GMA’s TJ Holmes and Amy Robach ‘to be taken off air’ after GMA3 co-hosts are accused of affair
GOOD Morning America hosts TJ Holmes and Amy Robach have been taken off air just days after it was claimed they'd been having an affair.
It has been reported that Stephanie Ramos and Gio Benitez will host GMA3 this week while ABC figures out how to move forward with the alleged scandal.
"There is massive confusion internally," a source told DailyMail.com.
"ABC News executive Kim [Godwin] has taken them off the air while they deal with this."
Last week, The U.S. Sun exclusively revealed that it looked like 45-year-old TJ and Amy, 49, were going to be "pushed out" of the buttoned-up morning show.
The source close to production of the family-oriented ABC news program said execs and top talent were furious over co-stars Amy and TJ's alleged romance, which has rocked the GMA staff and thrown production into absolute chaos.
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The source said: "There is no way they are going to be able to stay at GMA.
"They may not be outright fired, but they'll be relegated to lesser roles, which will make it undesirable for them to continue."
The public first caught wind of the affair after TJ and Amy, who is married to Andrew Shue, were spotted enjoying what looked like a series of PDA-filled "dates" and even a weekend getaway together in November.
In pictures obtained by DailyMail.com, the TV stars looked intimate while having a drink at a bar in New York City on November 10.
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They were also caught apparently spending time together at each other's apartments in Manhattan.
The pair - who began anchoring GMA 3 in 2020 - reportedly headed to upstate New York on November 11 for a weekend getaway at a cottage two weeks before Thanksgiving.
Hours after The Daily Mail first reported that the hosts were involved in an apparent affair, viewers saw an immediate change to Wednesday's program as TJ nervously broadcast the 60-minute GMA3 show solo, without Amy or their fellow co-host Dr. Jennifer Ashton.
Last Thursday morning, TJ was no longer at the main anchor desk with Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos, as he had been all week while filling in for head host Michael Strahan.
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While one insider said that those on the peripheral production staff at GMA were completely blindsided by the news, a second source alleged TJ and Amy weren't doing much to hide their budding romance before the story broke last week.
"Tongues were wagging" in their inner-work bubble, the second source claimed.
In their native New York City, TJ and Amy were frequently seen running together, though one staffer assumed they were simply colleagues training together for the New York City Marathon.
"When I would see them, I always found it odd that Amy was working out in full hair and makeup.
"Now I understand - it was a date," the staffer said.
Viewers and staff alike were left stunned on Friday when the pair joked about having a great week live on air.
Amy and TJ kicked off GMA3 with a subtle joke about the headline-making week they’ve had.
TJ started off the show, telling everyone: “Hey there, everyone, welcome to GMA3: What You Need to Know on this Friday. You know, it’s too bad it’s Friday.”
He and Amy both chuckled as she quickly replied: “Is it?”
Still laughing, TJ sarcastically explained: “It’s been a great week. I just want it to keep going and going and going. Just enjoy.”
“Oh, speak for yourself,” Amy told him. “I am very excited about the weekend.”
She added: “And I’m sure everybody else is, too. We all love our Fridays around here. Some of us do, at least.”
Amy has reportedly moved out of her $5.2million marital home, and over the weekend she was pictured going on an epic shopping trip at a well-known department store.
In pictures obtained exclusively by The U.S. Sun, Amy was caught standing on the New York City streets holding a couple of massive T.J. Maxx shopping bags.
It appeared Amy went shopping at the discount department store to prepare to move into her new temporary home.
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Her daughter tagged along, but her ex-husband Andrew Shue, and her rumored fling, GMA co-host TJ, were nowhere to be seen.
However, many wonder if the "TJ" in "T.J. Maxx" could bare any reference to her new man.
