UK presenter denies using racial slur
Footage allegedly shows Jeremy Clarkson, a host on the BBC’s Top Gear programme, using the slur during filming.
Published On 2 May 2014
Jeremy Clarkson, a British presenter on a TV programme called Top Gear, has issued an apology after video footage was released of him allegedly using a racial slur.
Clarkson denied that he said the slur during a filming of the BBC programme and released a video on Twitter to defend himself and apologise.
The situation ignited a storm of controversy and raised questions about racism in British society.
Al Jazeera’s Simon McGregor-Wood reports.
Source: Al Jazeera