I believe he has been trying to get sacked for months. I think he has had a better offer from Sky or whoever and wants out of his contract without paying the penalty.
The BBC should just confirm the inevitable sacking and let the program move on to its next incarnation.
As its a beautiful day out there we could call it JC and his sunshine band.
The BBC have a problem though and that's the idiot who made the comparison between JC and Savile....that was totally stupid and could cost them thousands - or, in other words, what JC wants as to the future with the Beeb.