Jermaine Jenas has told the Sun newspaper he’s “ashamed” and has “let everyone down” after being sacked as a BBC presenter.
He informed the paper he despatched “inappropriate messages” to 2 colleagues on the One Present, however insisted he “did nothing unlawful” and stated they have been despatched to “two consenting adults”.
The previous Match of the Day and One Present host had his contract terminated this week for allegedly sending inappropriate messages to a feminine colleague.
The BBC has not disclosed additional particulars in regards to the allegations in opposition to him.
He informed the Solar the texts have been a “enormous error of judgement” for which he was “deeply sorry”, including that he was “not a intercourse pest”.
Jenas, who’s married with 4 kids, informed the paper he’s receiving remedy and accepted he “fell beneath [the] requirements” of the BBC.
The 41-year-old continued: “I really feel so ashamed. I’ve let everyone down – my colleagues, my buddies and, most significantly, I’ve let my household down.”
The problem was dropped at the BBC’s consideration a number of weeks in the past. The company introduced his departure on Thursday.
A BBC spokesperson stated: “We are able to affirm Jermaine Jenas is now not a part of our presenting line-up.”
The BBC has not commented since Jenas spoke to the Solar.
Jenas stated he was sacked throughout a video name on Monday whereas on a household vacation, 5 days after being informed of the allegations in opposition to him by the BBC.
In a prolonged and at occasions tearful interview on digital camera with the Solar, Jenas stated “nothing bodily ever occurred” however stated he thought of what he did “dishonest”.
He continued: “I used to be given an unimaginable alternative and I do know it’s on me that proper now I really feel I’ve misplaced all the pieces.
“I really feel like persons are judging me and that I’m the primary goal proper now within the nation.”
Jenas stated he owed “everybody an apology, particularly the ladies” he was messaging, and added: “I’m sorry for what I’ve put them by.”
He denied sending any express footage or video, the Solar reported.
Jenas was presenting on talkSport Drive when the information of his BBC dismissal broke on Thursday.
Requested in regards to the allegations on air, he repeatedly refused to be drawn on why he had been sacked and stated he was “talking to attorneys”.
On the identical day, his profile was faraway from his agent’s web site.
Jenas earned between £190,000 and £194,999 on the BBC within the final monetary 12 months for his work on protection of soccer together with the FA Cup, Match of the Day and the World Cup.
His wage for his work on The One Present has not been made public as a result of it’s paid by BBC Studios, the BBC’s industrial manufacturing firm, which does not reveal how a lot it pays presenters.
Jenas made his footballing debut at 17, and performed for his boyhood workforce Nottingham Forest, adopted by Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur.
He made 21 appearances for England and retired in 2016 earlier than starting a profession within the media.
The ex-Premier League footballer additionally works for TNT Sports activities as a pundit and co-commentator, and fronts their Components E racing protection.
A Components E spokesperson stated Jenas was a part of the Components E presenting workforce for season 10, which resulted in July, and the presenting line-up for the subsequent season shall be introduced “sooner or later”.
They continued: “This resolution shall be rigorously thought of, taking into consideration the excessive requirements we anticipate to be upheld at Components E.”
TNT has not commented about his future with the broadcaster.
Jenas’s company, MC Saatchi, now not represents him and his profile on the positioning now shows a “page not found” notice.
