'GMA3' anchors Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes depart ABC after reported romantic relationship - CNN

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T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach, the anchors of the 3rd hr of ABC’s flagship greeting amusement “Good Morning America,” are leaving ABC News, web president Kim Godwin announced to unit successful a memo Friday evening.

“I cognize that this has been a distraction for truthful galore of us, but let’s not hide each the large enactment that continues to marque ABC News the #1 quality web successful America, and that’s due to the fact that of you,” Godwin wrote successful the memo obtained by CNN. “I privation to convey you again for your patience and professionalism during this time.”

A determination astir who volition co-anchor ABC’s “GMA3” and “20/20” — which Robach co-anchored — volition travel later, Godwin said.

“After respective productive conversations with Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, astir antithetic options, we each agreed it’s champion for everyone that they determination connected from ABC News,” an ABC News spokesperson said successful a connection Friday evening. “We admit their endowment and committedness implicit the years and are thankful for their contributions.”

The web has been negotiating with the “GMA3” anchors this week astir an exit and the talks person precocious to last stages, the idiosyncratic acquainted with the substance said. A finalized woody could travel arsenic soon arsenic Friday afternoon.

“There is simply a batch of vexation connected each sides that it could person been handled better,” the idiosyncratic said.

The all-but-certain exit comes aft Holmes and Robach were taken disconnected the aerial past period pursuing a Daily Mail study showing the brace seemingly engaged successful a romanticist relationship.

In a memo sent to web unit astatine the time, ABC News President Kim Godwin announced the anchors would stay disconnected the aerial pending the results of an interior review.

Godwin called the substance an “internal and outer distraction” and requested staffers not to “gossip” astir the substance portion astatine work.

While the brace person remained disconnected the aerial astatine “GMA3,” a rotating formed of hosts has filled successful for Robach and Holmes connected the program.