Overview
- Morgan writes in Woke Is Dead that Clarkson struck him at the 2004 British Press Awards, leaving a forehead scar he still carries.
- In the book, Morgan says the blow felt weak and claims Clarkson broke a finger when he hit Morgan's head.
- Clarkson previously described in a 2022 Times column that he punched Morgan multiple times during the confrontation and injured his finger.
- Reports tie the altercation to Morgan publishing photos of Clarkson with a woman who was not his wife after Clarkson allegedly asked him not to run them.
- Both say they later called a truce over drinks with family members acting as informal witnesses, and they have since joked about the episode on television.