Reports suggested Clarkson had been axed as host of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? – although he has since insisted this is not the case.
While the two have not always been the best of pals – with Morgan claiming Clarkson once hit him in the head three times at an awards ceremony back in 2004 – he launched a defence of him on his TalkTV show on Wednesday.
Discussing Clarkson’s supposed “cancellation”, Morgan said: “My issue with the whole woke brigade is that even when you do issue a grovelling apology it’s never enough. The never accept it; they throw it back in your face. “Is it right for a clumsy, stupid, bad joke – it was intended as a joke, no one supports it – but should he actually lose his ITV contract [over it]?”
He later added: “I can’t believe that I’m the one that’s got the scar on his head from his fist and I’m the one defending him!”Stellify Media Towards the end of last year, the Clarkson’s Farm star faced a widespread backlash over a column he penned in The Sun about, he added within the piece that he “dreamed” of the day she’d be “made to parade naked through the streets” while crowds “throw lumps of excrement at her”
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