BBC releases statement on Clarkson
Tony Hall, the BBC’s Director-General, has released the following statement.
“It is with great regret that I have told Jeremy Clarkson today that the BBC
will not be renewing his contract. It is not a decision I have taken lightly.
I have done so only after a very careful consideration of the facts and after
personally meeting both Jeremy and Oisin Tymon.
“I am grateful to Ken MacQuarrie for the thorough way he has conducted an
investigation of the incident on 4th March. Given the obvious and very
genuine public interest in this I am publishing the findings of his report. I
take no pleasure in doing so. I am only making them public so people can
better understand the background. I know how popular the programme is and I
also know that this decision will divide opinion. The main facts are not
disputed by those involved.
“I want to make three points.
“First – The BBC is a broad church. Our strength in many ways lies in that
diversity. We need distinctive and different voices but they cannot come at
any price. Common to all at the BBC have to be standards of decency and
respect. I cannot condone what has happened on this occasion. A member of
staff – who is a completely innocent party – took himself to Accident and
Emergency after a physical altercation accompanied by sustained and prolonged
verbal abuse of an extreme nature. 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.
“Second – This has obviously been difficult for everyone involved but in
particular for Oisin. I want to make clear that no blame attaches to him for
this incident. He has behaved with huge integrity throughout. As a senior
producer at the BBC he will continue to have an important role within the
organisation in the future.
“Third – Obviously none of us wanted to find ourselves in this position.
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 is a huge talent. He may be
leaving the BBC but I am sure he will continue to entertain, challenge and
amuse audiences for many years to come.
“The BBC must now look to renew Top Gear for 2016. This will be a big
challenge and there is no point in pretending otherwise. I have asked Kim
Shillinglaw to look at how best we might take this forward over the coming
months. I have also asked her to look at how we put out the last programmes
in the current series.”
大略翻译:
1. Jeremy 因为言语及肢体暴力已经跨过了那条线 确定不再续约 且已告知对方
2. 被打的制作人Tymon在这件事情中不会受到任何责难 且继续在BBC担任要职
3. 赞扬Clarkson对BBC的贡献 并认为他会继续娱乐观众
4. Clarkson不再跟BBC续约 但BBC会继续拍2016的Top Gear
会再讨论剩下集数如何解决
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