British presenter Jeremy Clarkson lands in controversy after racist remark

Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has landed in a controversy after making racist remarks against comedian Lenny Henry.

The controversial presenter was commenting on the energy-saving mode on his new TV when he referred to 'Lenny Henry in a cave', The Daily Mail reports.

In a newspaper column, Clarkson wrote, "Like so many things in life these days, my new LG flatscreen television has an eco feature. You can choose how much energy you would like it to consume. Very little, a medium amount or tons. But one word of warning. If you turn the feature on, the screen dims so much, every programme looks like it's being presented by Lenny Henry in a cave."

Henry, a black comedian and actor was a charity telethon co-presenter with Clarkson in 2007, the report said.

Clarkson has had a series of run-ins sparked by his controversial 'jokes' in the past.

Korean car firm Hyundai complained about Clarkson's 'bigoted and racist' claim that their staff had 'eaten a dog'. Clarkson also had to apologise to the Mexican ambassador for calling his countrymen 'lazy'.

"It starts off with Clarkson making stupid racist comments and it ends up as playground taunts and racist slurs on the street," Race campaigner Lee Jasper was quoted as saying.

"It is totally gratuitous because it is not necessary. The whole point is Clarkson is naturally funny. There is no need to resort to racism," he added.