He labelled Clarkson's words as 'awful'
An ITV boss has responded to calls for Jeremy Clarkson to be removed from his hosting role on 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' following his "hateful" comments about Meghan Markle.
On Sunday, the former Top Gear presenter wrote in The Sun how he "hates" the royal "on a cellular" level and dreams about people throwing "excrement" at her in the streets.
He said he dislikes the Duchess of Sussex more than Nicola Sturgeon and serial killer Rose West, who was responsible for the murder and torture of young women and children.
The column received widespread condemnation from the public,
celebrities, politicians and
even Clarkson's own daughter.
This led to calls from some for Clarkson to be removed from his television roles for ITV and Amazon Prime.
Clarkson is the current host of 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' on ITV.
Now, the broadcaster's media and entertainment boss Kevin Lygo has responded to the calls. Although he said the column did not represent ITV's values and was "awful," Lygo said there were no plans "at the moment" to replace him as host of gameshow 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?'
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The 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' host said he hates Meghan Markle 'on a cellular level' (Getty)[/caption]
Speaking at a Broadcasting Press Guild event in London on Tuesday, Lygo said he had "no control" over what Mr Clarkson wrote in his newspaper columns, the BBC reports.
