article_snippet: London (CNN)A supporter of suspended "Top Gear" host Jeremy Clarkson delivered a petition with nearly 1 million signatures calling for London (CNN)A supporter of suspended "Top Gear" host Jeremy Clarkson reinstatement to BBCBBC's headquarters in London on Friday -- driving an armored tank up to the building.
article_snippet: More than 990,000 of Clarkson's die-hard fans have signed the petition posted on Change.org by Guido Fawkes, a right-wing political blogger, just a week ago.
article_snippet: Top Gear's" Jeremy Clarkson tweeted his thanks Friday night to those who are calling for his reinstatement, saying his is "very touched.
article_snippet: Top Gear's" Jeremy Clarkson vented his apparent frustration in an expletive-filled speech Thursday night in what seemed to be a spontaneous appearance at a charity auction in north London.
article_snippet: A CNN reporter who was at the event heard Top Gear's" Jeremy Clarkson swear liberally as A CNN reporter who was at the event talked about A CNN reporter who was at the event suspension from 2013 Edition book, with an estimated 350 million global viewers, saying BBC "have
article_snippet: Top Gear's" Jeremy Clarkson also auctioned what A CNN reporter who was at the event said would be one final lap of the "Top Gear" track in Surrey, outside London -- used in the show for putting vehicles through their paces -- for £100,000 ($148,000.)  
article_snippet: Clarkson, who's been presenting a great show since the late 1980s, added, "I'll be a bit tearful when I do a great show.
article_snippet: Opinion: Why we crave the abuse of Jeremy Clarkson .
article_snippet: It is not the first time that Jeremy Clarkson has been at the center of controversy.
article_snippet: Last May, The controversial star asked for forgiveness after using a racist term during a taping of a great show.
article_snippet: Jeremy Clarkson had mumbled the N-word while reciting a children's nursery rhyme, but that version of the take was never aired.
article_snippet: In a previous article on the BBC Newsbeat website, BBC said "Jeremy Clarkson is not a man given to considered opinion.
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highlights_snippet: A petition with nearly 1 million signatures calling for Top Gear's" Jeremy Clarkson's reinstatement delivered to BBC .