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Dominic Lipinski

Jeremy Clarkson apologises to Irish Top Gear producer

“I would like to say sorry, once again, to Oisin Tymon”.

FORMER TOP GEAR presenter Jeremy Clarkson has apologised to the Irish producer who he allegedly hit during an altercation, leading to his dismissal from the BBC.

Oisín Tymon had brought a £100,000 claim against the presenter after a fracas last March which left him with a bloody lip.

The BBC reports that Clarkson has today settled the claim, apologising to Tymon.

“I would like to say sorry, once again, to Oisin Tymon for the incident and its regrettable aftermath,” Clarkson said.

“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.”

The veteran presenter was dropped by the broadcaster in the wake of the attack, following an internal inquiry.

The probe found that Tymon was subjected to an unprovoked physical and verbal attack by Clarkson.

During the attack, Clarkson is said to have called Tymon a “lazy, Irish c**t”.

It happened at a Yorkshire hotel after the host was told there would be no hot food available after the day’s location shooting.

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    Mute Conor Hickey
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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:05 AM

    Don’t tell RTE.
    Viewers of Top Gear on RTE don’t yet know about the bust up. It’ll be a spoiler. Please keep this quiet until 2019 when RTE gets to air 2015 Top Gear shows.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 1:09 PM

    Top Gear in St Endas estate

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    Feb 24th 2016, 4:52 PM

    Clarkson is a bully he’s the type who ran the brutish empire telling other ,lesser, beings what to do and where to go as he’d kick them around their own countries and tell hem they were wogs and paddies who were only fit to be skivvies and slaves

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    Mute James Delaney
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    Feb 24th 2016, 6:24 PM

    Yes an arrogant man & unfunny with his childlike comedy act – Don’t why his audience laugh at his childish behaviour.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 9:43 PM

    He reminds me of “Donald Trump” who could end up in the white house and who will have the same attitude as Clarkson of the Irish Emigrants. God help us all if he does.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 10:19 PM

    So illegal immigration is okay with you. Doesn’t Ireland enforce its immigration laws?

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:10 AM

    Great to see the schoolyard bully getting clipped around the ear. It still surprises me that he has such a following. A self absorbed ego that should have issued the same statement long ago.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 12:12 PM

    I suffered at the hands of school bullies and workplace bullies and I cant understand people going on about the BBC making a mistake firing Clarkson.You cant tolerate workplace assaults or a culture of intimidation or let employees get too big for there boots and think they can say anddo anything they like to staff under them

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    Feb 24th 2016, 1:34 PM

    I’m not defending Clarkson but at the time he did issue more or less that exact statement.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 12:00 PM

    I wonder how many times Clarkson got away with behaviour like this before he was finally called on it

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    Feb 24th 2016, 3:09 PM

    Didn’t he get called on it? Wasn’t he sacked? It took Clarkson decades to realise what an insufferable arsehole he is. He thought he was irreplaceable.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 3:24 PM

    Some of the BBC hierarchy members wanted shot of him, and would have jumped on him from a great height if he’d done something like that in the past. If they didn’t want him gone, the whole incident would have been glossed over, and Oisin would have still have been compensated.

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    Feb 25th 2016, 9:26 AM

    The man has a history of racist remarks

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:04 AM

    If he sued the BBC it way bye bye career and he deserved to be compensated for having name dragged through the mud. Right call to go after Clarkson directly.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:12 AM

    He sued the BBC as well.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:16 AM

    BBC now reporting that they contributed towards the settlement.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:18 AM

    Money talks. I think clarkson got told exactly what would happen to his bank balance if he didnt apologize here and accept total responsibility for the incident.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:04 AM

    Apologise a big late it cost him the best job in the world

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:07 AM

    Lol

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:15 AM

    He asked for only 100k. Should have asked for 1mil. Assault, xenophobic attack, trauma, human degradation…any other legal jargon that could sum up to a million…silly Clarkson

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:19 AM

    He has the same job now but for a lot more money. Best thing that ever happened to him.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 12:11 PM

    A bit crazy isn’t it though.. Rewarding some one for being an indecent human being.. He believes he was bigger than the show… Unfortunately Amazon agreed..

