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Clarkson 'burka joke sparks complaints'
Tuesday, July 27 2010, 09:22 BST


BBCComments made by Jeremy Clarkson on Sunday night's edition of Top Gear about Muslim women have sparked complaints from viewers.

The 50-year-old told co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May that he was distracted by women in burkas when driving because he knows what they wear underneath, reports the Daily Star.

Clarkson claimed that he had once witnessed a woman in a burka fall "head over heels" in front of his taxi and saw her "red G-string and stockings".

Hammon claimed the incident "did not happen" but Clarkson insisted that it had.

"I promise you, it did happen. The taxi driver will back me up," he said.

A Mediawatch spokesperson later criticised the comments.

"He should learn to keep quiet - every time he opens his mouth he upsets someone," they said.

Controversial Muslim preacher Omar Bakri Muhammad reportedly told the paper: "This shows how much hatred he has for Muslims in general, and Muslim women in particular.

"If he speaks about the honour of Muslim women, it requires Muslim people to respond."

He added: "And if he doesn’t apologise he could face Muslim youth attacking him physically."

Meanwhile another viewer complained that Clarkson had gone "too far this time" with his "offensive and disrespectful" joke.

The BBC confirmed that it had received seven complaints.

[Siobhan]

This is clarkson.. everyone know what he is like.. 7 complaints really!

[Chloe O'brien]

7 complaints woopey doo. If people don't like Clarkson's comments then they shouldn't watch Top Gear.

[alan45]

Well done to JC for pushing the boundaries yet again. Some people are far too sensitive. I suppose if he had made the same remark about a Roman Catholic Nun there would have been no complaints from the PC Brigade.

[alan45]

PRINCE Harry is set to appear on Top Gear - trying to drive faster than movie star Tom Cruise.

Harry's pal ... Jeremy Clarkson
Pal Jeremy Clarkson is lining him up to be the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" in the next series of the BBC2 driving show.

Adrenalin junkie Harry is determined to beat Cruise's lap time in the Kia Cee'd hatchback.

A source said: "The prince is a massive Top Gear fan and is dying to give the Kia a spin.

"He loves driving and ideally he'd like to beat Tom Cruise just for the boasting rights."

Harry also wants to get some Army buddies on the programme.

The source added: "He doesn't want it to be all about him. He wants to raise awareness of the Armed Forces."

They could even demonstrate military equipment if the Ministry of Defence agrees.

[Chloe O'brien]

That would be so mad having Prince Harry on the show. But isn't John Bishop top of the leaderboard now?

[Siobhan]

That would be so mad having Prince Harry on the show. But isn't John Bishop top of the leaderboard now?

Yep he is.. went top last week.. haven't seen this weeks yet so don't know if it was beaten

[Perdita]

has been cheating on his wife with a work colleague, it has been claimed.

The Top Gear host, who has been married to wife and manager Frances for 18 years, has allegedly been having the affair while on the show's international tour in the likes of Australia, South Africa and Norway.

According to the Sunday Mirror, Clarkson's relationship with the unnamed worker has become common knowledge to many of the crew working on the Top Gear tour.

Last month, the mistress flew to Australia where she joined Clarkson at the Palazzo Versace hotel near Brisbane - known for its use in ITV's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here.

On March 6, alongside other crew members, the pair jetted to Hamilton Island - a luxury resort on the edge of the Great Barrier Reef - where they stayed in a £1,000-a-night villa and took a helicopter to a beach. They then returned to Melbourne for the remaining Australian shows.

The couple subsequently travelled to Johannesburg and Clarkson was spotted feeding the woman lettuce at the Hotel Palazzo pool. That night, they reportedly returned to his hotel room separately.

Finally, while staying at Oslo's Grand Hotel last week, the pair apparently enjoyed a drink on the rooftop bar and were seen kissing, before returning to his hotel suite where they spent the night together.

The BBC recently apologised after derogatory comments about Mexicans were made by Clarkson and fellow Top Gear hosts Richard Hammond and James May.

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[Dutchgirl]

Well I checked if it was an April foolsday news thing. It sounded so over the top. But no it is a genuine article. Well Bad Boy Jezza. Hope you're not paying for it with your licence fees.

[alan45]

Jeremy Clarkson has been accused of having an affair with a blonde colleague while on tour with his Top Gear show.
The BBC presenter, 50, yesterday reacted to the allegations in typically brash style on holiday in Barbados with his wife Frances, 49, and their three children.
Spending the day on a speedboat and racing around on a jet-ski wearing loud Bermuda shorts, he seemed not to have a care in the world.


Display of unity: Clarkson and his wife Frances spent the day on a boat in Barbados while he also spent time racing around on a jet-ski
The ‘other woman’ was yesterday identified by one newspaper as single mother Phillipa Sage, 42, who has been working alongside Clarkson as part of the lucrative international Top Gear Live tour.
Miss Sage said reports of a romance were ‘nonsense’, insisting: ‘Jeremy and I are friends. I have worked with him, er, them (the Top Gear team) for years.’
When told she had been seen entering Clarkson’s hotel suite in the early hours, unmarried Miss Sage, who has a five-year-old son, said: ‘What? I often stay in colleagues’ hotel rooms – that’s not unusual.
‘I have been pictured with Jeremy several times, dozens of times, while working on the show. We are just friends.’



Rubbishes claims: Jeremy Clarkson has laughed off accusations that he has been having an affair with Phillipa Sage. Pictured while on the Top Gear Tour
Clarkson’s mother Shirley also angrily dismissed the allegations, insisting: ‘It’s a load of rubbish. He’s right now on holiday with his wife and children, happy as Larry. He sent me a text on Mother’s Day saying, “I hear the Press think I’m Tiger Woods – don’t worry, I’m not!”.’
Under the headline ‘Clarkson’s Mistress’, the Daily Mirror claimed Miss Sage had spent several nights with Clarkson as he and his co-presenters, Richard Hammond and James May, toured Australia, South Africa and Norway.
Last month the party checked into Oslo’s £500-a-night Grand Hotel. After the Top Gear show, Clarkson and Miss Sage – who shared a chauffeur-driven car to the venue – were alleged to have gone to his corner suite at 1.15am.



Married: Jeremy was seen with wife of 18 years Frances as they left Scotts restaurant last month before he headed to Oslo on Top Gear tour
The next evening Hammond and May sat at the other end of the hotel’s rooftop bar from Clarkson and Miss Sage, who reportedly sat together under separate blankets drinking white wine.
Shortly after 1am, he said goodnight and, it was claimed, ‘kissed Phillipa on the lips in full view of the group and public’. Moments after Clarkson left, she was said to have slipped out of the bar and walked with him to his suite, remaining there all night.
On the final show of the tour, on March 27, the newspaper claimed the couple again spent the night together before flying back to the UK, where Clarkson was reunited with his wife, also his manager, and their children, aged 16, 15 and 12.



On holiday: Jeremy and Frances are currently on holiday in the Caribbean and enjoyed a 'lovely lunch' with their children for Mother's Day
Clarkson has been married to Frances for 18 years and she has masterminded the TV star’s multi-million-pound career.
The newspaper claimed his affair had also been going on in Australia and South Africa earlier last month.
The couple were photographed by the pool at a Johannesburg hotel, where it was claimed Clarkson was seen ‘feeding Phillipa lettuce with his fingers’. It was claimed he went to his room alone but was later followed by her.


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