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Dominic Lipinski—PA Wire/PA Images  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Feb 24, 2016 12:51 PM UTC Former _Top Gear_ host Jeremy Clarkson has settled a suit from a producer who accused of him of [assault and racial discrimination](http://time.com/4111395/jeremy-clarkson-racial-discrimination/) following an incident last March. The BBC did not renew Clarkson’s contract for the long-running automotive show after the alleged attack on producer Oisin Tymon. The incident came after Clarkson was reportedly offered a plate of cold food instead of a steak after a day’s filming, [the _Guardian_ reports](http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/nov/13/jeremy-clarkson-bbc-sued-racial-discrimination-top-gear-oisin-tymon). Though [details of the settlement](http://variety.com/2016/tv/global/jeremy-clarkson-legal-dispute-former-top-gear-producer-1201713645/) have not been made public, _Variety_ and others claimed it was a six-figure sum. Clarkson, who is [developing a new car program for Amazon Prime](http://time.com/4024280/netflix-top-gear-jeremy-clarkson/) with former _Top Gear_ hosts, also issued an apology. “I would like to say sorry, once again, to Oisin Tymon for the incident and its regrettable aftermath,” he said in a statement. “I want to reiterate that none of this was in any way his fault. I would also like to make it clear that the abuse he has suffered since the incident is unwarranted and I am sorry too that he has had to go through that. I am pleased that this matter is now resolved. Oisin was always a creatively exciting part of ‘Top Gear,’ and I wish him every success with his future projects.” \[[_Variety_](http://variety.com/2016/tv/global/jeremy-clarkson-legal-dispute-former-top-gear-producer-1201713645/)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4235216/jeremy-clarkson-top-gear-apology-producer-settle-dispute/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4235216/jeremy-clarkson-top-gear-apology-producer-settle-dispute/"},"headline":"Jeremy Clarkson Apologizes to Top Gear Producer After Settling Dispute","datePublished":"2016-02-24T12:51:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T15:19:26.478Z","description":"“I would like to say sorry, once again … for the incident and its regrettable aftermath,” he said in a statement","url":"https://time.com/4235216/jeremy-clarkson-top-gear-apology-producer-settle-dispute/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52427163a8b9fd12/69887ee8a988ca36d96b6b92/jeremy-clarkson-top-gear-producer-dispute-settle-apology.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52427163a8b9fd12/69887ee8a988ca36d96b6b92/jeremy-clarkson-top-gear-producer-dispute-settle-apology.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Jeremy Clarkson Apologies to Top Gear Producer and Settles Dispute","caption":"Jeremy Clarkson Apologies to Top Gear Producer and Settles Dispute","creditText":"Dominic Lipinski—PA Wire/PA Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4235216/jeremy-clarkson-top-gear-apology-producer-settle-dispute/","name":"Jeremy Clarkson Apologizes to Top Gear Producer After Settling Dispute"}}]}] ```