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ITV bosses offer Jeremy Clarkson a 'lifeline' despite calls to cancel the presenter after controversial Meghan Markle column
The presenter, 63, sparked a backlash with an incendiary column about the Duchess of Sussex in which he said he 'hated' the royal.
A senior source at Stellify, who makes WWTBAM, told the publication: 'Clarkson made a big mistake with his column, but unusually for him, he did apologise wholeheartedly afterwards. In a lengthy statement on his verified Instagram account, The Grand Tour presenter earlier said he emailed the couple on Christmas Day to say his language in the column had been 'disgraceful' and he was 'profoundly sorry'. He said: 'One of the strange things I've noticed in recent times is that whenever an MP or a well-known person is asked to apologise for something, no matter how heartfelt or profound that apology may be, it's never enough for the people who called for it in the first place.
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