( CNN ) A well-heeled employer goes back to his hotel after a hard ( ish ) day 's work and finds no hot dinner on the table . He snaps , lashing out ( allegedly ) at the nearest underling who could be held responsible . Within days , almost 1 million people sign a petition for him not to lose his job , while the suspension of the TV program he presents loses the BBC 4 million viewers . Why is this man so popular that he can be accused of abusing his staff ( not to mention members of other ethnic groups and nationalities ) and seemingly get away with it ? A serial offender , Jeremy Clarkson seems to enjoy a charmed life . But , with the BBC now deliberating over his future , has his luck finally run out ? Not a chance . Clarkson , like so many celebrities , sees his stock grow with every controversy . Every indiscretion seems calculated to raise his profile and boost his esteem among his fervent followers that little bit further . The `` Eeny , meeny , miny , moe '' incident , which saw the N-word slip out -- whoops , did I really hear what I think I heard ? -- was designed to achieve just the right effect : offensive enough to generate howls of protest , but trivial enough for his fans to spring to his defense , crying `` over-reaction '' and `` storm in a teacup . '' The presenter later apologized , saying his efforts to obscure the offending word `` were n't quite good enough . '' On this latest occasion , was it the beleaguered producer lodging a complaint , or , like any normal person who 's been punched in the face by a thug , pressing charges with the local constabulary ? No , it was none other than Clarkson who willingly gave himself up to the corporation . Go on , sack me , he seemed to be saying , when he told a reporter that his dismissal `` is coming , is n't it ? '' See how my adoring public likes that . Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho are , like Clarkson , seasoned experts in rebranding themselves ( or their team ) as the victims , even when they seem to have everything going for them bar the position of the stars . They have all perfected the glum , hangdog expression that invites sympathy , begging forgiveness for each misdemeanour . It makes their success all the sweeter if they can convince us that they achieved it in the face of hostility . While waiting for the BBC to deliver its verdict , Clarkson penned an article for The Sun in which he likened himself to a `` dinosaur '' whose time is about to run out , knowing full well that his followers will protest : no , of course you 're not washed up and irrelevant , Jeremy . Britain needs you to stand up to Johnny Foreigner ! It is almost tempting to wonder whether there might be a political role ahead of him should the Beeb decide to give him the push for once and for all ( I use the word `` political '' advisedly here ) . The Romans had a goddess , Fama , who fanfared both good and bad deeds for all eternity . Badly behaved celebrities have their trumpets blown by the massed forces of the media , which are of course only too pleased to have such good copy . Clarkson is already assured of immortality , if only through YouTube or its futuristic equivalent , but while waiting to shuffle off this mortal coil he -- like all celebrities -- acts as a conduit of divinity . He is the chain that binds the earthly audience to the goddess Fama , and this is why we allow him to act in such a beastly way , without complaining ( too much ) . In the east of India , holy intermediaries called Kalasis beat devotees with canes . The devotees flinch with the mortal pain , but they receive it as a blessing . Contestants on the X Factor queue all night for the opportunity to be verbally abused by Simon Cowell . Bruises , actual and emotional , are worn with pride , whether delivered by the Kalasis cane , Cowell 's tongue , or Clarkson 's fist ( allegedly ) . They are blessed that are touched by celebrity . So how about Oisin Tymon , Clarkson 's hapless producer , who , according to the Daily Telegraph , had to seek hospital treatment for a cut lip following the `` fracas ? '' Had he presented poor , weary Jeremy with a nice succulent steak on his arrival that evening , he would still be languishing in the realms of the unknown . And do n't feel sorry for the hotel owner either : just watch bookings at Simonstone Hall , the Yorkshire hotel where the alleged incident took place , go through the roof . They may as well start engraving that blue plaque now .
Top Gear Jeremy Clarkson allegedly lashed out a producer , prompting BBC to cancel broadcast of program . Score: 6