Jeremy Clarkson hits back at 'animal enthusiast who wants me dead' after farm row
Jeremy Clarkson has raised hackles over his legal cull of badgers on his land, following on from his jokey Clarkson's Farm quip about hitting them with hammers - and now one wildlife lover has declared he "wants him dead".
Jeremy Clarkson has inspired hatred over his controversial badger cull - and now he says he's heard disturbing death threats. The 63-year-old Clarkson's Farm star, whose antics with side-kick Kaleb Cooper have been the talk of the nation, told all yesterday.
According to him, a Twitter user had branded him "one of the most repulsive, ugly, repugnant scum-filled scrotum lookalikes ever to have poisoned our planet’s atmosphere". He added: "Would be so satisfying to see this vile, perverted creep take up the residence he’s most suited to", followed by a coffin emoji.
"So he wants me dead. But not the badgers that kill my cows. He should get a job in the Welsh government," scorned Jeremy in his latest column for The Sun. He then delved into the controversy involving Wales MP Mike Hedges, who claimed he could not see why "putting money in the pockets of farmers is more important than feeding poor children".
Jeremy swiped back scornfully: "You’re quite right. They need food, but where’s the food going to come from? The chip shop? The supermarket? The pantry? Food comes from farmers. "Every grain of rice, every lentil, bean, oyster, biscuit, steak, egg sandwich, lamb chop and every ingredient in the nation’s new favourite dish, spaghetti bolognese. All of it.
"And farmers cannot produce any of this stuff at the sort of prices that people can afford without government help. I know. I’ve tried." Jeremy has been vocal about his struggle to make a profit from his farm, which is named Diddly Squat.
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Express.co.uk exclusively revealed his sidekick Kaleb Cooper's rant about "feral MPs" earlier this week, reflecting that he feels the same way.
"The government is now paying farmers not to farm," he stormed on stage at London's Cambridge Theatre, highlighting a lack of support for his industry.
"They say: 'You're harming the planet, you're harming the wildlife and you're not making any money.'"
He blasted: "When people get older, and get to their 60s, they think: 'I'll take that money' - but where does that leave young people? Nowhere!"
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The Chipping Norton local sadly added: "In 2021, 36 farmers [in Britain] took their own lives. One reason is cash flow... they make nothing in return."
However, on his Amazon Prime show, he shocked some viewers by jokily running through a list of ways the problem could be dealt with, including "hitting [the badgers] over the head with a hammer".
In more light-hearted news, the Diddly Squat Farm founder has been busily preparing a new advert for his Hawkstone lager brand.
A new series of Clarkson's Farm is expected this spring, while his Cotswolds farm shop is due to reopen after its winter break in just days.