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25 Mar, 2015

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BBC drops Clarkson from Top Gear and decides not to renew his contractBBC director general, Hall:

For me a line has been crossed. There cannot be one rule for one and one rule for another dictated by either rank, or public relations and commercial considerations……..This decision should in no way detract from the extraordinary contribution that Jeremy Clarkson has made to the BBC. I have always personally been a great fan of his work and Top Gear.

Jeremy Clarkson sacked: BBC Director General statement on Top Gear's future