Jermaine Jenas admits to ‘wildly inappropriate’ behaviour which caused BBC sacking
Jermaine Jenas admits to ‘wildly inappropriate’ behaviour which caused BBC sacking
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Jenas was sacked from the BBC in August 2024 following allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Jermaine Jenas has now admitted that he acted “inappropriately” during his time at the BBC and that he “made a mistake”, which cost him his job with the broadcaster. The former England international concurred, stating: “Yeah, of course. That's what taking responsibility is about. It was inappropriate.”.
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Jenas continued: “I made a mistake. It was a mistake that is something that me and my wife and my family have to deal with. “I think that the big thing here is that your career is one thing. I worked 10 years post-retirement from being a footballer and I can take it as far back as I want from starting from nothing to becoming a footballer to getting myself in a very fortunate position to work on television.
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“It's a lot of hard work that you put into the job, but at the same time, it can be taken away from you like that. That's one thing that I've recognised. “When it is taken away from you like that, the only people there for you is your family and friends and it's the people that are really close to you. That's what has been my biggest support system during this period of time. “Me and my wife have had some honest conversations. Me and my family have had some honest conversations and that's who this is really between.
“So moving forward, that's where my focus is, making sure that my kids are okay, my wife is supported and that I'm continually working on improving myself.”. Aherne also asked Jenas how the situation has impacted his relationship with his wife and the women in his life. He said: “When you have been living in a way that's not fit really for the position that you have, and you put other people's lives in a position that they didn't ask for, kids are going to school with press following them, wife's getting followed to the gym and to work.
