Why did Jeremy Clarkson punch Piers Morgan?
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ATG said:
When did this happen?
ah, here we go ... from wiokipedia:
At the British Press Awards in March 2004, he was punched by TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson after the Mirror had published compromising photos of Clarkson.
>> Edited by ATG on Monday 21st November 14:22
Clarkson may write well (read controversially) but not exactly an oil painting, is he?
So, what pictures of the bejowelled poodletop icon AREN'T compromising?
On winning the Press Award for motoring journalism this year, The Times reported it as... "(Clarkson) accepted the award with characteristic restraint and with a few carefully chosen words directed at Piers Morgan, the former Daily Mirror editor with whom he was caught up in a scuffle at the ceremony last year."
In the real world he got up and accepted the award with "Piers Morgan is an arsehole" and left the stage.
Quite frankly, my bumhole is offended by that remark. But I agree, he does make up some entertaining memoirs
In the real world he got up and accepted the award with "Piers Morgan is an arsehole" and left the stage.
Quite frankly, my bumhole is offended by that remark. But I agree, he does make up some entertaining memoirs
los angeles said:
Morgan (or his paparazzo) caught Clarkson kissing a woman who was not Clarkson's wife. Morgan called him and said he was publishing the story and did Clarkson want to comment. According to Morgan, Clarkson denied it then said the woman was merely friend, pleading with Morgan not to print the story. As far as I understand it, Clarkson said he was not capable of being unfaithful to his wife. It was not in his nature. (Nothing about a physical infirmity as suggested on this thread.) Morgan felt moved by Clarkson's overtures and spiked the story. A year later Morgan (or his paparazzo) caught Clarkson at it again with the same woman and duly published the story. Next meeting Clarkson punched Morgan. He was lucky not to be arrested. Joe Schmo would have been.
The rumour I heard was that Moron too was fairly blatantly having an affair whilst this was going on - thus obviously p'ing off Clarkson even more.
los angeles said:
Morgan (or his paparazzo) caught Clarkson kissing a woman who was not Clarkson's wife. Morgan called him and said he was publishing the story and did Clarkson want to comment. According to Morgan, Clarkson denied it then said the woman was merely friend, pleading with Morgan not to print the story. As far as I understand it, Clarkson said he was not capable of being unfaithful to his wife. It was not in his nature. (Nothing about a physical infirmity as suggested on this thread.) Morgan felt moved by Clarkson's overtures and spiked the story. A year later Morgan (or his paparazzo) caught Clarkson at it again with the same woman and duly published the story. Next meeting Clarkson punched Morgan. He was lucky not to be arrested. Joe Schmo would have been.
All correct, except part of Clarkson's pleading was that he was physically incapable of having an affair. In an interview with The Grauniad:
The Guardian said:
The Clarkson row started in 2000 when the Mirror obtained some paparazzi photographs of Clarkson snogging a woman who wasn't his wife. Morgan rang Clarkson for a comment and Clarkson begged him not to run the pictures, then said: 'Look, Piers, I'm going to tell you something now. I'm not capable of having an affair. You can ask my wife. I'm not physically capable.' Morgan claims that he was so moved by this plea, he went softer on the story than he'd normally have done. But then two years later Clarkson was papped kissing the same woman, and Morgan ran the story hard. Clarkson then punched him at the 2004 Press Awards in front of an admiring audience of journalists who were all rather disappointed that Morgan didn't hit back; his revenge came a few months later when he put Clarkson's 'not physically capable' quote in his book.
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