Jermaine Jenas makes extraordinary statement live on talkSPORT after news of his BBC sacking breaks

Jermaine Jenas gave an extraordinary interview live on talkSPORT after news of his sacking by the BBC.

The BBC confirmed on Thursday (August 22) that the contract of The One Show host and regular Match of the Day pundit had been terminated over allegations of inappropriate behaviour.

A BBC spokesperson said: "We can confirm Jermaine Jenas is no longer part of our presenting line up."

Jenas, 41, has worked with several broadcasters including the BBC, TNT Sports, Channel 4 since retiring from professional football in 2016, and was touted to be Gary Lineker's long-term successor as Match of the Day host.

Jenas presented a one-off drive-time show on national radio station talkSport just 20 minutes after the news of his BBC sacking broke on Thursday afternoon.

TalkSPORT said that it agreed with Jenas for the show to go-ahead.

"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," a statement from talkSPORT read.

"There are no plans for Jermaine to broadcast as a presenter on talkSPORT in the immediate future."

After his show, Jenas remained on air to conduct an remarkable interview about his dismissal by the BBC.

The former England international argued that there are "two sides to every story", but that he would step back as he'd let his "lawyers deal with it."

When asked about the termination of his BBC contract, Jenas said that he "can't really talk about it."

He told talkSPORT: "As you can probably see, I am not happy about it."

Jermaine Jenas has been axed by the BBC (Image: Getty)

When asked if he was surprised about the nature of complaints made against him, he repeated: "I can't really talk right now."

He added: "I've just got to leave this to a team of lawyers at the minute who are, yeah, I suppose just managing the situation.

"This is... Yeah, it's tough, you know. But I've got to listen to my lawyers."

Jenas did not comment when asked if the allegations against him were made by more than one colleague, or when asked to clarify when he was first made aware of the complaints.

He did not confirm or deny if legal proceedings had begun, and did not say if he felt apologetic to anyone at the BBC.