The ‘brutally short’ message staff were sent after the BBC sacked Jermaine Jenas

It was ‘to the point’

Jermaine Jenas had been working for the BBC as a pundit and presenter for Match of the Day, as well as hosting The One Show before he was sacked yesterday for ‘inappropriate behaviour’ towards a female colleague.

A BBC spokesperson confirmed the news saying: “We can confirm that he is no longer part of our presenting line up.”

News of his sacking broke whilst he was live on air with talkSport presenting a one-off show.

He immediately defended himself by saying there are ‘two sides to every story’ but that he’d step back as he’d let his ‘lawyers deal with it’.

When asked about the claims on air he responded saying he ‘can’t really talk about it’.

He added: “I, as you can probably see, I am not happy about it.”

Now, it has emerged that the Director of Sport for the BBC, Alex Kay-Jelski sent staff a ‘brutally short’ message from his phone to inform them of the situation.

The email read: “Hi all, I wanted to let you know that Jermaine Jenas is no longer working for the BBC.”

A source told The Mirror that the email was ‘brutally short and to the point’ and ‘felt like there was no messing around’.

Previously Jenas fronted the MOTDx show aimed at younger audiences which was scrapped last season.

The former England international, who enjoyed spells with Tottenham and Newcastle, moved into punditry in 2016 after he retired due to injury.

Jenas last presented The One Show alongside Alex Jones on 22 July and appeared on the MOTD panel on 4 May.

He worked for the BBC throughout the Euros, acting as co-commentator for Spain’s semi-final victory over France.

TalkSport confirmed in a statement that they were made aware of the allegations prior to the show commencing but that they decided with Jermaine that he should continue to present.

They added: “Given the array of serious allegations being reported as the story continues to evolve, it’s for Jermaine as a private individual to address them in the way he chooses.

“There are no plans for Jermaine to broadcast as a presenter on talkSport in the immediate future.”