Jermaine Jenas will not appear on TalkSport in the “immediate future” after being sacked from the BBC following complaints about workplace conduct, according to reports. The ex-Premier League player began co-presenting a TalkSport drive-time show with former footballer Jermaine Pennant, moments after it was announced he has been removed from all BBC presenting line-ups. A spokesperson from TalkSport told the Sun newspaper they were “made aware of a breaking story involving Jermaine as he went on air”, but the decision was made, alongside Jenas, “that he should continue to present the show”.
Jenas’s scheduled appearance on Friday’s TalkSport Drivetime show has been cancelled, according to the Daily Mail newspaper. After the news broke, former England footballer Jenas said there are “two sides to every story”. Jenas, who co-hosted The One Show and Match Of The Day at the BBC, said he is “not happy” about his sacking and he will be speaking to his lawyers about it.
“Look, I can’t really talk about it,” he said in an interview with TalkSport News. “I, as you can probably see, I am not happy about it. “But currently, as it stands, I’m going to have to let the lawyers deal with it.
“You know, there’s two sides to every story, as we know. So that’s all I can say right now.” When asked about reports that he sent unsolicited texts to a female member of staff at The One Show, he replied: “Like I said, I’m not happy about this situation.
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