ITV boss criticizes Jeremy Clarkson for his views on Meghan Markle warning that there's 'no place on the channel' for the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

ITV CEO Carolyn McCall has criticized Jeremy Clarkson for his views on Meghan Markle and stated that they are not endorsed by the channel. She also mentioned that his role as host of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? does not provide a platform for his opinions. Additionally, reports suggest that Amazon will no longer produce his shows, Clarkson's Farm and The Grand Tour, from next year.

Carolyn McCall has criticized Jeremy Clarkson for his views on Meghan Markle and stated that they are not endorsed by the channel

Clarkson's statements about Meghan Markle in his column for The Sun caused significant public outrage. He wrote that he "hated" Meghan Markle and wished to see her paraded through the streets naked while people throw "excrement" at her, referencing a scene from the fantasy TV series Game of Thrones. He later apologized to the Sussexes on Christmas Day, although they later claimed that the apology was only addressed to Harry. He also posted a public apology on his Instagram account.

Jeremy Clarkson wrote that he "hated" Meghan Markle and wished to see Meghan Markle paraded through the streets naked while people throw "excrement"

It is unclear from this statement whether the host, Jeremy Clarkson, will lose his job at ITV. The statement from Ms. McCall, in response to correspondence from Mr. Nicolson, indicates that concerns about Clarkson's comments are 'completely understandable' but does not make a decision about his future at the company.

Ms. McCall, the CEO of ITV, stated in her letter that ITV has no editorial control over Jeremy Clarkson's independent journalistic output and that his comments made in an article in The Sun, were not endorsed by ITV. She also added that there is no place on ITV for the comments made in that article. She further stated that Clarkson is not an ITV employee and his role as host of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? does not 'give him a platform for his opinions'. Piers Morgan left ITV's Good Morning Britain in March 2021 after making controversial comments and later revealed that Meghan Markle had written to the CEO of ITV, demanding his dismissal. The CEO claimed that she had defended him to Ofcom after receiving thousands of complaints, but Morgan questioned the decision of his leaving via a tweet.

Piers Morgan (pictured left) left ITV's Good Morning Britain in March 2021 after making controversial comments and later revealed that Meghan Markle had written to the CEO of ITV, demanding his dismissal

ITV has announced that it will not have any further commitments with Clarkson after the next series of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? airs later this year. This statement has led to speculation that Clarkson may have lost his job as host of the show, which earns him around £3 million per year. However, a spokesperson for ITV has stated that there is currently a contractually commissioned series of the show that is due to film and that there are "no further commissioning commitments beyond that currently." Kevin Lygo, ITV's Director of Media and Entertainment, previously stated that he had "no control" over what Clarkson wrote in his columns but did ask him to apologize. There are also reports that Amazon Prime will stop producing Clarkson's shows - Clarkson's Farm and The Grand Tour - next year, which would impact his income significantly.

Jeremy Clarkson, the host of the popular UK game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, has been let go from the show following his controversial comments about Meghan Markle in his column for The Sun. The piece, in which he said he dreamed of the duchess being paraded through British towns and publicly shamed, became the Independent Press Standards Organisation's (Ipso) most complained-about article after its publication. The Sun later apologized and said it regretted the publication of the column which last week surpassed more than 25,000 Ipso complaints. Despite apologizing for his language, the presenter has been let go from the show and there are suggestions that his other shows on Amazon Prime will also be affected.

In his apology, Clarkson acknowledged that the column in which he wrote about Meghan Markle was offensive and that he had made a mistake by not properly reviewing his writing before publishing it. He expressed remorse for the language he used and the impact it had caused. He also mentioned that he had reached out to the couple personally to apologize for his actions. He also mentioned that this was not typical of him and that he rarely faced accusations of sexism in his past controversial days as a host on Top Gear.

In summary, Jeremy Clarkson, a TV presenter and former host of Top Gear, wrote a controversial column in The Sun in which he made derogatory statements about Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex. The article caused significant backlash and received thousands of complaints to the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso). Clarkson apologized for his language in the column and expressed regret for writing it. He stated that he had been thinking of a scene in Game of Thrones but forgot to mention it in the column, which made it appear that he was calling for violence to be inflicted on Meghan. He also stated that he had apologized to the couple and to his colleagues and employers, and that he will try to be more careful in the future.