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Jermaine Jenas reveals he has received private support from well-known BBC figures as he admits sending inappropriate texts to women


The presenter, 41, has said he is 'ashamed' and 'deeply sorry' - admitting to 'frantically' sexting a woman for 24 hours after she gave him her number at a work event.

'I don't want to start going down the 'who pursued who' road, but when people are saying things that are wrong and false information is being spread, I do have to kind of defend my space.' He was let go by the corporation after women complained about his workplace conduct and a junior member of staff - said to have been previously impressed by the BBC star - raised concerns over alleged flirty texts. The corporation fired Jermaine in an excruciating video call - while he was on a family holiday in Marbella, Spain , with his wife Ellie and their three children

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