There are repercussions from the GMA3 tabloid scandal. The Daily Mail exposed an alleged affair between Amy Robach and T.J.Holmes. After a week of jokes and increased interest, the show was pulled off the air by ABC News President Kim Godwin.
In a memo to network employees on Monday morning, Godwin confirmed that an internal probe had been launched regarding the couple. The team at ABC News does a lot of important work. There will be a rotation of anchors at GMA3 pending the completion of an internal review and Amy and T.J. will remain off-air. I want all of you to know how proud I am of your hard work and professionalism, and that we will continue to focus our energy on what we do best.
The relationship is not a violation of company policy and the media attention surrounding them had become an internal and external distraction. GodWIN asked employees to not gossip about the situation.
It now appears that the network is looking into whether the company policy may have been violated. A source tells CNN that the probe is focusing on whether the hosts broke the contractual morality clause, a standard practice that would forbid them from behaving in a way that could hurt the reputation of the company. The couple's expense reports are being looked at. There have been rumors that there were extramarital romantic relationships with GMA3 employees.
It is likely that there will be a lot of public interest in the outcome of this investigation.
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