OHMYGOSSIP — James May feels “annoyed” by Jeremy Clarkson’s handling of his ‘Top Gear’ exit.
The 57-year-old TV presenter has admitted to being “conflicted” about the situation, which saw them both leave the show after Jeremy punched a producer in a dispute over steak.
James – who left the show alongside Richard Hammond to reunite with Jeremy on ‘The Grand Tour’ – said: “I was conflicted, because it obviously wasn’t right, that was a bad moment, but everybody’s had one. They just tend to not be as public as his was.
“I was slightly annoyed that it could have been resolved in a much cleaner and more straightforward way.”
Despite this, James felt he had to stay loyal to Richard and Jeremy following his exit from the BBC.
He told the ‘Out To Lunch’ podcast: “You have to acknowledge that and you have to serve it, because it’s done me a lot of favours, and I couldn’t really say no. We had to stay together.”
Tony Hall, the former director general of the BBC, previously explained that the broadcaster axed Jeremy because he’d crossed a line.
Speaking back in 2015, he said: “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.”
He added: “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’.”
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