article_snippet: London (CNN)The BBC producer allegedly struck by Clarkson will not press charges against the "Top Gear" host, London (CNN)The BBC producer allegedly struck by Jeremy Clarkson will not press charges against the "Top Gear" host said Friday.
article_snippet: Clarkson, who hosted one of the most-watched television shows in the world, was dropped by BBC BBC Wednesday after an internal investigation by the British broadcaster found he had subjected Producer Oisin Tymon "to an unprovoked physical and verbal attack.
article_snippet: Clarkson was suspended on March 10 after what the BBC initially described as the "fracas" with Producer Oisin Tymon.
article_snippet: The physical attack was halted after about 30 seconds by the intervention of a witness, MacQuarrie said, but Clarkson continued to use "derogatory and abusive language" for a sustained period of time.
article_snippet: MacQuarrie said Clarkson made a number of attempts to apologize over subsequent days and had reported this very regrettable incidentBBC .
article_snippet: Fans had earlier expressed outrage at the BBC decision to suspend Clarkson.
article_snippet: While Clarkson's abrasive style has proven popular with viewers, his on- and off-air comments have earned his a reputation as a politically incorrect maverick who often walks a fine line between humor and offense.
article_snippet: It is a word I loathe," Clarkson said in video statement posted online.
article_snippet: Last week, Clarkson launched into an expletive-filled rant at a charity auction in north London, verbally attacking his BBC bosses.
article_snippet: A CNN reporter who was at the event said Clarkson swore often as A CNN reporter who was at the event talked about A CNN reporter who was at the event suspension from the show, saying BBC BBC had "f**ked themselves" and had ruined a great show.
article_snippet: Clarkson later brushed off the incident, saying an expletive-filled rant was meant "in jest" and was designed to increase bids for the prize being auctioned -- one last lap of the "Top Gear" race track.
highlights_snippet: An internal BBC investigation found Clarkson had struck Producer Oisin Tymon in an "unprovoked attack"
  BBC dropped Clarkson as "Top Gear" host Wednesday and police asked for the report .