This is the awkward moment BBC News announced that Jermaine Jenas has been fired from his presenting roles due to "inappropriate behaviour". The 41-year-old, who presented The One Show and appeared on Match of the Day, had his contract terminated by the corporation this week. A BBC spokesperson said: "We can confirm that he is no longer part of our presenting line-up.
" The news was also announced by BBC presenter Martine Croxall this evening. She said: "Ex-footballer Jermaine Jenas has been sacked from presenting the BBC's The One Show. The former Premier League footballer was removed from the programme following an internal investigation by the corporation because of alleged complaints about his behaviour.
"The BBC has confirmed that he is no longer part of their presenting line-up." He was last on air on the BBC earlier in the summer. A spokesperson for Jenas said this evening: "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." It comes as we revealed that the BBC received a complaint about text messages sent by the presenter last month, and started looking into it. BBC staff have been left in shock at the development.
Director of Sport Alex Kay-Jelski emailed staff at 3.39pm on Thursday saying simply: "I wanted to let you know that Jermaine Jenas is no longer working for the BBC." A source said: "It was brutally short and to the point.
It felt like there was no me.