23,000 Jeremy Clarkson fans sign petition urging ITV not to sack him
Jeremy Clarkson's column in The Sun about Meghan Markle led to more than 25,000 Ipso complaints. The Grand Tour and Clarkson's Farm are both set to be cancelled by Amazon.
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Jeremy Clarkson's column in The Sun about Meghan Markle led to more than 25,000 Ipso complaints. The Grand Tour and Clarkson's Farm are both set to be cancelled by Amazon.
Around 11,000 people have signed the online petition, which claims that the negative reaction to Clarkson's column 'has been completely disproportionate'.
The petition claims Clarkson's punishment is 'already completely disproportionate to the crime, adding being sacked by ITV would 'compound his humiliation.'
Carolyn McCall, who is CEO of the firm, stuck the boot into the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host as the channel weighs up whether to renew his contract.
The streaming service is set to 'cut ties' with the 62-year-old following his controversial column on the Duchess of Sussex, sources said.