EVERY little while the story is “interrupted”.
My phone will ring relentlessly as friends, family, celebrities, industry guys and, once, a minor royal all demand a quick update.
The unceremonious dismissal of Jermaine Jenas by the BBC is one such story. (Phillip Schofield’s “I’m not a groomer”/frantic vaping interview; Matt “hands, face, space” Hancock; Huw Edwards being a pedophile; and, bizarrely, Molly-Mae Hague unhooking Tommy Fury, are others.)
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The BBC is said to be going through the archives, randomly removing bits of Jermaine Jenas, while the One Show star has been erased from historyCredit: Andrew Styczynski
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As Jermaine himself said in an interview with The Sun on Friday, he broke no laws Credit: Andrew Styczynski
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Today Jermaine has finally left the official One Show homepage, no longer shining alongside Alex Jones and Roman Kemp Credit: BBC/Jamie Simonds
Maybe because Match Of The Day, one of the shows he won’t be appearing on again, is a national institution.
And The One Show, a fluffy magazine-style entertainment program, covers the basics for football haters.
Whatever your television interests, it was hard to escape Jermaine Jenas.
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You’ll be lucky to find it anywhere today. Because in a very W1A way, the aunt has completely failed.
‘A terrifying precedent’
First, a huge mural in Manchester’s Media City, featuring Jermaine alongside other BBC Sport stars including Gary Lineker and Alex Scott, was hastily removed.
And today he’s finally gone from the official One Show homepage, no longer shining alongside Alex Jones and Roman Kemp. Instead, replaced with a generic program logo.
As Jermaine himself said on Friday, he didn’t break any laws. I was conducting the interview and he was obviously still in shock
(Probably some runner somewhere feverishly wants to replace said logo with a livelier photo of Alex Jones with someone, ANYONE, else).
The Corporation is now said to be busily combing through the archives, removing bits and pieces of Jermaine at random.
Jermaine Jenas says he regrets ‘cheating’ and isn’t sure if his wife will forgive him
Probably not the parts his poor wife wants the RN to remove, but still.
This seems like an extreme, knee-jerk and unnecessary thrashing from the history of a man who sent some dodgy sexts.
As Jermaine himself said on Friday, he didn’t break any laws. I was conducting the interview and he was obviously still in shock.
Rattling, crying and a bit shaky. The sun did not pay him.
And he could hide behind a bland statement on social networks or make a contrite contribution in front of the camera on Instagram.
One where he wouldn’t be asked, on the record, if he broke the law by “sending any dick pictures.”
No, he insisted, calmly answering the mildly humiliating question.
He refuses to hide from his mistakes. But the BBC is hiding it.
By erasing the former England player from her history books, they are effectively putting him in the same moralistic camp as the other two erased – Jimmy Savile and Huw Edwards.
Two real pedophiles who were honored, promoted and overpaid for a long time. Indeed, Edwards was given a raise and kept on the payroll for months after his arrest for indecent images of children.
In fact, the newsreader’s announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II remains available for all to see, considered, as it is, a matter of historical and cultural significance.
While Jermaine’s insightful analysis of Bournemouth’s dubious back four is unlikely to be so for posterity, nor is it likely to offend or spoil.
By erasing the former England player from her history books, they are effectively putting him in the same moralistic camp as the other two erased – Jimmy Savile and Huw Edwards
Unless, perhaps, you’re one quarter of Bournemouth FC’s redoubtable back four. As one commentator noted, the BBC is suffering from severe Edwards PTSD – and Jermaine is clearly the culprit.
To be clear, what he did was wrong. Not only morally, but also professionally. Only a fool or serial philanderer would disagree.
But until recently, time and time again, BBC stars got away with such bad behavior with a mere slap on the wrist. It’s not a P45.
What the BBC is doing now, erasing Jermaine from history, smacks of something Kim Jong Un and his state cronies would do. Not the so-called liberal left.
It also sets a frightening precedent.
And surely there are plenty of famous people who live in fear that their every misdeed will come back to haunt them.
