Extra ladies have reportedly come ahead with allegations in opposition to the TV presenter Jermaine Jenas, who was sacked by the BBC from Match of the Day and The One Present over complaints about his office conduct.
Jenas, 41, is known to be “chatting with legal professionals” after his BBC contract was terminated over allegations he despatched unsolicited messages to a feminine colleague on The One Present.
The Solar, which broke the story, reported that different ladies have come ahead amid an investigation into messages allegedly despatched by the married father of 4. The BBC declined to remark.
The previous England worldwide has been taken off air from each prime-time exhibits.
He has mentioned that there are “two sides to each story”, including that he’s “not completely happy” and can be taking authorized recommendation.
Jenas, who performed for Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest, was sacked by the company after complaints about office conduct. The BBC reported that his contract was terminated this week due to alleged points referring to office behaviour. The allegations concerned digital communications together with texts, which had been raised with the company a couple of weeks in the past, the BBC reported.
He was co-presenting a TalkSport drive-time present because it was introduced he had been faraway from all BBC presenting lineups on Thursday afternoon.
TalkSport mentioned later there have been no plans for Jenas to broadcast as a presenter “within the rapid future”.
The BBC chief content material officer, Charlotte Moore, mentioned she was conscious of the state of affairs however may give “no extra info” when she was approached by the PA Media information company after she spoke on a BBC panel on the Edinburgh TV competition.
A BBC spokesperson mentioned on Thursday: “We are able to verify Jermaine Jenas is not a part of our presenting lineup.”
He was final on air for the company earlier in the summertime.
In an interview with TalkSport radio on Thursday, Jenas repeatedly mentioned, “I can’t actually discuss it,” when requested in regards to the claims being made. “I, as you possibly can most likely see, I’m not completely happy about it,” he instructed the station.
“I’ve simply acquired to go away this to a group of legal professionals on the minute who’re, yeah, I suppose simply managing the state of affairs,” he mentioned.
Jenas earned between £190,000 and £194,999 final 12 months on the BBC for his work on Match of the Day and protection of the FA Cup and the World Cup. He was extensively considered a pure successor to interchange Gary Lineker as host of Match of the Day, however was noticeably absent from Saturday’s first episode of the brand new season.
His wage for his work on The One Present has not been made public as a result of it’s made by BBC Studios, the BBC’s business manufacturing firm, which doesn’t reveal how a lot it pays presenters.
Jenas can be employed by TNT Sports activities, a gaggle of paid-for tv sports activities channels.
Employees had been knowledgeable of his departure from the BBC in an e mail from the BBC’s director of sport, Alex Kay-Jelski, on Thursday afternoon, which mentioned: “Howdy all, I wished to let that Jermaine Jenas is not working with the BBC. Thanks, Alex.”