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BBC Television has [suspended / suspending] one of its biggest stars for reportedly punching a producer. Reporters say Jeremy Clarkson, 54, the presenter of the [huge / hugely] popular programme Top Gear, got into a fight with the producer, Oisin Tymon. There was an [argument / argue] about the lack [of / for] food available after [filmed / filming] one of the shows. Mr Clarkson [supposedly / supposes] got angry with Mr Tymon over this and hit him. The BBC immediately suspended the show's [host / heist] and announced they would not broadcast the next [too / two] programmes. Clarkson is so [popular / populated] worldwide that an online petition started, calling for the BBC to "reinstate" him. So [for / far] , more than 400,000 people have signed it.

One of Mr Clarkson's co-presenters, James May, did not think the [accident / incident] was so [serious / seriously] . He told BBC News: "I think Clarkson has been [involved / involving] in a bit of a dust-up and I don't think it's that serious." Mr Clarkson [joked / jokes] with reporters yesterday. They asked him where he was going as he [got / gets] into his car. He said he was going [to / for] the job centre. Clarkson also retweeted a message from a [fun / fan] to his 4.5 million Twitter followers. It read: "How can the BBC not show the [remaining / remains] episodes of Top Gear? Can't this be resolved without making the fans [supper / suffer] ?" The show is broadcast in over 200 countries. Over 350 million people watch it. Clarkson has a history of making [racially / racist] comments about other nationalities.