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Motormouth Jeremy Clarkson has agreed to keep quiet about his falling out with the BBC so that Top Gear Live can go ahead.

The global tour was feared to have stalled after the presenter was axed in the wake of a hotel fracas over lack of hot food.

The BBC decided not to renew Clarkson’s contract ­after he allegedly hit and ­verbally abused a producer.

BBC Worldwide, which shares the ownership rights, feared he would use the shows to slag off his former bosses.

But Clarkson, 54, has agreed to a gagging so that the 100,000 fans who have bought tickets will not be disappointed.

He starts the tour with co-hosts James May and Richard Hammond in Belfast on May 22.

Top Gear Live has been renamed Clarkson, Hammond and May Live.

A source close to the talks told the Sunday People: “Jeremy, James and Richard agreed to the terms put to them to let the shows go ahead in a good spirit.

"They were ­desperate not to let the fans down.

"Part of the deal was that neither the BBC nor the Top Gear brand would be brought into disrepute.

“Effectively this meant gagging Jeremy from mentioning what had gone on. But he agreed to comply.”

A friend of Clarkson’s said he is “champing at the bit” to appear on stage, adding: “It is the end of an era and he wants to give fans something to remember.”

A spokesman for Brand Events, which is co-producing the live tour, said: “The fans are the most important people to Jeremy, Richard and James. We’re ­delighted to say, ‘We’re still coming.’”

The show source stressed that there will be no BBC or Top Gear branding.

He said: “There will be no clips from the TV shows. The theme music won’t be played and The Stig won’t appear.

“There will be no sequences in the live shows based on the TV show and no Top Gear merchandise will be on sale.”

In addition to UK venues the tour, which is expected to generate at least £11million, will take in shows in Australia, Norway and South Africa.

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