People attempting to access the BBC site today were met with an error screen . It featured a ' creepy ' image of the old test ##ament clown in front of a fire . Failure came after hacking website Anonymous threatened to shut it down . But BBC denied ' rumours ' were involved and said it was internal issue . Jeremy Clarkson was sacked after a ' fracas ' with the Gear producer . The presenter due before a disciplinary hearing this week to find out future .
People trying to access the BBC site today were met with an error screen . It featured a 'creepy ' image of the old test card clown in front of a fire . Failure came after hacking group Anonymous threatened to bring it down . But BBC denied 'hacktivists ' were involved and said it was internal issue . Jeremy Clarkson was suspended after a 'fracas ' with Top Gear producer . The presenter due before a disciplinary hearing this week to find out future .