T.J. Holmes & Amy Robach's Affair Ruined Chances Of Their Return To 'GMA3'
By MLC on January 15, 2023 at 2:00 PM EST
T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach’s departure from “GMA3” may be permanent.
The lovebirds’ affair ROCKED the morning news circuit and beyond.
Despite their consensual relationship, it appears that ABC execs can’t find a way to make it understandable or right with the world.
Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes Most Likely Won't Return To "GMA3"
Several sources say, “They have not been terminated yet, but I don’t expect T.J. to be on again.”
Mind you, earlier reports claimed the “GMA3” host was confident that ABC execs would bring him back after concluding his investigation.
“They do want Amy to stay and be a part of things there, but likely not on ‘GMA3,’” the source continued.
Page Six reports the couple have hired lawyers to deal with negotiations.
Robach & Holmes Have Hired Lawyers
Another outlet reported that Robach hired famed civil attorney Andrew Brettler to represent her while Holmes is working with Eric George.
Holmes and Robach’s time on-air was cut in early December after their lengthy and scandalous affair came to light.
They were replaced with a rotation of hosts.
ABC president, Kim Godwin, explained her decision to take Robach and Holmes off air in a staff-wide email.
“After a lot of thought, I am taking Amy and T.J. off the air as we figure this out.”
She noted that the affair was “not a violation of company policy;” however, the decision to take them out of their anchor chairs was necessary for the “Good Morning America” brand as a whole.
In December, The Blast reported on ABC’s investigation.
ABC’s investigative bells began ringing after news of his relationship with Robach, producer Natasha Singh and at least one other staffer hit the press.
The human resources department has been looking into Holmes' philandering past with the company to see if he had any other relationship with staffers underneath him.
Did Holmes Do More Damage At ABC?
“It’s one thing for him to have a relationship with another anchor,” an insider told Page Six. “The question is whether he violated company rules by dating less senior employees.”
Godwin seemed to hint at a “no stone unturned” approach to Robach and Holmes’ scandal during a Monday company-wide meeting.
Obviously now, Holmes’ inability to keep it in his pants has really put ABC between a rock and a hard place.
PUN INTENDED.
Godwin informed staffers on December 5, 2022, of the co-anchors-turned-lovers temporary absence from ‘GMA3.’
She told ABC News employees during an editorial call on that while Robach and Holmes did NOT violate any company policy, ABC News “wanted to do what’s best for the organization.”
ABC News executives are staying mum on the matter with the media.
“There is massive confusion internally,” a source said. “ABC News executive Kim [Godwin] has taken them off the air while they deal with this internally.”
Furthermore, in a resurfaced audition tape from 2014, Holmes said he was a “proponent of marriage.”
Holmes was auditioning for “Entertainment Tonight” and said on tape, “Marriage gets a bad rap so many times. I’m such a marriage proponent. I want everybody to get married. I think everybody should and I think you’re better off in doing so.”
Holmes married his wife, Marilee Fiebig, in 2010.
The TV news personality was engulfed in multiple affairs with co-workers.
He reportedly had a years-long affair with a ‘GMA’ executive producer prior to his relationship with Robach.
This executive also worked with Robach at the time of their affair with Holmes.
T.J. Holmes Expected To Be Cleared Or Any Wrongdoing
The exec reportedly left ‘GMA’ in 2017.
On December 4th, we reported on Robach and Holmes getting confronted about the affair by another ‘GMA’ co-anchor.
Veteran anchor and TV personality, Robin Roberts, reportedly confronted her co-workers about their affair years ago.
In a report from Page Six, Roberts warned Robach and Holmes about the rumors circulating in the office regarding a possible romance between them.
Multiple sources confirmed this to the outlet.
Robach and Holmes were outed after the Daily Mail published a multitude of paparazzi photos showing the co-anchors engaging in PDA.
The co-workers were spotted “canoodling” at bars near ABC News in May.
However, rumors of something more going on date back as far as 2017, according to PS.
An insider revealed that Roberts pulled them both aside and basically told them to “Stop it.”
When Roberts confronted them about a romance, Holmes reportedly denied it. He was allegedly so concerned about the rumors hurting his career with ABC that he went to the higher-ups and squashed them himself.
