MEDIA LOSER: GMA3 anchors T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach GMA3 co-anchors T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach were taken off the air days after tabloids reported on their alleged relationship. Kim Godwin, the president of ABC News, made the announcement on a Monday staff call, as first reported by Variety and confirmed by other outlets. According to CNN’s Oliver Darcy, Godwin deemed the saga a “distraction" and benched the co-anchors "while ABC figures things out.” They had initially returned to work on Thursday and Friday after the Daily Mail reported that Holmes and Robach, both of whom are married, had been having an affair. Neither mentioned the controversy on-air, yet Holmes declared, “It’s been a great week." "Speak for yourself,” Robach quipped in response. According to Page Six, Goodwin previously decided that Holmes and Robach would not be disciplined, as their relationship did not violate company policy. She reversed the decision on Monday, explaining that the scandal had become an "internal and external distraction" that could hurt the organization. The tabloid further reported that Holmes is now getting a divorce from Marilee Fiebig, his wife of 10 years. Prior to his relationship with Robach, Holmes -- a self-proclaimed "marriage proponent" -- allegedly cheated on his wife with GMA producer Natasha Singh in 2016. Fiebig was also reportedly "blindsided" by the recent alleged affair. While Robach reportedly left her husband, Andrew Shue, in August, she and Holmes reportedly engaged in a secret workplace relationship that now has the duo benched. |