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muriel_volestrangler

(101,306 posts)
Sun Mar 29, 2015, 04:35 AM Mar 2015

'Death threats' over Jeremy Clarkson made against BBC's Tony Hall investigated

Alleged death threats made against BBC director general Tony Hall are being investigated by the Met Police.

Lord Hall is reported to have received a threatening email after dropping presenter Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear because he had punched a producer.

The Mail on Sunday also reported Lord Hall and his wife were under 24-hour protection from security guards at their Oxfordshire home.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32103665
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'Death threats' over Jeremy Clarkson made against BBC's Tony Hall investigated (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Mar 2015 OP
Death threats over Jeremy Clarkson? LeftishBrit Mar 2015 #1

LeftishBrit

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1. Death threats over Jeremy Clarkson?
Mon Mar 30, 2015, 06:56 AM
Mar 2015

I wish I could say I was surprised, but I'm not. American teabaggers have their God and their Guns; their British counterparts seem to have Jeremy Clarkson.

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