Jeremy Clarkson slammed by ITV boss over 'awful' Meghan Markle remarks
express.co.uk“So it’s not quite in our wheelhouse, but no, I don’t know what he was thinking when he wrote that. It was awful.”Jeremy sparked a record 17,500 complaints to press regulator IPSO with his controversial remarks in his column.Readers were left shocked after Jeremy admitted he dreamed of seeing Meghan paraded naked while excrement was thrown at her, in a reference to a scene from fantasy drama Game of Thrones.Jeremy’s column went viral in the hours following its release on Sunday and has since been taken down following a wave of complaints.In total, IPSO said the piece had received more than 20,800 complaints as of 5pm on Tuesday."We will follow our usual processes to examine the complaints we have received.This will take longer than usual because of the volume of complaints," an IPSO spokesperson said, adding that the number of complaints would be subject to change.In his column, the broadcaster wrote: "I hate her.
Not like I hate Nicola Sturgeon or Rose West. I hate her on a cellular level."He continued: "At night, I'm unable to sleep as I lie there, grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant, 'Shame!' and throw lumps of excrement at her."Following the major backlash, Jeremy took to his official Twitter account to address the backlash and explain the reference.He shared on Monday afternoon: "Oh dear.
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