--- description: The former host of 'Top Gear' says he is still figuring out what he wants to do after being at BBC for 27 years title: Jeremy Clarkson on 'Top Gear': Being Fired Was "My Own Silly Fault" image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Jeremy Clarkson Says Being Fired From _Top Gear_ Was 'My Own Silly Fault'  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 21, 2015 12:55 PM CUT  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 21, 2015 12:55 PM CUT Jeremy Clarkson said that being dropped from _Top Gear_ was “my own silly fault.” The presenter [spoke to BBC](http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32819280 "undefined") after losing his job in March after attacking a producer. “I have been at the BBC for 27 years,” he said. “When you emerge after 27 years, you find the world is changed. When you learn how the world works, you can start to work out what to do. In the meantime I’m getting really good at tennis. My forehand has improved immeasurably.” _Top Gear_, a BBC car show, is watched by 350 million viewers worldwide according to BBC. The BBC will relaunch the show with new presenters. Meanwhile, Clarkson is beginning a “badly organized world tour” this week with his former _Top Gear_ co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3892161/jeremy-clarkson-top-gear-fired/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3892161/jeremy-clarkson-top-gear-fired/"},"headline":"Jeremy Clarkson Says Being Fired From Top Gear Was 'My Own Silly Fault'","datePublished":"2015-05-21T12:55:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:31:32.971Z","description":"The Top Gear presenter was dropped after attacking a producer","url":"https://time.com/3892161/jeremy-clarkson-top-gear-fired/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"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/3892161/jeremy-clarkson-top-gear-fired/","name":"Jeremy Clarkson Says Being Fired From Top Gear Was 'My Own Silly Fault'"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"BBC Suspends 'Top Gear' Host Jeremy Clarkson After 'Fracas'","description":"Tuesday, BBC suspended the popular car show host after he allegedly hit a producer during an incident last week.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/XBYXPnZL/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-03-11T14:45:54.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/XBYXPnZL.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3892161/jeremy-clarkson-top-gear-fired/","duration":"PT1M57S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3892161/jeremy-clarkson-top-gear-fired/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```