You are probably wondering what this story is doing back in the news again, almost a year after this 'fracas' initially occurred. It's because a law suit was just settled this morning between the BBC, Jeremy Clarkson and the Irish Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon who was involved in the infamous incident which saw the presenter fired.
Tymon settled the racial discrimination and injury claim for a reported £100,000, an amount to which both Clarkson and the BBC contributed. Following the settlement, Jeremy Clarkson released a statement apologising to Tymon;
"I would like to say sorry, once again, to Oisin Tymon for the incident and its regrettable aftermath. I want to reiterate that none of this was in any way his fault.
"I would also like to make it clear that the abuse he has suffered since the incident is unwarranted and I am sorry too that he has had to go through that.
"I am pleased that this matter is now resolved. Oisin was always a creatively exciting part of Top Gear and I wish him every success with his future projects."
The incident took place at a UK hotel where Jeremy Clarkson arrived back after a day's filming to discover there was no hot food, and well, things got nasty. He launched an "unprovoked physical and verbal attack" on Tymon, calling the producer "lazy" and "Irish" and plenty of more expletives according to an internal BBC inquiry.
Although Tymon never pressed charges, he was subject to a tirade of online abuse in the aftermath.
Mr Tymon's lawyer, Paul Daniels said; "The action involving Mr Tymon has been concluded. Oisin is keen to put the matter behind him now that it has been brought to a close. Oisin greatly appreciates all of the support he has received, including from the BBC."
While the BBC also released a statement saying; "We are pleased that matters have now been resolved. Oisin is a valued member of the BBC who behaved with huge integrity in dealing with the very difficult circumstances last year - a situation in which, as Tony Hall has stated, he was completely blameless.
"Oisin has made an important contribution to the BBC in his 12 years with us, and we hope to see him continue to realise his potential in his role as a development executive.
"We believe Oisin has a very exciting future at the BBC."
All's well that ends well so - Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond will shortly be seen on a brand new motoring show on Amazon Prime, while Chris Evans, Matt LeBlanc and Eddie Jordan will kick off the new series of Top Gear in the summer.
