Jeremy Clarkson, the host of the UK's car show Top Gear, posted a photo on Twitter his friends had taken of him after he had fallen asleep on a plane.
A piece of paper with the words "gay c–t" scrawled on it was held near Clarkson's head.
The Independent reports:
The famously acerbic TV personality then shared the image on his Twitter account alongside the caption: "Sadly, I fell asleep on the plane."
After attracting a barrage of protesting tweets, the 53-year-old removed the message, posting instead: "I have deleted my last tweet and would like to apologise profusely to anyone who I upset while I was asleep."
However, it is unclear whether Clarkson posted the picture himself, or whether that too was a practical joke played by his ‘hilarious' Top Gear co-stars.
