The more we learn about Jeremy Clarkson's latest drama, the uglier it gets. After the BBC hastily suspended the host and cancelled the broadcast of this season's remaining episodes, British tabloid The Mirror reports that the whole thing erupted when Clarkson got angry over his dinner not being served on time.

We're taking this with a grain of salt, as the claims haven't been confirmed elsewhere and The Mirror hasn't got the most spotless record, but the allegations aren't entirely surprising: The report holds that Clarkson was suspended after throwing a punch at Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon, 36, for not having his meal ready at the end of a shoot.

"It was all over a catering issue," the unnamed insider told The Mirror. "They came to the end of filming after a long day and Jeremy discovered that no food had been laid on. He just saw red and hit the assistant producer, who he blamed for not having organized the food. He snapped."

The Mirror goes on to say that Clarkson, along with co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May, were just days away from finalizing new three-year contracts for Top Gear. The tabloid reports that all negotiations have been suspended, and "insiders speculated over whether the series could continue without [Clarkson] if he is sacked."

While fans may reel at the thought of Clarkson being fired, it's a distinct possibility given the host's recent track record. The year 2014 found Clarkson at the center of three separate uproars over the use of alleged racist remarks on-camera, just the most recent in a long, long timeline of Clarkson stomping willfully into self-constructed controversy.

In apologizing for his latest flub, Clarkson went so far as to say publicly that one more mistake would leave him jobless. He also wrote in a newspaper column, "I've been told by BBC chiefs that I'm drinking at the last chance saloon," and recently tweeted what now looks like a prescient omen.

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Wanted: new presenter for Top Gear. Applicant should be old, badly dressed and pedantic but capable of getting to work on time. — Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) February 25, 2015

Clarkson's coworkers don't seem to be shedding many tears over his suspension, either:

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Save Clarkson? Save empty cardboard boxes and off-cuts of string. They're far more useful. — James May (@MrJamesMay) March 11, 2015

As of now, the BBC says the final three episodes of the current Top Gear season will not air, as today's scheduled filming of the live segments for Sunday's episode won't go on without Clarkson.

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