BBC executives had been in panic mode on Thursday night, with the corporate compelled to dismiss Jermaine Jenas from his broadcasting contract after allegations of inappropriate conduct had been made in opposition to him.
Jenas, a former Premier League midfielder, had grown properly into his function as a pundit and analyst with BBC Sport, frequently that includes on Match of the Day, and it was extensively anticipated that he could be the pure successor to Gary Lineker’s lofty place inside the group.
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But, over the course of the previous 24 hours that perception has been obliterated, with Jenas going through an extra avalanche of allegations over his conduct, and his broadcasting profession is wanting prone to be over.
BBC carried out inside investigation over Jenas complaints
Many have lengthy accused the BBC of being gradual to behave as regards to allegations in opposition to their staff, particularly the high-profile ones, however after the latest Huw Edwards debacle there was an urge for food inside the firm to make sure there are not any repeat performances.
As such, the allegations made in opposition to Jenas, who additionally fronted the favored journal present ‘The One Present’ had been taken critically from the start.
BBC officers started an inside investigation into Jenas’ conduct and subsequently determined to dismiss him from his contract.
A number of girls have since come ahead
As is usually the case with cases akin to this, there’s a dam-like high quality within the sense that when the primary sufferer comes ahead, there’s typically a flood of others.
In accordance with a number of experiences, that seems to be the case with Jenas, with a number of different girls accusing the previous footballer of inappropriate conduct.
Jenas, who additionally works for TNT Sport and talkSPORT, was really on air when information of his BBC dismissal broke.
“Look, I am unable to actually discuss it. I, as you possibly can in all probability see, I’m not joyful about it,” Jenas advised talkSPORT.
“However at present, because it stands, I am, going to should let the attorneys take care of it. You understand, there’s two sides to each story, as we all know. So, that is all I can say proper now.”
