Amazon Prime have parted way with Jeremy Clarkson following his comments about Meghan Markle, it's been reported.
The streaming platform will go ahead with already-commissioned series of The Grand Tour and Clarkson's Farm, but reportedly have no plans to work with the controversial star after 2024.
The news comes as the former Top Gear presenter claims he emailed Meghan and Prince Harry on Christmas Day to apologise, after his hate-filled rant about the Duchess of Sussex last month.
Clarkson says his bosses at ITV show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and and Amazon, who make the Farm Show and the Grand Tour, were "incandescent" after his decision to share his disturbing thoughts with the public last month.
The TV star wrote in The Sun last month how he hates the former Suits actress "on a cellular level" and wants her to be "paraded naked through the streets".
Clarkson explained in his now-deleted newspaper column how he "dreams of people throwing lumps of excrement at her" in the insensitive spew of hatred towards Meghan – who he has never met.
In the wake of the column being published, many called for the TV presenter to be sacked from his ITV and Amazon gigs - something Clarkson addressed in his lengthy statement shared on social media today.
"The Sun quickly apologised, and I tried to explain myself. But still, there were calls for me to be sacked and charged with a hate crime. More than 60 MPs demanded action to be taken," Clarkson writes halfway through his statement.
"ITV, who make Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and Amazon, who make the Farm Show and Grand Tour, were incandescent."
"I therefore wrote to everyone who works with me saying how sorry I was and then on Christmas morning, I e-mailed Harry and Meghan in California to apologise to them too."
The Instagram statement comes as Variety claim TV sources tell them Clarkson won’t be appearing in any new shows on Prime Video beyond 2024.
They claim the streaming service won’t be working with the former Top Gear host beyond seasons of The Grand Tour and Clarkson’s Farm that have already been commissioned.
Amazon declined to comment when approached by the Mirror today.
Meghan and Harry first addressed Clarkson's comments via a joint statement issued on Christmas Eve, in which they claimed The Sun had not contacted the Duchess of Sussex personally to apologise over the now-deleted column.
Ipso say the piece, which was taken offline last month at Clarkson’s request, had received more than 17,500 complaints as of 9am on Tuesday 20 December – rising to 20,800 by 5pm.
A statement from a spokesperson for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex shared with the PA news agency on Christmas Eve, reads: "The fact that the Sun has not contacted The Duchess of Sussex to apologise shows their intent.
"This is nothing more than a PR stunt. While the public absolutely deserves the publication’s regrets for their dangerous comments, we wouldn’t be in this situation if The Sun did not continue to profit off of and exploit hate, violence and misogyny.
"A true apology would be a shift in their coverage and ethical standards for all.
"Unfortunately, we’re not holding our breath."
Harry also discussed Clarkson's comments when he was interviewed by ITV journalist Tom Bradby earlier this month.
"When we're talking about accountability, you know, just recently, which I know you know about, um you know, the Jeremy Clarkson article," Harry began when discussing the hate-filled piece with Tom during their interview.
"So not only did, what he said was horrific and is hurtful and cruel towards my wife, but it also encourages other people around the UK and around the world, men particularly, to go and think that it's acceptable to treat women that way.
He then added: "You know, to use my stepmother’s words recently as well, there is a global pandemic of violent – violence against women."
You can read Clarkson's apology in full here.
