UPDATE: The Mirror has ID'd the producer that was on the receiving end of Clarkson's ire , saying the star "snapped" when a meal wasn't ready after a day of shooting.
After the surprise announcement earlier today that Jeremy Clarkson had been suspended from Top Gear for an unspecified "fracas" with a producer, we've got more alleged detail on what went down: According to Radio Times , the host was suspended after throwing a punch at a BBC producer.
The report also says that the final two episodes of this season of the show have been cancelled.
The Radio Times report states that, while the incident occurred last week, it was only reported to the BBC yesterday, prompting today's action against Clarkson. Initially, the BBC announced that the upcoming episode of Top Gear would not air on March 15th as scheduled, but Radio Times says the final two episodes of season 22, scheduled for March 22 and 29, have also been canned.
The BBC had not updated its statement at the time of this writing.
Reports do not specify which male producer Clarkson allegedly struck—numerous people involved with Top Gear hold the title of producer.
The move by the BBC is just the latest in a long string of events that put Clarkson in increasingly hot water, including a situation where the Top Gear presenters were run out of town by angry Argentinians, and two moments where Clarkson was caught on camera allegedly uttering racist epithets—once on air, and once in an outtake.
Despite the ongoing drama, Clarkson and his colleagues seem to be making light of it all:
