T.J. Holmes has filed for divorce from spouse Marilee Fiebig amid his alleged affair together with his Good Morning America co-host, Amy Robach.
Holmes, 45, filed the paperwork Wednesday in New York City after 12 years of marriage, Page Six confirms.
Holmes and Fiebig, additionally 45, tied the knot in March 2010 and welcomed daughter Sabine in January 2013.
Reps for the pair haven’t but responded to our requests for remark.
An insider beforehand instructed us that Fiebig, an immigration lawyer, was “blindsided” by her husband’s alleged affair together with his on-air colleague.
Our supply stated the 2 had been separated for a number of months however that they had been making an attempt to “work things out” when news of the alleged office romance broke in late November.
“She’s devastated. She had no idea,” our informant stated, including that the 2 “were just together for T.J.’s birthday [on August 19].”
Amid ABC’s investigation into the character of Holmes and Robach’s relationship, extra has come to mild about his alleged relations with a minimum of two different staffers on the job, together with married producer Natasha Singh.
In March 2020, Holmes posted a cringe-worthy tenth anniversary tribute to Fiebig wherein he admitted that he had given her “plenty of reasons” to depart him all through their marriage.
“10 years ago, Marilee Fiebig married me,” the previous CNN anchor captioned throwback marriage ceremony images on the time. “And despite my best efforts, she remained married to me the past 10 years.”
“That’s not hyperbole. I’m not being dramatic,” he continued. “I gave her plenty of reasons, excuses, and opportunities to walk her fine ass out the doooooooor.”
He went on to reward the lawyer’s “built-in black woman superpower” in exhibiting him “grace and patience that’s incomprehensible.”
Holmes added that “asking her for another 10 years would be asking too much,” calling 10 months “a stretch” and 10 weeks “lucky.”
He additionally referred to himself as Fiebig’s “decade challenge,” concluding, “If she puts up with me another 10 days, I’d be grateful.”
Holmes and Robach’s friendship allegedly turned romantic after they started coaching collectively for the NYC Half Marathon in March.
At the time, Robach, 49, was married to Andrew Shue; nonetheless their divorce is almost finalised, and a pal beforehand instructed us that the previous Melrose Place star “moved out earlier this summer.”
Even although their skilled careers are hanging within the steadiness whereas ABC continues its investigation, the co-anchors have been noticed out collectively a handful of instances, together with on the airport the day after Christmas.
This story initially appeared on Page Six and is republished right here with permission
Originally printed as Big improvement in US TV hosts’ ‘affair’ scandal
