attacked by Jeremy Clarkson, 54, in a hotel in North Yorkshire.
He was also subjected to a prolonged verbal tirade and drove himself to hospital believing he had lost his job.
The incident saw Jeremy Clarkson dropped by the BBC after an internal inquiry.
In a statement Oisin Tymon’s lawyer, Paul Daniels, said: “Mr. Tymon has informed the police that he doesn’t want to press charges.
“The events of the last few weeks have been extremely unpleasant for everyone involved. The matter has taken a great toll on Oisin, his family and his friends.
“Quite simply, Mr. Tymon just wishes to return now to the job at the BBC he loves, as soon as possible.
“Further, the BBC have, in his view, taken action with a view to addressing the issues at hand.
“Mr. Tymon agrees with the BBC’s stated view that all parties should now be allowed to move on, so far as possible.”
Oisin Tymon, who previously described Jeremy Clarkson as a “unique talent”, has come under sustained abuse on social media for his involvement in the dispute.
Speaking outside his home on March 26, Jeremy Clarkson asked fans to show restraint.
“I wish people would leave Ois alone because none of this was his fault,” the presenter told reporters.
Oisin Tymon never lodged a formal complaint with the BBC following the altercation with Jeremy Clarkson, which took place on March 4.
The internal investigation was prompted after the presenter reported himself to Danny Cohen, the corporation’s director of television.
The investigation found that Oisin Tymon was subject to an “unprovoked physical and verbal attack”.
The physical altercation lasted “around 30 seconds and was halted by the intervention of a witness,” said the report’s author, Ken MacQuarrie.
As a result, the BBC’s director general, Tony Hall, said he would not renew Jeremy Clarkson’s contract.
“For me a line has been crossed,” Tony Hall said on March 25.
“There cannot be one rule for one and one rule for another dictated by either rank, or public relations and commercial considerations.”
Tony Hall said he “not taken this decision lightly” and recognized it would “divide opinion”.
Following Oisin Tymon’s decision not to press charges, North Yorkshire Police said the force was still investigating the incident.
“We are grateful to Mr. Tymon for clarifying his position, as we can now take this fully into account,” said a spokesman.
“We have some final interviews to complete with guests who witnessed the incident as their perspectives also need to be considered.
“When these conversations are complete, we will issue a statement on our website as appropriate.”
Jeremy Clarkson has been dropped from Top Gear after an “unprovoked physical attack” on producer Oisin Tymon, BBC director general Tony Hall has confirmed.
Tony Hall said he had “not taken this decision lightly” and recognized it would “divide opinion”.
However, Tony Hall added “a line has been crossed” and he “cannot condone what has happened on this occasion”.
Jeremy Clarkson, 54, was suspended on March 10, following what was called a “fracas” with Oisin Tymon.
The row, which took place in a Yorkshire hotel, was said to have occurred because no hot food was provided following a day’s filming.
An internal investigation began last week, led by Ken MacQuarrie, the director of BBC Scotland.
It found that Oisin Tymon took himself to hospital after he was subject to an “unprovoked physical and verbal attack”.
“During the physical attack Oisin Tymon was struck, resulting in swelling and bleeding to his lip.”
It lasted “around 30 seconds and was halted by the intervention of a witness,” Ken MacQuarrie noted in his report.
“The verbal abuse was sustained over a longer period” and “contained threats to sack” Oisin Tymon, who believed he had lost his job.
Oisin Tymon did not file a formal complaint and it is understood Jeremy Clarkson reported himself to BBC bosses following the incident.
After that, the BBC’s director of television, Danny Cohen, felt he had no choice but to suspend the presenter pending an investigation.
The decision caused an outpouring of support from Top Gear fans, with more than a million people signing an online petition to reinstate him.
Announcing his decision, Tony Hall said Jeremy Clarkson’s dismissal was unavoidable.
“For me a line has been crossed. There cannot be one rule for one and one rule for another dictated by either rank, or public relations and commercial considerations.”
However, he added: “This decision should in no way detract from the extraordinary contribution that Jeremy Clarkson has made to the BBC. I have always personally been a great fan of his work and Top Gear.”
In a statement, Oisin Tymon thanked the BBC for a “thorough and swift investigation into this very regrettable incident”.
“I’ve worked on Top Gear for almost a decade, a program I love,” he continued.
“Over that time Jeremy and I had a positive and successful working relationship, making some landmark projects together. He is a unique talent and I am well aware that many will be sorry his involvement in the show should end in this way.”
