T.J. Holmes Stumbles Through Report on Workplace Romance Amid Affair Rumors

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T.J. Holmes appeared to stumble through a report on workplace romance amid rumors he had an affair with GMA3: What You Need to Know co-host Amy Robach.

Actor and singer Jessie Woo, who boasts nearly 77,000 followers on Twitter, shared a resurfaced video from Good Morning America of Holmes reporting on Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka.

Udoka, 45, was suspended back in September for a full year over an alleged improper relationship with a member of the team's staff.

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T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach attend ABC's "Good Morning America" at SummerStage at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on July 8, 2022 in New York City. A resurfaced video of Holmes discussing the Ime Udoka scandal... Noam Galai/Getty Images/Getty Images

At the time, the NBA team issued a statement on the matter, noting: "A decision about his future with the Celtics beyond this season will be made at a later date."

Assistant coach Joe Mazzulla took over as interim coach.

Udoka later issued an apology. "I want to apologize to our players, fans, the entire Celtics organization, and my family for letting them down," he said in a statement shared by ESPN's Malika Andrews. "I am sorry for putting the team in this difficult situation, and I accept the team's decision. Out of respect for everyone involved, I will have no further comment."

In the clip shared by Woo, Holmes seemingly struggled to get through the segment.

"This is not what the NBA wants. Headlines like this. They're just about three weeks away from the start of the new season," he said, before seemingly referring to Udoka's coaching skills. "He has, he is getting great and high remarks, high marks for a new coach. Finally got his head coaching, uh, opportunity and now this. We don't know if he'll ever coach the Celtics again. They still could make a decision about his future down the road."

In the caption of the tweet, Woo wrote: "Not TJ Holmes stuttering thru THIS report knowing he was reupholstering Amy Robach's guts."

At the time of publication, the video had been viewed nearly 900,000 times, and her comment racked up over 24,000 likes.

"How ironic is this?" one person wrote in response.

"You can see it on his face LMAO I would've called in sick that morning," someone else added, while a third chimed in: "The 'I'm Doing The Same Thing Too' Face."

"GMA petty as hell for making him do this piece," a fourth said alongside several laughing emojis.

Holmes and Robach's relationship was made public on Wednesday after photos surfaced of them allegedly on vacation in upstate New York, at a bar in New York City and holding hands in a car.

Hours later, the broadcasters deactivated their Instagram accounts.

Both Holmes and Robach are married. Holmes wed attorney Marilee Fiebig in 2010, three years after his breakup from ex-wife Amy Ferson. He shares daughter Sabine with Fiebig and daughter Brianna and son Jaiden with Ferson.

As for Robach, she exchanged vows with Andrew Shue in 2010 too. The 20/20 correspondent was previously married to Tim McIntosh from 1996 to 2009, and the former couple shares two daughters together—Ava and Annie.

Neither Holmes nor Robach have addressed the photos.

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