article_snippet: Mr Clarkson allegedly split Mr Tymon’s lip with a punch after a long day of filming, when the Top Gear host was offered cold cuts instead of the hot steak
article_snippet: However, friends of the Top Gear presenter deny that Mr Tymon punched the producer, and claim that tensions flared over the steak because of another problem with Mr Tymon.
article_snippet: Mr Clarkson was suspended last week for a ‘fracas’ with his producer, Oisin Tymon, pictured .
article_snippet: A senior television source added: ‘A senior television source’s entirely a management issue.
article_snippet: The two men have been certainly been caught in a string of scandals, after Mr Tymon allowed Mr Tymon friend to use racist language and make other offensive remarks on the show.
article_snippet: Mr Tymon admitted it was a mistake, but has made it clear that Mr Tymon thinks the Corporation comes down too heavily on Mr Clarkson.
article_snippet: Mr Tymon told the television industry magazine, Broadcast, in January:
article_snippet: This article originally included a claim that the incident involving Mr Clarkson and producer Oisin Tymon may have been caused by producer Oisin Tymon failing to turn up for filming the previous day.
article_snippet: In fact, this was incorrect, BBC found that producer Oisin Tymon was not to blame for the incident and we apologise for the error.
highlights_snippet: Presenter was suspended last week over 'fracas' with Presenter producer .