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”.
Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has said comments he made against the show’s broadcaster BBC were meant as a joke.
Jeremy Clarkson, 54, criticized the corporation’s bosses while at a charity event in London on March 19.
An investigation into Jeremy Clarkson’s current suspension following a “fracas” with a producer is still ongoing.
Writing in the Sunday Times, Jeremy Clarkson said his comments were “all meant in jest”.
The presenter said his “choice language” was to help boost the price of his auction item – a lap of the Top Gear test track.
“By being brief, controversial and a bit sweary, I woke the room up and the auction prize I was offering… raised £100,000,” Jeremy Clarkson said.
His comments at the Roundhouse Gala were made more widely public on March 20 after a video of the event was posted online.
During his speech, Jeremy Clarkson also suggested he expected to be “sacked” by the BBC, auctioning what he described as his “last lap” on the race track.
In his newspaper column on March 22, Jeremy Clarkson appeared to further hint he was no longer working for the corporation writing: “I used to work on a television show called Top Gear.”
Jeremy Clarkson was suspended from Top Gear on March 10, following an alleged altercation with producer Oisin Tymon.
An online petition calling for Jeremy Clarkson’s reinstatement has been signed by more than one million people since his suspension.
An internal report into Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson is to be handed over to BBC’s director general next week.
The internal investigation into Jeremy Clarkson’s suspension, following a “fracas” with a producer, will be considered by Tony Hall next week.
Director of BBC Scotland, Ken MacQuarrie, who is leading the investigation, “is now considering the evidence”, a BBC spokesperson said.
“Once this has been considered, we will set out any further steps.”
“The BBC will not be offering further commentary until then,” the spokesperson concluded.
Jeremy Clarkson, 54, was suspended from Top Gear on March 10, following an alleged altercation with producer Oisin Tymon.
Oisin Tymon did not file a formal complaint and it is understood Jeremy Clarkson reported the incident himself.
A lawyer for Oisin Tymon said his client “intends to await the outcome of the BBC investigation and will make no comment until that investigation is complete”.
All remaining shows in the current series were pulled following the incident.
Top Gear is one of the BBC’s most popular and profitable TV shows, with an estimated global audience of 350 million.
The show’s success is largely attributed to Jeremy Clarkson, who has appeared on the show since 1988.
An online petition calling for Jeremy Clarkson’s reinstatement – set up by political blogger Guido Fawkes – has accrued more than 975,000 signatures since the presenter’s suspension.
A BBC internal investigation has begun after Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson was suspended from the show following a “fracas” with producer Oisin Tymon.
The enquiry is being headed up Ken McQuarrie, the director of BBC Scotland.
Jeremy Clarkson, 54, was suspended from Top Gear last week following an alleged altercation with producer Oisin Tymon.
Oisin Tymon, 36, did not file a formal complaint and its understood that Jeremy Clarkson reported the incident himself.
The row has been said to have occurred because no hot food was laid on for Jeremy Clarkson following a day of filming in North Yorkshire.
Writing in his column in the Sun newspaper, Jeremy Clarkson appeared to hint that he was close to quitting calling himself a “dinosaur” and adding: “These big imposing creatures have no place in a world which has moved on.”
An online petition to reinstate Jeremy Clarkson has reached more than 900,000 signatures.
The critic AA Gill also voiced his support for Jeremy Clarkson in his Sunday Times column, calling the investigation into the row “preposterous and ponderous”, and praised Clarkson as hard-working.
Top Gear is one of the BBC’s most popular and profitable TV shows, with an estimated global audience of 350 million.
The remaining shows in the current series were pulled off-air following the incident.
A lawyer for Oisin Tymon said his client “intends to await the outcome of the BBC investigation and will make no comment until that investigation is complete”.
No official date has been fixed for the investigation to present its findings.
Jeremy Clarkson has hinted he may leave Top Gear, following his suspension from the BBC’s show for an alleged “fracas” with producer Oisin Tymon.
Photo BBC
Writing in his regular Sun newspaper column, Jeremy Clarkson, 54, described himself as a “dinosaur”, and said that the day comes when you “wave goodbye to big monsters and move on”.
A BBC internal disciplinary inquiry is due to be held into the incident.
According to new reports, Jeremy Clarkson initiated the BBC investigation which prompted his suspension from Top Gear show, after he informed the broadcaster’s bosses of the alleged “fracas” with Oisin Tymon.
