Jeremy Clarkson: BBC upbraids presenter over ‘racist’ clip – WBNews

The BBC says it has left Jeremy Clarkson “in no doubt about how seriously” it takes allegations he used racist language while filming Top Gear. Clarkson has apologised and asked for forgiveness after a clip of him reciting the nursery rhyme Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe was published by the Mirror. Although he mumbles the offending word, the presenter clearly begins by saying the letter “n”. Responding to the row, the BBC issued a strongly-worded statement. How often is he going to keep apologising for these things?George Ruddock, Editor, The Voice “Jeremy Clarkson has set out the background to this regrettable episode. We have made it absolutely clear to him the standards the BBC expects on air and off. “We have left him in no doubt about how seriously we view this.” Clarkson initially denied using the racist term, telling his 3.3 million Twitter followers: “I did not use the N-word. Never use it. The Mirror has gone way too far this time.” But the newspaper responded by posting a clip of the incident – which was filmed in 2012 and never broadcast. On Thursday night, Clarkson released a video statement “begging forgiveness” for the error. This time, he admitted he had appeared to “mumble” the offensive word despite attempting not to. “I was mortified by this, horrified. It was a word I loathe.” “I did everything in my power to ensure that that word did not get in the programme that was transmitted.” Editor of The Voice newspaper George Ruddock…more detail