T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach are out at 'Good Morning America'. Here's a complete timeline of the the morning show scandal.
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"GMA3" co-anchors Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes will officially "move on" from ABC, the network said.
It was also confirmed in January 2023 that Holmes was proceeding with a divorce from wife Marilee Fiebig.
Photos of Holmes and Robach cozying up together were first published by the Daily Mail in November.
In 2022, news broke about a relationship between T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach, co-hosts of ABC's morning news show "GMA3: What You Need to Know."
"GMA3: What You Need to Know" co-anchors T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach are reportedly on their way out at ABC after mediation sessions failed to be fruitful, TMZ was the first to report.
Allegations of an affair emerged publicly in November 2022, thrusting the two news journalists — who were legally married to other people at the time — into the national spotlight.
Holmes married attorney Marilee Fiebig in 2010, and Robach has been married to actor Andrew Shue since 2010. Since the news broke, it's been reported that both couples were separated before Robach and Holmes got together.
Keep reading for a chronological look at how the morning show scandal unfolded.
November 2022: Daily Mail published photos of Robach and Holmes.
The Daily Mail posted images of Robach and Holmes together in a series of intimate situations, including having drinks in a New York bar and traveling to a cottage in the Shawangunk Mountains of upstate New York. The two are shown laughing together, holding hands, and casually touching one another.
In one photo, Robach is seen positioned on Holmes' chest while laughing, while in another, he grazes her bottom as they unpack bags from the car.
November 2022: Robach and Holmes deactivated their social media accounts.
Entertainment Weekly reported that Holmes shuttered his Twitter and Instagram accounts and Robach deactivated her Instagram profile when the news of them spending time together off-camera broke.
December 2022: Shue deleted pictures of Robach on his Instagram profile.
Shue's account was wiped of pictures of his wife the day after the Daily Mail published the photos of Robach and Holmes, according to E! News.
December 2022: Anonymous "GMA3" staffers say Robach and Holmes did not start dating until they were separated from their spouses.
People published a report containing information from an anonymous source at GMA3 who said Holmes and Robach were both effectively single when they began dating.
"This was two consenting adults who were each separated. They both broke up with their spouses in August within weeks of each other," the staffer reportedly said.
"The relationship didn't start until after that," they added. If this information is accurate, then neither Holmes nor Robach was romantically linked to anyone else when the photos were published in Daily Mail.
December 2022: An old interview with Robach and Reese Witherspoon resurfaces, hinting at similarities between "GMA3" and "The Morning Show."
An October 2022 interview between Robach and actor Reese Witherspoon resurfaced on Twitter, reminding viewers that the host had once possibly hinted at drama occurring behind-the-scenes of "GMA3."
Witherspoon, who was promoting her Apple TV+ drama "The Morning Show," asked Robach and her co-hosts whether the fictional workplace drama "hit home a little bit."
"We can give you a few more plot lines," Robach replied, as her colleagues laughed.
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Witherspoon jumped on the opportunity to take the show's stories to the next level.
"Email me," she told Robach.
December 2022: Robach and Holmes continued filming and appeared to joke about the speculation revolving around their alleged affair.
On December 2, the two anchors joked about what "a great week" they were having in a sarcastic tone, according to Page Six.
December 2022: Robach and Holmes are pulled off the air.
Robach and Holmes were placed on hiatus from "GMA3" amidst the scandal. According to the New York Times, ABC News president Kim Goodwin reportedly called the debacle surrounding their relationship an "internal and external distraction" on a morning editorial call.
December 2022: Anonymous sources alleged that Holmes had affairs with other co-workers, including a 'GMA3' producer.
Holmes was accused of having romantic relationships with other coworkers by an anonymous source interviewed by ET. The source said there was at least one other person Holmes interacted with romantically, but did not name the other person.
December 2022: Page Six reported that T.J. Holmes filed for divorce.
Holmes filed for divorce from Fiebig in New York on Wednesday, according to Page Six. They were married for nearly 13 years.
January 2023: Marilee Fiebig's divorce lawyer, Stephanie Lehman, spoke out about Fiebig's and Holmes' split. She expressed Fiebig's "disappointment" in Holmes' conduct.
"Marilee's sole focus has remained on the overall best interest of her 9-year-old daughter," Lehman told the DailyMail.
She confirmed that the divorce between Fiebig and Holmes is progressing. "To that end, T.J.'s lawyer and I have been working together to move their divorce forward privately, expeditiously, and as amicably as possible," Lehman continued.
Lehman criticized Holmes' public actions.
"Notwithstanding, we continue to be disappointed by T.J's lack of discretion, respect, and sensitivity toward Marilee and the party's daughter," she added.
Janurary 2023: Holmes and Robach's impending exit is reported.
In late January 2023, TMZ was the first to report that the co-anchors were preparing to exit "GMA 3" officially. No official statement was made at the time of the report, but a source close to ABC told the outlet that mediation attempts between ABC executives and the couple on January 26 were "extremely contentious."
ABC reportedly accused Robach of having liquor in her dressing room and violating policy, which a source reportedly said was "ridiculous."
THMZ also reported that a source said the mediation attempt was a "witch hunt" and that Holmes and Robach will both receive payouts per their contracts.
January 2023: ABC confirms that Holmes and Robach will "move on" from the network.
In a statement given to Insider on Saturday, ABC said that Holmes and Robach were officially leaving the network, a month after being taken off the air in the aftermath of their relationship being exposed.
"After several productive conversations with Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, about different options, we all agreed it's best for everyone that they move on from ABC News," a spokesperson for the network said. "We recognize their talent and commitment over the years and are thankful for their contributions."
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