The Top Gear host star called BBC head of television, Danny Cohen, to report the incident.
Producer Oisin Tymon, with whom the altercation took place, is not believed to have filed his own complaint.
Interviews are expected to be held with Jeremy Clarkson and other parties next week, and the show has been taken off-air.
Jeremy Clarkson, 54, has expressed regret over the incident, which his co-presenter James May labeled “a bit of a dust-up”.
An online petition calling for Jeremy Clarkson’s reinstatement – set up by political blogger Guido Fawkes – has accrued more than 800,000 signatures since Tuesday.
Top Gear is one of the BBC’s most popular and profitable TV shows, with an estimated global audience of 350 million.
Its success is largely attributed to Jeremy Clarkson, who has appeared on the show since 1988.
Politicians on all sides have weighed into the affair, with PM David Cameron – a friend of Jeremy Clarkson – saying he hoped the incident could be “sorted out”.
A lawyer for Oisin Tymon said his client “intends to await the outcome of the BBC investigation and will make no comment until that investigation is complete”.
Jeremy Clarkson’s approach to BBC bosses suggests he was trying to pre-empt any official complaint. The incident, at a Yorkshire hotel, is reported to have been witnessed by members of the public, as well as some of the production team.
Jeremy Clarkson was given what he called his “final warning” last May after claims he used a racist word during filming.
He later apologized for the incident which, although never broadcast, had been leaked to a tabloid newspaper.
A further incident during shooting in Argentina saw the show’s executive producer, Andy Wilman, brand 2014 an “annus horribilis” for his team.
Jeremy Clarkson, and co-presenters James May and Richard Hammond, are due to renegotiate their contracts next month.
Jeremy Clarkson has opened up about his suspension from BBC’s Top Gear as an online petition for him to be reinstated topped 400,000 signatures.
The Top Gear presenter told reporters he was “just off to the job centre” as he left his home in London on March 11.
Asked if he had any regrets about what had happened, Jeremy Clarkson replied: “Yes.”
Jeremy Clarkson, 54, was suspended on March 10 following what the BBC said was “a fracas” with producer Oisin Tymon.
BBC director-general Tony Hall said an investigation was going on to “gather the facts” about the incident.
“We do not have the facts at the moment,” he said.
“I am a fan of Jeremy Clarkson but this is a serious thing that is alleged to have taken place.”
A lawyer for Oisin Tymon said his client “intends to await the outcome of the BBC investigation and will make no comment until that investigation is complete”.
Sunday’s episode of Top Gear will not be shown, and it is understood the two final episodes in the series will also be dropped.
The online petition in support of Jeremy Clarkson – set up by political blogger Guido Fawkes – was nearing half a million signatures less than 24 hours after it was launched on Tuesday afternoon.
Earlier, Jeremy Clarkson’s co-presenter James May said: “I think he’s been involved in a bit of a dust-up and I don’t think it’s that serious.”
He said he had not been present at the alleged incident.
Top Gear is one of the BBC’s most popular and profitable TV shows, with Jeremy Clarkson appearing on it since 1988. The show has an estimated global audience of 350 million.
According to new reports, Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended form BBC’s Top Gear for allegedly attacking the show’s assistant producer Oisin Tymon in a row over his dinner.
Jeremy Clarkson, 54, allegedly hit Oisin Tymon, 36, because there was no catering at a filming location.
The broadcaster confirmed that Top Gear would not be aired on Sunday, March 15, and the further two remaining episodes of this year’s series may also be axed while Jeremy Clarkson is investigated.
However, there has been a huge backlash to Jeremy Clarkson’s suspension with more than 210,000 signing a petition to have him reinstated and tens of thousands more used the #BringBackClarkson hashtag to show support.
MailOnline reported that ITV may be preparing a £10million ($15 million) bid to lure Jeremy Clarkson away.
Last night Jeremy Clarkson retweeted a message from a fan that said: “How can the BBC not show the remaining episodes of Top Gear, can’t this be resolved without making the fans suffer.”
Jeremy Clarkson’s daughter Emily also tweeted: “Oh God, BBC please take him back… He’s started cooking.”
The father-of-three allegedly threw a punch at Oisin Tymon – who has worked on Top Gear for the last 10 years and helped produce more than 75 episodes – during filming last week.
The incident came to light after being reported to BBC bosses on March 9.
A source told the Daily Mirror: “It was all over a catering issue. They came to the end of filming after a long day and Jeremy discovered that no food had been laid on.”
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