Jermaine Jenas, who presented The One Show and appeared on Match of the Day for the BBC was sacked yesterday.
A female One Show colleague is said to have raised concerns over alleged flirty texts.
Jenas, 41, has responded to the allegations with an interview with talkSport radio but he claimed he couldn’t really talk about it and it is in the hands of his legal team.
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He repeatedly said “I can’t really talk about it” when asked about the claims being made.
“I, as you can probably see, I am not happy about it,” he told the station.
Asked if he was surprised that any complaints had been made against him, Jenas said again: “I can’t really talk right now.”
“I’ve just got to leave this to a team of lawyers at the minute who are, yeah, I suppose just managing the situation,” he said.
“This is… Yeah, it’s tough, you know. But I’ve got to listen to my lawyers.”
A source told the Sun: “This latest incident of alleged misconduct in the workplace is the last thing the BBC needed. It has shocked, and rocked, everyone.
“The first complaint was raised after Jermaine flirtily messaged a female member of staff on The One Show and she raised her misgivings in a formal capacity.
“The BBC knows it cannot now ignore concerns or complaints so after immediate routine enquiries the decision was taken to take him off air, and terminate his contract.
“In the wake of the Huw Edwards and Strictly Come Dancing scandals — although, to be clear, 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.
“In this case, Jermaine was the fall guy and was fired.
