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Jeremy Clarkson will remain host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? “Right now,” ITV boss Kevin Ligo said, slamming Clarkson’s comments about Meghan Markle as “appalling.”
In his comment, published on Friday (December 16), the 62-year-old wrote that he dreams of the day Markle is made to parade naked around Britain as crowds chant “shame” and throw “poop” at her.
Clarkson claims that “everyone my age thinks the same way”.
The Sun has since removed Clarkson’s comment from its website. “In light of Jeremy Clarkson’s tweet, he asked us to remove last week’s column,” the page now reads.
More than 60 MPs from various parties have written to the editor of The Sun to demand an apology and “action” against Clarkson. The SNP’s shadow culture minister also called for Clarkson to be banned from television entirely.
On Tuesday 20 December, Ipso confirmed it had received more than 17,500 complaints about the presenter’s column, more than the total number received in 2021.
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Jeremy Clarkson should be banned from TV after ‘grotesque’ comments on Meghan Markle, MP says
John Nicholson, the SNP’s shadow culture secretary and MP for Ohil and South Perthshire, shared a letter on Twitter addressed to Dame Caroline Julia McCall, who has been chief executive of ITV since 2018.
John Nicholson MP wrote on Twitter: “Following the grotesque comments made about the First Minister and the Duchess of Sussex, I do not believe Jeremy Clarkson should be allowed back on our screens. I wrote to the chief executive of ITV.
Namita Singh December 21, 2022 7:30 am
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More than 60 MPs complain to The Sun editor over ‘hateful’ article on Jeremy Clarkson and Meghan Markle
The cross-party group said the former Top Gear presenter’s “hateful” article had contributed to an “unacceptable atmosphere of hatred and violence”.
In the article published in The Sun on Friday, Clarkson wrote that he dreamed of Markle being paraded around British cities and publicly shamed, adding that “everyone my age thinks the same way”.
Namita Singh December 21, 2022 7:00 am
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ICYMI: What Jeremy Clarkson Said About Meghan Markle? 7 of the controversial comments of the TV presenter
In his column for The Sun, the journalist and former Top Gear presenter said: “At night I can’t sleep as I lie gnashing my teeth and dream of the day she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while crowds chant “Shame!” and throw lumps of excrement at her.
He also said he hates Markle, “not like I hate Nicola Sturgeon or Rose West”, but on a “cellular level”.
Namita Singh December 21, 2022 6:30 am
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Meghan and Harry announce Christmas charity gesture amid Jeremy Clarkson scandal
A photo of a pile of gifts was shared on the Archewell Foundation’s website on Tuesday (December 20), along with news that the couple had “organized gifts for more than 30 different reunified and refugee families” at the US-Mexico border.
A statement read: “On Friday, the Archewell team, including The Archewell Foundation, Archewell Audio and Archewell Productions, gathered to celebrate the holidays and participate in This Is About Humanity’s annual Holiday Party for Reunited Families presented by the Defenders Legal Center of immigrants.
Namita Singh December 21, 2022 06:00 am
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Not on my behalf, Jeremy Clarkson
FYI Jeremy Clarkson, not everyone his age thinks the same way.
His latest desperate grab on appeal for his fast-fading star is unacceptable.
In keeping with his arrogance, he thinks that such immature, hateful and outdated thoughts are the norm in this age group.
Hoping that he is part of a dying breed is probably in vain. There will always be people who become disgraced based on transient popular appeal and whose “celebrity” and wealth gives them the false belief that they have an important role in society.
I would appreciate it if he could keep his disgusting thoughts to himself, writes our reader Jane Penson in a letter to The Independent.
Namita Singh December 21, 2022 5:30 am
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Jeremy Clarkson remains Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? host for “the moment”
ITV boss Kevin Liggo said Clarkson’s comments about Meghan Markle were “appalling” but “at the moment” the broadcaster plans to keep him on as host of the show.
In a recent column for The Sun newspaper, Clarkson, 62, said he had a “hate” towards Meghan and dreamed of seeing her publicly humiliated.
My colleague Peony Hirwani reports:
Namita Singh December 21, 2022 4:30 am
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Clarkson’s article became the most complained about article
The number of complaints lodged with the Independent Press Standards Organization (Ipso) about Jeremy Clarkson’s column in The Sun newspaper about the Duchess of Sussex rose to more than 20,800 as of 5pm on Tuesday.
A statement from the regulator said: “We will follow our usual processes to deal with the complaints we have received. This will take longer than usual due to the volume of complaints.”
Jeremy Clarkson attends the ITV Autumn Entertainment Launch at White City House on August 30, 2022 in London, England
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Earlier in the day, the article became Ipso’s most complained about article.
Namita Singh December 21, 2022 4:00 am
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Reminder of what Clarkson said
It’s been a few days since Jeremy Clarkson caused a media storm when he made disparaging comments about Meghan Markle in his column for The Sun.
Clarkson wrote that she despised the duchess “on a cellular level” and dreamed of people throwing “poop” at her in the street.
He also said he hates Markle, “not like I hate Nicola Sturgeon or Rose West”, but on a “cellular level”.
Following the controversy, shared on Monday (December 19), Clarkson wrote: “I made a clumsy reference to a scene in Game of Thrones and it went badly… I’m appalled that I’ve caused so much pain and will be more careful in the future .
Tom Murray December 21, 2022 03:28 am
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Carol Vordermon Tweets About ‘The Clarkson Effect’
In a tweet that went viral, Vorderman wrote: “NOT Jeremy Clarkson. Nor on any level, under any circumstances, is it OK to write these things about any woman and definitely NOT to “everyone my age thinks the same”.
She continued, “No, no, no. We absolutely do NOT think the same. Listen to the noise Jeremy. Crowds chant “Shame on you”.
Tom Murray December 21, 2022 02:28 am
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ITV boss says Clarkson will stay Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host for “the moment”
At a Broadcasting Press Guild event in London on Tuesday, ITV boss Kevin Liggo condemned Clarkson’s comments about the Duchess of Sussex but said there were no plans to replace him as host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? “now”.
“I would say what he writes in a newspaper column … We have no control over what he says,” Ligo told reporters.
“… So it’s not exactly in our wheelhouse, but I don’t know what he was thinking when he wrote it. It was terrible.”
Tom Murray December 21, 2022 1:24 am
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