Top Gear apologises for stunts filmed near war memorial
Controversy begins on the new-look Top Gear for the BBC.
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New Top Gear presenter Chris Evans has apologised after Matt LeBlanc performed stunts near the war memorial, the Cenotaph.
“It doesn’t matter what actually happened, it doesn’t matter what the circumstances were that could explain this away, what is important about this is what these images look like and they look entirely disrespectful which is not and would never be the intention of the Top Gear team or Matt (LeBlanc),” a shocked Evans said.
“On behalf of the Top Gear team and Matt, I would like to apologise unreservedly for what these images seem to portray.
“There have been some very incendiary comments written alongside these pictures and I completely understand this furore but the Top Gear team would never ever do that.
“Retrospectively it was unwise to be anywhere near the Cenotaph with this motor car.
“I saw the images this morning for the first time and I felt the same as everybody else.”
Evans agreed “100%, it should not be shown.”
Evans admitted he does not have the final say over the fate of the footage.
A spokesman for Top Gear said, “The filming took place a respectful distance away from the Cenotaph and it was all agreed with Westminster council in advance.”
Source: The Guardian
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5 Responses
A monumental mistake or a grave error of judgement?
**drum rimshot**
Contrived outrage reaches new levels of absurdity. Clarkson would have told them where to stick it!
Say what you want about Clarkson, May and Hammond, at least they knew how to make a publicity stunt, these new guys are rank amateurs.
The recent Bond movie was shot in the same streets.
Also do we have a firm air date yet? All I’ve heard is May. Now I’m hoping it’s late May as I’ll be away from home for much of that month.