JERMAINE Jenas denied being a sex pest and insisted he had done nothing illegal as his texting scandal rocked the BBC. But he apologised if he made the women he had messaged feel uncomfortable. After being sacked by the BBC, Jenas — in an excruciating online meeting with HR and senior corporation execs — was shown a string of X-rated messages he had sent two colleagues on The One Show.
However, the defiant former footie star, who is considering suing the BBC for their handling of the crisis, insists: “I did nothing illegal — these were inappropriate messages between two consenting adults.” Speaking less than 24 hours after The Sun revealed he had been fired from Match of the Day and The One Show following the complaints, Jenas said: “I am ashamed, and I am deeply sorry. “I have let myself down, my family, friends and colleagues down, and I owe everyone an apology — especially the women with whom I was messaging.
I am so, so sorry. “I am sorry for what I have put them through. “I think it would be fair to say I have a problem.
I know I self- sabotage and have a self-destructive streak when it comes to my relationship especially, and I know I need help. And I am getting help. “I have made a lot of mistakes, and I am asking myself a lot of questions at the moment.
I know there’s a lot of work that needs to be done, and it will be hard. “Before any of this became public, I saw my private doctor and after a long discussion, booked in for therapy to try .