Jermaine Jenas Faces New ‘Inappropriate Behaviour’ Claims After BBC Axing

‘Multiple women’ have come forward with fresh claims of inappropriate behavior involving Jermaine Jenas shortly after he was dismissed by the BBC.

The presenter and former England footballer, 41, was fired this week over workplace misconduct following a female One Show colleague’s concerns about unsolicited messages.

An investigation, which revealed messages that “horrified” investigators, led to Jenas being swiftly removed, a move that has “massively shocked” his colleagues.

The former One Show and Match of the Day presenter is now facing new allegations as more women step forward in light of the news, The Sun reported.

Jenas broke his silence on the sudden dismissal, stating through a spokesperson that there are “two sides to every story.” Another source emphasized there has been “no suggestion of illegality.”

Jenas, who once played for Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest, briefly discussed the situation with talkSPORT News. “Look, I can’t really talk about it. I’m not happy about it,” he said. “But currently, as it stands, I’m going to have to let the lawyers deal with it. You know, there’s two sides to every story, as we know. So, that’s all I can say right now.”

Jenas was terminated this week after “rumors” circulated about inappropriate messages he sent to colleagues.

“We investigated him immediately and fired him pretty fast,” a source told The Times. “There are no excuses for anyone in power abusing their positions. He’s a man in power messaging some runners.”

The MailOnline reported that the father-of-four informed his wife of the claims, while his colleagues at the BBC were notified of his sacking via an email on Thursday.

A short message, reportedly from BBC’s head of sport Alex Kay-Jelski, read: “Hello all, I wanted to let you know that Jermaine Jenas is no longer working with the BBC. Thanks, Alex.”

A staff member told MailOnline: “It must have really caught them on the hop for such an announcement to have been sent from a mobile phone.”

Jenas, who recently won a women’s football ally of the year award, earned £190,000 – £194,999 for his work on the FA Cup, Match of the Day, and the World Cup.

His dismissal comes at a challenging time for the BBC, still dealing with the Huw Edwards scandal and ongoing accusations of abuse on the set of Strictly Come Dancing.

“In the wake of the Huw Edwards and Strictly Come Dancing scandals, although Jermaine’s conduct is absolutely nothing like Huw’s and there is no suggestion of illegality whatsoever — the BBC cannot be seen to be slow to take action,” a source told The Sun. “In this case, Jermaine was the fall guy and was fired.”

The source also mentioned that the alleged misconduct is the “last thing the BBC needed” and has “shocked, and rocked, everyone.”

The BBC has already started removing Jenas from their website and a poster of him has been taken down from the broadcaster’s Media City HQ in Manchester.

He was previously seen as a potential successor to Gary Lineker as host of Match Of The Day but was absent from Saturday’s first episode of the new season.

His agency MC Saatchi also appears to no longer represent him, with his profile on their site now displaying a “page not found” notice.

As the news broke on Thursday, Jenas was presenting a new show on radio station TalkSport.

A TalkSport spokesperson said: “We were made aware of a breaking news story involving Jermaine Jenas as he went on air for a one-off presenting slot on talkSPORT Drive. We made a decision – with Jermaine – that he should continue to present the show.

“Given the array of serious allegations being reported as the story continues to evolve, it’s for Jermaine as a private individual to address them in the way he chooses. There are no plans for Jermaine to broadcast as a presenter on TalkSport in the immediate future.”

Jenas later spoke to TalkSport News, reiterating his unhappiness with the situation and emphasizing that “there’s two sides to every story.”

The Independent has reached out to representatives of Jenas for further comment.

Source: The Sun, The Times, MailOnline