Jeremy Clarkson blasted after 'fantasising' about Meghan Markle being made to 'parade naked through the streets'
17 December 2022, 18:37 | Updated: 17 December 2022, 18:38
Jeremy Clarkson has been criticised for a column in which he said he "dreams of the day" that Meghan Markle must "parade naked through the streets" as people hurl excrement at her.
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The ex-Top Gear host also wrote that he despises the Duchess of Sussex "on a cellular level", referring to her as "A Woman Talking B*****ks".
In a column for The Sun, Clarkson stated Meghan used "vivid bedroom promises to turn [Harry] into a warrior of woke".
He added of Meghan: "I hate her. Not like I hate Nicola Sturgeon or Rose West. I hate her on a cellular level.
"At night, I’m unable to sleep as I lie there, grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant, 'Shame!' and throw lumps of excrement at her.
"Everyone who’s my age thinks the same way."
Ex-Labour spin doctor Ayesha Hazarika said there was a clear link between Clarkson's comments and "why violence against women is at such a frightening level".
She tweeted this afternoon: "Many of us this week are reflecting on how misogyny has infected society & why violence against women is at such a frightening level.
"Wonder where these fantasies of hating & wanting to physically punish women come from?"
Author and Sussex adviser Omid Scobie added: "That would be the same Jeremy Clarkson who was at a private Christmas party with Camilla, the Queen Consort earlier this week (alongside guests including a Daily Mail editor and Piers Morgan)."
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