Jermaine Jenas breaks silence after being sacked by BBC
manchestereveningnews.co.ukJermaine Jenas has broken his silence after being sacked by the BBC. The former pro footballer will no longer present The One Show, the BBC has confirmed over allegations about his conduct.
Jenas, 41, who also worked as a pundit on Match of the Day has said he is 'not happy' after his contract was terminated by the corporation this week.
It comes after the BBC received a complaint about the presenter The Mirror reports. A BBC spokesperson said: "We can confirm that he is no longer part of our presenting line up." READ MORE BBC One Show host Jermaine Jenas 'sacked' amid accusations of 'inappropriate behaviour' - but immediately starts new job Director of Sport Alex Kay-Jelski emailed staff at 3.39pm on Thursday saying: "I wanted to let you know that Jermaine Jenas is no longer working for the BBC." Through a spokesperson, Jenas said: "Right now I can't talk about it.
I can tell you I'm not happy - there are two sides to every story - and I'm going to be speaking with my lawyers on the issue." The father-of-four joined The One Show in 2020 as a stand-in co-host following the departure of Matt Baker, and he was made a permanent fixture the following year.
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