T.J. Holmes allegedly had intercourse with a a lot youthful subordinate whereas on the job.
A supply claimed to Each dayMail.com that Holmes had a months-long affair with Jasmin Pettaway, then 24, in 2015 — whereas the at the moment suspended GMA3 co-host was married to his now-estranged spouse, Marilee Fiebig.
“He was a predator who took full advantage of his position, and he was reckless,” claimed the supply, who reportedly knew Pettaway — a script co-ordinator — nicely on the time.
“It was Jasmin’s first real job in television, and it was a big deal for her,” continued the supply, who spoke to the outlet on situation of anonymity. “She was looking for a mentor, and she reached out to several people. T.J. was someone who was responsive, but he absolutely abused the position of trust.”
According to the reported insider, Pettaway and Holmes, who joined the ABC News staff in September 2014, usually labored the identical shifts.
“Holmes was someone who would grab drinks, and he and Jasmin started doing that,” the insider claimed, noting that the now-45-year-old co-host “was a correspondent at the time.”
The informant went on to allege that the primary time the pair’s relationship “got sexual” was “in his office” — solely a “couple of hours” earlier than he was set to go on the air.
The insider claimed to the Mail, “They had sex, and I know she was confused afterwards as to what it meant.”
According to the supply, Holmes’ alleged behaviour with Pettaway was not unusual, however fairly a part of “incredibly reckless” conduct on his half.
The anchor even allegedly as soon as “got handsy” with Pettaway in public whereas they have been having drinks, per the report.
“He just didn’t seem to care,” the supply mentioned, claiming that Holmes was “wearing his [wedding] ring” on the time.
The pair’s alleged affair “fizzled out” after a number of months, leaving the insider questioning whether or not Holmes was “ever invested in being a mentor at all.”
“He had it all on his terms. He was interested and then he wasn’t,” the informant claimed, including, “No one talked about abuse of power back then, but stuff happened.”
An ABC supply tells Page Six completely that “there is already an internal investigation underway into if anything happened between T.J. and Jasmin Pettaway.”
“She was only at ABC News for a short period of time, but if they did have an affair when he was her superior, this would be a huge problem for T.J.,” our supply provides.
ABC declined to remark.
Holmes’ office behaviour first made headlines in November 2022 when his months-long affair together with his then-married GMA3 co-anchor, Amy Robach, was revealed.
Weeks later, Holmes filed for a divorce from Fiebig, his spouse of 12 years, whereas Robach and her husband of 12 years, Andrew Shue, additionally filed for divorce across the similar time.
It’s understood Holmes and Robach had separated from their companions in August, after rising shut earlier within the yr whereas coaching for the New York Marathon.
After the community launched an investigation into the character of the on-air colleagues’ relationship, it was reported that Holmes allegedly had romances with a minimum of two different staff, together with married producer Natasha Singh.
“The feeling is that T.J. and Amy are not coming back,” our supply tells us. “HR and the execs are looking for a way to hang them, and this could be it for him.”
“He and Amy are equals,” our insider notes, “but if he did have an affair with an underling, that is a definite case for his dismissal.”
A second informant tells us, “They are impossible to return to GMA. They have legal professionals and mediation begins subsequent week.
Reps for Holmes and Robach declined to remark.
Pettaway didn’t instantly reply to calls from Page Six.
This story initially appeared on New York Post and was reproduced with permission
