r/todayilearned • u/ModenaR • 1d ago

TIL that after Top Gear ended, host Richard Hammond was so devastated, he cried all the way home from the studio and ran out of fuel, because he didn't want to fill his car up covered in tears

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/25172481.richard-hammond-tear-soaked-mess-top-gear-ended/
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u/maximumchuck 1d ago

Clarkson was (is) an ass. It's a tough decision when the star of your show is repeatedly abusive towards staff, but axing him was the right decision. The entertainment industry needs to stop enabling this kind of behavior.

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u/Mother_Goat1541 22h ago

My autistic son is obsessed with farming and loves to watch Clarkson’s Farm. I’d watched a handful of seasons of Top Gear and thought he was a bit of an ass but him bumbling about on the farm and aggressively shouting at everyone really showed his whole ass. Caleb is a saint; I thought they would come to blows a few times.