by “Good Morning America” hosts Amy Robach and TJ Holmes are being taken off the air, while ABC News is doing an endless review of their off-air romantic relationships.
The ABC News hosts, who were recently accused of cheating on their spouses with each other, hosted the third hour of the daily newscast and have been taken off the air for weeks since their relationship was revealed in late November.
According to an email sent to staff by The Times on Tuesday, ABC News president Kim Godwin addressed the broadcast brouhaha, which revolves around anchors and follows the network.
“I understand that continued releases may distract us from the incredibly important work our team is doing here at ABC News,” Godwin wrote. “Amy and TJ will stay off the air until an internal review is complete and there will be an anchor rotation at GMA3 for now.
“I hope we will continue to focus our energies on what we do best, and I want you all to know how proud I am of your hard work and professionalism,” Godwin wrote.
ABC News reporters Gio Benitez and Stephanie Ramos and journalists DeMarco Morgan and Rhiannon Ally filled out “GMA 3: What You Need to Know” opposite regular host Jennifer Ashton. When Benitez and Ramos took their first steps last week, Ramos reported on the hour that Robach and Holmes were “off”. (The Times confirmed that the couple has not been suspended.)
The episode aired just days after Page Six reported that Robach, 49, and Holmes, 45, both married to other people, were engaged in a “supposed relationship that lasted for months”, and the Daily Mail published photos showing their coworkers reunited. . Close in New York.
Holmes and Robach have disabled their Instagram accounts and have remained silent since the first allegations and photos surfaced.
Fillings are expected to change based on availability.
Earlier this month, Godwin informed his team that Robach and Holmes will be temporarily removed from the air as the network steers the scandal.
“While this relationship doesn’t violate company policy, I’d like to say that I’ve really spent the last few days thinking and working on what I think is best for the ABC News organization,” Godwin said in an editorial interview.
“These decisions aren’t easy, they’re not sudden, but they’re essential to our brand and our priority… people at ABC. … I beg you to stop the whispers in the hallways. We cannot act on gossip, speculation and rumors. We need to focus on work,” he said.
Times staff writer Christi Carras contributed to this report.
