Top Gear presenter James May has hit out at trolls who sent death threats to Sue Perkins on Twitter, telling them the show does not want them as fans.
Perkins quit Twitter after receiving death threats overs false claims that she could be replacing Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear.
May, who presented the show alongside Clarkson and Richard Hammond, voiced his disgust on Twitter.
If you're one of the people sending death threats to @sueperkins could you please do the world a much bigger favour by killing yourself.
- James May (@MrJamesMay) April 15, 2015
Obviously I don't actually want people to kill themselves but, really, we don't want them as fans.
- James May (@MrJamesMay) April 15, 2015
Perkins announced that she was quitting Twitter temporarily yesterday after receiving death threats about an 'utterly fabricated' story that said she was the bookies favourite to replace Clarkson.
Other names that have been tipped to take over include Life on Mars actor Philip Glennister and model Jodie Kidd.
Guys, post the utterly fabricated story about me & Top Gear, my timeline has been full of blokes wishing me dead...
- Sue Perkins (@sueperkins) April 14, 2015
This morning, someone suggested they'd like to see me burn to death.
- Sue Perkins (@sueperkins) April 14, 2015
All of which goes to say that I am off Twitter for a bit. Love and peace x
- Sue Perkins (@sueperkins) April 14, 2015
The BBC announced last month that it would not renew Clarkson's contract after he allegedly punched a Top Gear producer in an argument over food following a day's filming.
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