Amazon is paying former 'Top Gear' host Jeremy Clarkson a ridiculous amount of money (amzn)

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Last month, Jeremy Clarkson and the rest of the former "Top Gear" gang signed a monster deal with Amazon to create a new car show.

According to the Financial Times, sources say the deal signed by the former hosts of the popular BBC car show calls for Amazon to sink a reported $250 million into 36 episodes over three years.

Now we know how much lead host Clarkson will be paid for his troubles.

In a report by the Telegraph's Lucy Clarke-Billings, sources say the bombastic TV personality will earn roughly $46 million over the life of the contract.

As a result of the Amazon deal, Clarkson is now one of the highest-paid TV hosts in Britain.

According to the Telegraph, Clarkson's Amazon show will receive a budget of around $7 million an episode.

That's a considerable bump over "Top Gear's" $1.5 million-per-show budget, which was one of the largest on the BBC.

The 22nd season of "Top Gear" ended abruptly in March after only seven of the nine planned episodes had aired because of the suspension and subsequent dismissal of Clarkson.

Co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May followed Clarkson out the door by voluntarily declining to renew their BBC contracts, which expired in April. Andy Wilman — "Top Gear's" longtime executive producer and close friend of Clarkson — also left the BBC after the host's dismissal.