Jermaine Jenas will not be part of TNT Sports’ live coverage of Brighton against Manchester United, the broadcaster has confirmed.
It is unclear if the former Tottenham and Newcastle star was supposed to be part of their coverage in the first place.
Jenas has been sacked from his £190,000 job by the BBC because of ‘inappropriate behaviour’, allegedly sending ‘unsolicited’ texts to junior members of staff.
The One Show presenter and Match of the Day pundit insisted on talkSPORT on Thursday night that ‘there are two sides to every story’.
He hosted the Drivetime show regardless of the breaking news but he will not be presenting today’s edition.
Jermaine Jenas will not appear on TNT Sports’ Premier League coverage this weekend
The One Show host, pictured with wife Ellie Penfold at Wimbledon this year, has been accused of ‘inappropriate behavior’
Jenas is an occasional broadcaster with TNT Sports and was co-commentator for Liverpool’s 2-0 win at Brighton last Saturday.
The Mirror reports that he is not due to appear in any of their coverage over the coming weeks.
A female member of staff at the BBC claimed she received unsolicited communications via text from Jenas.
Others are now said to have come forward amid the probe into messages allegedly sent by the married ex-footballer, according to The Sun. However, the source added there is ‘no suggestion of illegality’ on the ex-footballer’s part.
The messages are understood to have ‘horrified’ the people who saw them, a source claimed.
‘We investigated him immediately and fired him pretty fast,’ they told The Times, adding: ‘There are no excuses for anyone in power abusing their positions. He’s a man in power messaging some runners.’
The presenter is understood to have told his wife of 13 years, Ellie Penfold, about the claims. The couple share three daughters.
Penfold, who describes herself as a ‘mummy’ and ‘wife’ on her Instagram bio and has previously modelled for Katie Price ‘s clothing range, is said to be supporting the ex-Premier League footballer,
The ex-Premier League hosted his talkSPORT Drivetime show on Thursday and afterwards insisted that there are ‘two sides to every story’
A giant poster featuring Jenas alongside BBC Sport colleagues Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Alex Scott was removed from Manchester’s Media City HQ on Thursday.
Pressed about his sacking on talkSPORT, Jenas said: ‘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.’
More to follow.
