Amazon Prime Video might axe ties with Jeremy Clarkson and cancel each The Grand Tour and Clarkson’s Farm due to the presenter’s feedback about Meghan Markle in line with a brand new report.
In a now notorious piece revealed in The Solar on December 16, Clarkson expressed his disdain in direction of Markle, saying that he was “dreaming of the day when she is made to parade bare by the streets of each city in Britain whereas the crowds chant, ‘Disgrace! and throw lumps of excrement at her.”
He swiftly revealed a short apology on Twitter earlier than taking to Instagram this week to publish a lengthier apology addressing the problem. He additionally revealed that he wrote to Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, on Christmas Day and personally apologized for the feedback he made.
Unnamed sources have now revealed to Selection that Amazon Prime Video received’t work with Clarkson past the seasons of The Grand Tour and Clarkson’s Farm which have already been commissioned. It’s claimed that The Grand Tour might finish after 4 extra particular episodes, the final considered one of which is tipped to air in late 2024 or early 2025. Clarkson’s Farm might then be axed after Season 3 which ought to air in 2024.
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The controversy has already led to Amazon Prime Video canceling a digital press convention for Clarkson’s Farm Season 2 that’s scheduled to air on February 10. Selection, nevertheless, claims that Amazon has different reveals within the works with Clarkson which might be anticipated to go forward. We’ve reached out to Amazon and Prime Video for a remark and can replace this story when the corporate responds.
In his assertion shared on Instagram, Clarkson stated he was “placing my palms up” to apologize for the error.
“Often, I learn what I’ve written to another person earlier than submitting, however I used to be residence alone on that fateful day, and in a rush. So once I’d completed, I simply pressed ship. After which, when the column appeared the following day, the land mine exploded.”
“It was a gradual rumble to start out with and I ignored it,” he continued. “However then the rumble bought louder. So I picked up a duplicate of The Solar to see what all of the fuss was about. We’ve all been there, I suppose. In that exact second after we immediately understand we’ve fully tousled. You might be sweaty and chilly on the identical time. And your head kilos. And you’re feeling sick. I couldn’t consider what I used to be studying. Had I actually stated that? It was horrible.”