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

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

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