Jenas 'speaking to lawyers' after BBC sacking

Former Match of nan Day and One Show prima Jermaine Jenas has said he is "speaking to his lawyers" aft being sacked by nan BBC for allegedly sending inappropriate messages to a female colleague.

Jenas said location were "two sides to each story" and he would fto his "lawyers woody pinch it".

The ex-footballer's statement was terminated this week pursuing allegations involving unsolicited integer communications including texts to a personnel of a accumulation team.

The rumor was brought to nan BBC's attraction a fewer weeks ago. The corp announced his departure connected Thursday, but didn't springiness further specifications of nan allegations.

Later that day, he was asked astir nan claims connected talkSport radio, but said: "I can't really talk astir it."

He told nan station: "As you tin astir apt see, I americium not happy astir it."

Asked if he was amazed that immoderate complaints had been made against him, Jenas replied: "I can't really talk correct now.

"I've conscionable sewage to time off this to a squad of lawyers astatine nan infinitesimal who are, yeah, I suppose conscionable managing nan situation," he said.

"This is... yeah, it's tough, you know. But I've sewage to perceive to my lawyers."

A BBC spokesperson said: "We tin corroborate Jermaine Jenas is nary longer portion of our presenting line-up."

He was past connected aerial for nan corp earlier successful nan summer.

BBC News has contacted 21 group who person worked connected his programmes, but of those who responded, no-one commented publicly.

When nan news of his BBC exit broke, he was connected aerial arsenic a impermanent presenter connected nan talkSport drivetime show.

A connection from nan position said: "We were made alert of a breaking news communicative involving Jermaine Jenas arsenic he went connected aerial for a one-off presenting slot connected talkSport Drive.

"We made a determination - pinch Jermaine - that he should proceed to coming nan show.

"Given nan array of superior allegations being reported arsenic nan communicative continues to evolve, it's for Jermaine arsenic a backstage individual to reside them successful nan measurement he chooses.

"There are nary plans for Jermaine to broadcast arsenic a presenter connected talkSport successful nan contiguous future."

Jenas besides useful for salary TV channels TNT Sports arsenic a shot pundit and co-commentator, and fronts their Formula E racing coverage.

TNT has not commented astir his future.

Jenas's floor plan was removed from his agent's website connected Thursday evening.

His firing from nan BBC came 3 months aft he received a prize for Women's Football Ally of nan Year astatine nan 2024 Women's Football Awards.

He said astatine nan clip he had "always supported nan women's game" and that his mother had raised him arsenic a "strong advocator of women successful sport".

In erstwhile years, nan grant victor had been selected from a shortlist of nominees, but Jenas's grant was fixed to him outright.

At nan clip of writing, nan Women's Football Awards website has been taken down for maintenance. The BBC has approached nan organisation for comment.

Jenas made his footballing debut astatine nan property of 17, and played for his boyhood squad Nottingham Forest, past Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United. He went connected to play 341 times, arsenic good arsenic making 21 appearances for England.

He retired successful 2016 aged 32, though he had not played since 2014.

Jenas turned his attraction to media work, arsenic a pundit while recovering from a knee wounded and became a regular connected Match of nan Day, arsenic good arsenic BT Sport.

He became a imperishable personnel of nan flagship BBC One show's presenting squad successful 2021, appearing connected nan sofa beside long-time big Alex Jones.

He started acting arsenic a stand-in big connected The One Show successful 2020 pursuing nan departure of Matt Baker.

It was announced nan adjacent April that he and Boyzone prima Ronan Keating would beryllium fixed imperishable positions, pinch Jenas presenting alongside Alex Jones from Mondays to Wednesdays.

He said astatine nan clip that he was "really looking guardant to joining arsenic a full-time host".

Jenas was besides nan look of Match of nan Day spin-off show MOTDx until that was cancelled successful 2023.

Jenas, who is joined and has 4 children, earned betwixt £190,000 and £194,999 astatine nan BBC successful nan past financial twelvemonth for his activity connected sum of shot including nan FA Cup, Match of nan Day and nan World Cup.

His net for his activity connected The One Show has not been made nationalist because it is made by BBC Studios, nan BBC's commercialized accumulation company, which doesn't uncover really overmuch it pays presenters.

He besides group up nan Aquinas Foundation pinch a friend to thief incentivise and raise nan aspirations of young group successful schools crossed Nottingham.

The kindness is not presently commenting.

In December 2023 he collected an honorary grade from Nottingham Trent University.