Jermaine Jenas told his wife about the allegations against him, which he strongly denies, while the BBC were reportedly rushed into announcing their decision to sack him.
The 41-year-old was axed by the broadcaster on Thursday after being accused of 'inappropriate behaviour'.
Jenas, who had been a regular on The One Show and had appeared on Match of the Day prior to his dismissal, has insisted there are 'two sides to every story'.
The former Newcastle and Tottenham star has also revealed he has lawyers working on the case as he battles to clear his name.
Jermaine Jenas told his wife about the allegations against him, which he strongly denies, while the BBC were reportedly rushed into announcing their decision to sack him
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According to the Daily Mail, Jenas told his wife, Ellie Penfold, about the claims.
And it's also said the BBC were forced to rush his sacking announcement after newspapers got wind that his time with the broadcaster was over.
Jenas has been accused of sending an unsolicited text message to a female member of staff.
The Sun claim more women are set to come forward, though Jenas has denied any wrongdoing.
Jenas had appeared on a giant mural at the BBC's offices in Salford before the saga erupted.
He has since been removed and the broadcaster have confirmed he won't be returning to The One Show or Match of the Day duties.
Jenas has said he's 'not happy' with the BBC's decision and admits that he's not really able to comment on the situation further.
Speaking on talkSPORT, he said: "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... that's all I can say now."
Jenas last presented The One Show in July, while his last appearance on Match of the Day came back in May.
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Jermaine Jenas told his wife (pictured) about the allegations with more details emerging following his departure from the BBC
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Regarding his career in football, he made his debut for Nottingham Forest at the age of 17.
He proceeded to turn out for Newcastle, Tottenham, Aston Villa and Queens Park Rangers before hanging up his boots in 2014.
Jenas also made 21 appearances for England, scoring once.
That was in a 1-0 win over Switzerland back in 2008.
Jermaine Jenas has denied any wrongdoing and is hopeful of clearing his name
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Jenas is employed by talkSPORT on a freelance basis. While they've defended their decision to let him speak live on air, they've also revealed there are no plans for him to broadcast as a presenter any time soon.
"We made a decision - with Jermaine - that he should continue to present the show," they said.
"Given the array of serious allegations being reported as the story continues to evolve, it's for Jermaine as a private individual to address them in the way he chooses.
"There are no plans for Jermaine to broadcast as a presenter on talkSPORT in the immediate future."
