Personally I have never liked him, his rudeness and arrogance irritates the hell out of me.
As for him being sacked ... the BBC made the right decision - to do anything less would be to endorse workplace violence.
Some people will say that this incident has been blown out of proportion - but the man assaulted an individual and that act cannot be condoned by a major corporation.
It's a shame the BBC didn't grow a pair of balls when they dealt with Ross and Brand after their cheap trick on Andrew Sachs ...
Okay ... my rant over with
Mike