‘misbehavior’
One inappropriate WhatsApp screenshot and posted online, one drunken, flirtatious comment to a colleague.
But in the wake of the Huw Edwards and Strictly Come Dancing scandals – with a seemingly endless misconduct investigation continuing into the latter – the BBC simply cannot afford another misstep.
In Jermaine’s case, they were damned if they did and damned if they didn’t.
They played it safe, and maybe something else will emerge that will fully confirm their decision.
Regardless of the truth of his dismissal, the way he acted was mildly chaotic.
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A huge mural in Manchester’s Media City, which featured Jermaine alongside other BBC Sport stars including Gary Lineker and Alex Scott, was also hastily removed Credit: Zenpix
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By erasing Jermaine from his history books, they are effectively putting him in the same moralistic camp as the other two erased men — Jimmy Savile and Huw EdwardsCredit: EPA
An internal memo confirming his departure was sent after The Sun published the story,
And now the star’s lawyers have sent legal letters to the Beeb, threatening legal action.
Either way, this is a cancellation culture. And these are troubling times for the entertainment industry in general.
Salad days, Logan
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Logan Moffitt, who has 5.5 million young followers on TikTok, earnestly pleads with impressionable minds to ‘join the cucumber community’Credit: Logan Moffatt/Instagram
OF all the problems going on in the world right now, there is another one right now.
And generation Z is to blame for everything.
Yes, thanks to a guy named Logan Moffitt, a man none of us will have heard of because he’s not 17 or, indeed, there’s a global shortage of cucumbers on TikTok.
The Canadian influencer, who has 5.5 million young followers, earnestly pleads with impressionable minds to “join the cucumber community.”
Now, as a result of his cucumber salads going viral, there is a worldwide supply and demand crisis.
Iceland is obviously particularly affected.
What a time to be alive etc.
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Lidl fans are clamoring to get their hands on the supermarket’s croissant bags
THIS is Lidl’s new croissant bag.
The £50 bag is said to be a riff on Fendi’s Baguette shoulder bag, the one made famous by Carrie Bradshaw in the TV series Sex and the City.
Fans of the German supermarket are clamoring to get their hands on the stuff.
Which is confusing in itself. Is it just me or is that croissant more, er, phallus than beige carb?
Back to basics
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Guidelines have been drawn up for training courses to ensure future teachers are ‘anti-racist’ – possibly at considerable cost to the taxpayerCredit: Alamy
TEACHERS are trained to “challenge” whiteness in the classroom – the social attitudes that white people consider normal.
Guidelines were drawn up for training courses to ensure future teachers were “anti-racist”. Probably at great cost to taxpayers.
The documents state that teachers – if they happen to be white – should also be helped to develop and project a “positive white identity”.
But ultimately, this micro-management of education, at a time when classrooms are overcrowded and teachers are overworked (or so every teacher I know has told me), it would be nice if things went back to basics.
Instead of kicking books out of the curriculum because the author once said an ugly thing, or shoving other computer programs down children’s throats, maybe schools could, you know, focus on the good old three R’s – reading, writing and arithmetic.
If they need to be taught not to be racist, they really shouldn’t be teachers. End.
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Next week, expect news of Oasis reforming – as Noel recovers from his not-so-cheap split with his ex Sarah MacDonaldCredit: Getty – Contributor
PROOF that divorce is not all bad. . . Oasis are reforming.
With his not-so-cheap divorce from his ex Sara MacDonald, a £50 million reunion package for Noel probably eased that pain nicely.
Good call EE
MOBILE network EE says parents should not buy smartphones for children under 11.
And if phones are given, they must only be allowed devices that are exclusively for making calls and sending messages.
Absolutely correct.
Young people are losing both their innocence and their ability to connect with human beings faster than ever – more needs to be done to let kids be kids.
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Jennifer Lopez has now filed for divorce from Ben Affleck after weeks of speculationCredit: Getty
So, after weeks of frantic speculation, Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck. Touching, on their second anniversary.
A testament to their acting skills, we’ve all seen it for weeks.
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