Poll: Should Jeremy Clarkson be sacked over his alleged use of a racist term?
Presenter Jeremy Clarkson said he "wishes to God" that his attempts to cover up a racist word during filming for Top Gear had been better.
Clarkson became embroiled in a racism row following claims that he used the n-word while reciting the nursery rhyme Eeny, Meeny, Miny Moe while shooting an episode of the BBC2 programme.
He told The Sun: "I wish to God that my attempts to cover up that word were better than they were.
"I was simply mumbling - saying 'ner ner' or something similar, anything but the N-word. It was my mistake and I apologise for not covering it up. But if you look at the footage you can see what I'm trying to do."
In the footage Clarkson is using the nursery rhyme to compare two sports cars. He said he "mumbled where the offensive word would normally occur" in two takes, and used the word "teacher" in its place in a third.
The segment was later edited out of the BBC broadcast.
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