Gary Lineker and Alex Jones 'forbidden from contacting Jermaine Jenas' following BBC sacking

The former midfielder allegedly sent an unsolicited text message to a female member of staff, with Jenas denying the claims against him.

He has also revealed he has his lawyers on the case, with the 41-year-old eager to clear his name.

Jenas has also said he is 'not happy' with his dismissal and that there are 'two sides to every story'.

According to The Sun, presenters, cast and crew have all been asked not to contact Jenas while legal matters are ongoing.

This includes Lineker, who had previously tipped Jenas to be his replacement on Match of the Day, and Jones - who worked with the former footballer on The One Show.

“He has yet to say his side of the story but he has made it known privately to friends he is unhappy," an insider was quoted as saying.

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“Presenters, cast and crew have all been asked not to contact him whilst legal matters are ongoing — as a result a lot of Chinese whispers have been circulating.

“Not even top talent like Alex Jones, Alan Shearer or Gary Lineker knew about this.

"It was shrouded in secrecy.”

The BBC, according to the source, acted swiftly and decisively. They have also insisted there is 'no suggestion of illegality whatsoever'.

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“This latest incident of alleged misconduct in the workplace is the last thing the BBC needed," they added.

"It has shocked, and rocked, everyone."

The source continued: “The BBC knows it cannot now ignore concerns or complaints so after immediate routine enquiries the decision was taken to take him off air, and terminate his contract.

"They acted swiftly and decisively."

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Jenas had appeared on a giant mural at the BBC's headquarters in Salford.

Yet he's now been removed from the poster in the wake of his dismissal earlier this week.

Jenas spoke live on talkSPORT on Thursday as news of his sacking broke to the world.

He refused to give too much insight, with the 41-year-old saying: "I can't talk about it right now.

"I cant talk about those things [how I feel] right now. Like I said, There's two sides to this whole thing. My lawyers are going to be taking over from now on."

He added: "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."