Jeremy Clarkson Thanks ‘Top Gear' Fans For Their Support Following BBC Suspension - Will He Leave The Show?

Jeremy To Leave 'Top Gear'?
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Jeremy Clarkson has thanked the many fans who’ve spoken out in support, following his ‘Top Gear’ suspension, but it seems he’s also hinted that he could be leaving the show.

The TV host is currently the subject of an investigation, following a “fracas” with one of the show’s producer, that allegedly took place following an argument over catering.

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Jeremy has made a number of small comments on the issue throughout the week, and now he’s addressed it again in his The Sun column.

“One of the things that has cheered me is how many people have expressed support in the last few days. I’m touched and grateful.”

The Bring Back Clarkson campaign has become change.org's fastest growing petition. Jeremy has also found himself a number of celebrity supporters, including Katie Hopkins.

However, the main section of Jeremy’s column discusses animal extinction.

Jeremy’s previous comments have been rather light-hearted, and earlier this week he even joked about going to the job centre.

While the presenter is currently suspended from the show, rather than fired, there has been plenty of discussion over who could replace him on the motoring show.

17 Times Jeremy Clarkson Did Something Outrageous
The Dog-Naming Incident(01 of11)
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A lot of people got upset when Clarkson named his new dog 'Didier Drogba'. To be fair, they were probably over-reacting.... (credit:Jeremy Clarkson/Twitter)
This Jovial Prank (02 of11)
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When He Joked About A Plane Crash Just After MH370 Crashed(03 of11)
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"The oxygen masks have deployed. Goodbye everyone." Admittedly it must have been worrying but the timing was pretty poor.
(05 of11)
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In 2012 he breached BBC guidelines by comparing a Japanese car to people with growths on their faces. A member of the public complained about the "offensive" remarks after Clarkson likened the shape of a Prius campervan to someone with "a growth on their face" and referred to it as the "elephant car".
When PETA Had A Go At Him(06 of11)
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Clarkson was labelled a bully and "ignorant and unfeeling" by animals rights group Peta after posting a picture of a mouse supposedly squashed during rehearsals for Top Gear's live show online.
The Whole Falklands Thing(07 of11)
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If you didn't hear about this one then where have you been?! The number plate. The being chased out of the country. The repeated denials. It had EVERYTHING.
Beer And Driving Don't Mix(08 of11)
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The 'Slope' Incident Part 2(09 of11)
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Clarkson claimed to be the victim of a Twitter hack when a now deleted a picture of a sign saying ‘entrance to slope’, with the caption ‘this is just obscene’ emerged from his accountBut he later denied having sent such a tweet.
Trivialising Train Suicides(10 of11)
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Clarkson became embroiled in further controversy after describing people who throw themselves under trains as "selfish".
The Dead Chinese Cockle-Pickers(11 of11)
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Writing in The Sun, the Top Gear presenter made fun of synchronised swimming as nothing more than "Chinese women in hats, upside down, in a bit of water".He added: "You can see that sort of thing on Morecambe Beach. For free."In 2004 23 cockle-pickers drowned after becoming trapped by rising tides in the Lancashire bay.