Jenas: ‘I can’t really talk about it. As you can probably see, I’m not happy about it.
‘But currently as it stands, I’m going to have to let the lawyers deal with it.
‘There’s two sides to every story, as we know, so that’s all I can say right now.’
TalkSPORT interviewer: ‘It’s been reported that you sent unsolicited texts to a female member of staff at The One Show, is that true?’
Jenas: ‘Like I said, I’m not happy about this situation, I’m going to be speaking to my lawyers about it, is all I can say right now.’
TalkSPORT interviewer: ‘Are you able to elaborate at all about the complaints that were made, what exactly did they relate to?’
Jenas: ‘No.’
TalkSPORT interviewer: ‘Was it something concerning one colleague or more than one?’
Jenas: ‘I’m going to have to, like I said, speak to my lawyers about this situation.
‘I’m definitely, as you can see by, like I said, my reaction, I’m not happy at all about the outcome of this, but I’ve got to leave it in the hands of the lawyers right now.’
TalkSPORT interviewer: ‘Were you surprised that any complaint was made against you?’
Jenas: ‘I can’t really talk… maybe as much… I can’t really talk right now, I’ve got to leave it in the hands of the lawyers like I said.
‘It’s hard, you know, there’s definitely two sides.’
TalkSPORT interviewer: ‘Just a couple of logistical questions, when did the BBC tell you that you were being sacked?’
Jenas: ‘I can’t talk about that unfortunately. All of this is with my lawyers, and I’ll be probably – like I said – responding through my lawyers.’
TalkSPORT interviewer: ‘I totally appreciate why that is what you’re going for, I’m sure you can understand why I just want to ask you…’
Jenas: ‘Yeah, you’ve got a job to do.’
TalkSPORT interviewer: ‘When were you first made aware that a complaint had been made?’
Jenas: ‘I can’t talk about that.’
TalkSPORT interviewer: ‘You’ve spoken about legal proceedings, are they already underway or are you in the process of getting them underway?’
Jenas: ‘I can’t talk about that.’
TalkSPORT interviewer: ‘Do you feel that you have anyone to apologise to as a result of this and your departure from the BBC or not at this stage?’
Jenas: ‘I can’t talk about that right now, I’ve got to leave this to my team of lawyers at the minute, who are… I suppose managing this situation. This is tough, but I have to take the… listen to my lawyers.’
TalkSPORT interviewer: ‘You’ve said on a few occasions that you’re not happy, that you will instruct your lawyers and that there are two sides to every story, and that that’s the case here.
‘Do you see therefore any reason why you wouldn’t be able to continue working going forward in sports presenting, or indeed in the industry as a whole?’
Jenas: ‘I can’t talk about that right now.
TalkSPORT interviewer: ‘I appreciate your time, thank you very much.’
Jenas: ‘Thank you very much.’
Second journalist: ‘Can I just say, Jermaine I can see that you are absolutely fuming, and I totally appreciate…’
Jenas: ‘Yeah, is this still on air?’
Second journalist: ‘Yeah we’re still recording.’
Jenas: ‘Can you turn it off?’
Second journalist: ‘I just want to ask you this on tape, I can see that you’re fuming, and I understand entirely there are certain things you can’t talk about.
‘But you are a major BBC star, can you articulate any of your emotions right now towards the BBC and towards this happening to you?’
Jenas: ‘I can’t talk about it right now.’
Second journalist: ‘You can talk about how you feel inside.’
Jenas: ‘No, I can’t talk about those things right now. Like I said, there’s definitely two sides to this whole thing, and my lawyers are going to be taking over from now on.’
Second journalist: ‘When do you hope your side can be aired? What sort of time scale would you hope you can give your side of the story out?’
Jenas: ‘I can’t… sorry I can’t talk give you any… I can’t talk about it.’
Second journalist: ‘Is there anything else you need to add?’
Jenas: ‘No, I really appreciate the position you’re in and the questions you’ve asked, and just thank you very much for your time.’
