Well that went from 'there are two sides to every story and I’m going to be speaking with my lawyers' to 'I'm deeply ashamed' very quickly... www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio... - ThreadSky

nearlylegal.co.uk • 217 days ago

Well that went from 'there are two sides to every story and I’m going to be speaking with my lawyers' to 'I'm deeply ashamed' very quickly... https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/aug/23/sacked-bbc-presenter-jermaine-jenas-ashamed-of-inappropriate-messages

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baldockboro.bsky.social•216 days ago

Probably spoke to his lawyers who said, "yep you're guilty as sin JJ, best bet is admit everything say sorry and hope"

david-emmerson-88.bsky.social•217 days ago

I cannot see why this was the lead story on the BBC Ten O’Clock news

adammanning.bsky.social•216 days ago

He’s a footballer. Football is the national religion, and so this story is of intense interest and hyper newsworthy.

martymcd.bsky.social•217 days ago

But it was, they just kept to knob shots point from the public, the Sun will obviously be critiquing the BBC for that from tomorrow

nearlylegal.co.uk•217 days ago

The BBC cannot get over the BBC

jacksobc.bsky.social•217 days ago

It’s an institution deeply scarred by its past; both recent and historic.

martymcd.bsky.social•217 days ago

Not quite right, the BBC *LOVES* reporting on the BBC!

paulb3964.bsky.social•216 days ago

To be fair so does everybody else.

This is currently the lead story on Sky News and will be no doubt on many red top front pages this morning.

richardmoorhead.bsky.social•216 days ago

Exactly. Sixth form boy vibes, I thought

katknits.bsky.social•216 days ago

His lawyers told him that if he wants his career back, he's got to show contrition & vulnerability?

jjgass.bsky.social•217 days ago

I’ve spoken to my lawyers, & they told me my side of the story made it worse

crimegirl.co.uk•216 days ago

“These were messages between two consenting adults” seems a bizarre turn of phrase when one side of the conversation has clearly reported them

jeffs63.bsky.social•216 days ago

Poorly worded but I presume he means the other person was over the age of consent?

martymcd.bsky.social•216 days ago

Leaves open the possibility a third party took offence, is the only thing I can think of, angry boyfriend?

northamptonian.bsky.social•217 days ago

Rather than just a ‘like’ I’d prefer to thank you for a genuine laugh out loud.

martymcd.bsky.social•217 days ago

I should imagine that conversation went something on the lines of "You're thinking of doing f*cking what now?"

nearlylegal.co.uk•217 days ago

'We've seen the messages'

elsieyork.bsky.social•216 days ago

Someone (more than one?) else has come forward since. According to today’s papers.

smudgeboy99.bsky.social•216 days ago

It seems his lawyers told him his only chance of making any more money was to sell his story to The Scum.

He'll have his own show on GB News in 5, 4, 3 . . .

sarahrobsonbarrister.co.uk•216 days ago

I guess he's spoken to his lawyers then! 😄

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