Nearly 450,000 fans from around the world have backed a petition calling for British presenter Jeremy Clarkson to be reinstated to his job hosting the “Top Gear” motoring show after the BBC suspended him following a “fracas” with a producer.
Clarkson, renowned for his outspoken remarks and acerbic attitude towards “political correctness”, was suspended by the BBC on Tuesday, with media reporting that he had thrown a punch at a producer following a row about food.
Clarkson, a friend of Prime Minister David Cameron, was already on a final warning over accusations last year that he had used racist language while filming the show, the latest in a long line of incidents which had courted criticism.
