Irish Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon is allegedly suing both Jeremy Clarkson and the BBC for racial discrimination.
The case reportedly relates to “verbal abuse” which occured during the physical assault incident which resulted in the BBC deciding not to renew Jeremy’s contract as presenter of Top Gear.
Jeremy recently signed a £10m deal with Amazon Prime to present a new motoring show. During the confrontation, Clarkson allegedly called Tymon a “lazy, Irish c*nt” after the two rowed about a steak dinner in March of this year.
Bloomberg reports that Oisin met with lawyers for Clarkson and the BBC for a closed-door hearing at a London employment tribunal on Friday.
Tyson is reportedly seeking damages of up to £100,000.
Following the incident, Paul Daniels, a lawyer for Mr. Tymon told North Yorkshire police that he did not want to press charges.
Daniels said in a statement at the time: “The events of the last few weeks have been extremely unpleasant for everyone involved. The matter has taken a great toll on Oisin, his family and his friends.
“Quite simply, Mr Tymon just wishes to return now to the job at the BBC he loves, as soon as possible. Further, the BBC have, in his view, taken action with a view to addressing the issues at hand.”