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    Feb 24th 2016, 12:44 PM

    @twit…He insults one person and he’s indecent? Are we living under sharia law all of a sudden? Everyone insults someone every now and again so are all these folk indecent? Get a grip!!

    Generation “outraged” alive and well.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 12:52 PM

    Eh @whereisspace Clarkson insults everyone all the time. He’s quite sexist and racist. Have you seen his Amazon ad? He makes fun of the firing and BBC in it. He is a dinosaur ( but I still like him for some reason)

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    Feb 24th 2016, 1:15 PM

    @twit punching someone and insulting them or using a racial slur to describe them at work or in fact anywhere should not be condoned…even if you’re Clarkson.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 1:20 PM

    Peter, “everyone all the time”. Now that’s just not true is it.

    His amazon ad is funny, if anyone takes offence to that they really need to lighten up….

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    Feb 24th 2016, 3:20 PM

    It is true. He’s bloody famous for it.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 3:22 PM

    Read it again Bull. Everyone (all 6-7 billion people) all the time (24 hours a day). He’s never have time to film for amazon if that was the case.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 4:49 PM

    Now you legitimately sound like a 5 year old.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 4:56 PM

    Now now bull. Don’t be like that. Point is he doesn’t offend people very often, it’s just the “offended brigade” getting offended on other peoples behalf and media stirring it up. Everyone offends someone every now and again, big deal.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:19 AM

    Another classic example of preserving talent or a personality while ignoring the individuals nasty traits at the expense of all who work with them. We all know one.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:05 AM

    The new advert he is in for amazon, he sure gets a dig in at the BBC and I think it’s another slap in the face to the guy he assaulted. Not a good look for amazon to promote it’s business.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 12:58 PM

    What’s so bad about it, I thought it’s a quality ad.

    Love him or loathe him you have to admire the fact that he’s been sacked by the biggest shower of PC namby pambys in the BBC, he’s got up off his arse and back to work again. Not bad for someone who actually doesn’t need to work due to his wealth.

    Got to love his work ethic if not anything else.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:07 AM

    Once a bully…

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:23 AM

    Racist fool!

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:59 AM

    Are the Irish a different race to the English?

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    Feb 24th 2016, 12:08 PM

    Try telling that to a national front nazi trying to stomp the spud out of ye!

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    Feb 24th 2016, 12:13 PM

    Ssshh I’m over this weekend been practising my best cockney

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:44 AM

    It’s a pity it came to this. Clarkson was great at his job, but no place for that kind of behaviour.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:49 AM

    Ya he’s old fashioned but I find him very funny.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:22 AM

    100 grand for a split lip?
    Good job Jeremy didn’t give him a real smack.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 1:36 PM

    As if there was ever any doubt about it, Clarkson proved once again that he is a racist bully. It will forever be to Tymon’s credit that he proved himself to be a civilised person by not hauling off and giving Clarkson the knuckle sandwich and thick lip he so richly deserved. All bullies like Clarkson are also cowards, and I bet we’d never have heard the end of his whinging if he had gotten one in the chops.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:07 AM

    Clarkson a racist now? I honestly didn’t know that’s what he said to Oisin.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:11 AM

    Irish isn’t a race

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:19 AM

    Irish isnt a race?

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:37 AM

    For the last time, race is used to describe many different groupings of people.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:44 AM

    More a race than you’ll ever be.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:49 AM

    There was me thinking that the human race was the only race.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 12:25 PM

    He’s being xenophobic if anything

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    Feb 24th 2016, 3:06 PM

    @James Darcy
    Show where the term “race” is clearly defined, in a scientific setting, please.

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    Feb 24th 2016, 11:38 AM

    I’d find it interesting if Jeremy actually apologised to him before. And he probably only done it so he wouldn’t have to compensate

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    Feb 24th 2016, 12:59 PM

    I have worked for a few heads and sum of them was English in my time who often thought they knew better I felt like smacking them just like Jeremy clarkson but I knew I would cum off worst if I did u can’t do that nowadays. Just like u can’t say sumthing like a man can’t play football coz his d wrong side of 30 old age cums to mind ,think we all know who said that today ,and about who lol

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    Feb 24th 2016, 10:48 PM

    I don’t care! I liked him. Political correctness and all that kind of stuff…brilliant show.

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