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Amy Robach and TJ Holmes seem inseparable amid their new downtime.
Hours after ABC announced it had parted ways with CMG3 co-presenters on Friday, the couple were seen smiling and kissing on a Los Angeles sidewalk.
The pair were quite affectionate on the casual outing, holding hands and hugging, and at one point Robach, 49, jumped into Holmes’ arms and wrapped her legs around his waist.
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Following an investigation into their relationship, ABC announced that Holmes, 45, and Robach would not be returning to their posts after “we all agreed that it was best for everyone if they left ABC News.” .
“We recognize their talent and commitment over the years and are grateful for their contributions,” the spokesperson added. “A decision for the new co-hosts [of GMA3 and 20/20] will come later.”
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A source previously told PEOPLE the couple were “devastated” and “can’t believe this is happening to them.”
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“They’re very, very together in every way. They’re going through their divorce like they would anyway, and they’re mediating with ABC about what the future holds,” the insider said. “But no one feels like it could possibly be put back on the air after the way it’s been handled.”
Robach and Holmes were taken off the air on December 5 after rumors of their relationship erupted in November when they were pictured holding hands during a trip to upstate New York before being seen together in a bar in New York.
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A source told PEOPLE at the time that there were “rumors that they had an affair about a year ago,” and another insider said the pair only struck up a relationship. after Robach separated from ex-husband Andrew Shue last year, and Holmes and wife Marilee Fiebig had filed for divorce.
“These were two consenting adults who were each separated. They both broke up with their spouses in August within weeks of each other,” the source added. “The relationship only started after that.”
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“She has nothing to hide. They were both separated, so they felt very comfortable dating after that. Their spouses had even moved! So they weren’t hiding anything,” the source added.