Amazon ‘cuts ties’ with Jeremy Clarkson after Meghan Markle column row

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Amazon said: “We won’t be commenting on this and have nothing further to add.” A press conference with Mr Clarkson to mark the upcoming second series of his award-winning farming programme was cancelled after reports of the Amazon split. Shortly before reports emerged, Mr Clarkson issued a lengthy public apology on his Instagram account saying he “felt sick” when he realised he had “completely messed up” in writing the column that had become UK press watchdog IPSO’s most-complained about article ever. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free After the piece was published in December, several MPs called for Mr Clarkson to be banned from TV for his “grotesque” comments. ITV, who make Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and Amazon, who make the Farm Show and the Grand Tour, were incandescent.” Speaking at a Broadcasting Press Guild event in December, managing director of ITV Studios Kevin Lygo said Mr Clarkson‘s comments about the Duchess of Sussex were “awful” but added that the broadcaster planned to keep him as the host of the gameshow “at the moment”.