Holmes, Robach leaving ABC News
T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach, anchors at the afternoon extension of ABC’S “Good Morning America,” are leaving the network after their romance was reported in November.
The pair were taken off the air and placed on temporary hiatus after photos surfaced of them holding hands and spending time together. Both were married to other people at the time but had separated.
“After several productive conversations with Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, about different options, we all agreed it’s best for everyone that they move on from ABC News,” an ABC News spokesperson said in a statement. “We recognize their talent and commitment over the years and are thankful for their contributions.”
In a memo sent to network staff last year, network president Kim Godwin announced the anchors would remain off the air pending the results of an internal review.
Sundance announces winners:
“A Thousand and One,” a drama about an impoverished single mother and her son in
New York City, won the Sundance Film Festival’s grand jury prize in the U.S. dramatic competition, while “Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project” was awarded the top prize in the U.S. documentary category Friday in Park City, Utah. Writer Jeremy O. Harris, filmmaker Eliza Hittman and actor Marlee Matlin judged the U.S. dramatic competition.
Writer-director A.V. Rockwell made her feature debut with “A Thousand and One.” “This has been such a long journey for me,” she said.
Sing J. Lee won the directing award in U.S. dramatic for “The Accidental Getaway Driver.” The team from “Theater Camp” was recognized
with a special jury prize for ensemble. Lio Mehiel received the special jury award for their performance in “Mutt,” about a day in the life of a transmasculine person in New York. And the drama “Magazine Dreams,” in which Jonathan Majors plays an amateur bodybuilder, was recognized for creative vision. Other grand jury prize winners were “Scrapper,” in world cinema, and “The Eternal Memory,” in world cinema documentary.
“20 Days in Mariupol,” a first-person account of the early days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, won the audience prize for world cinema documentary. Other audience award winners included “The Persian Version,” for U.S. dramatic, “Beyond Utopia,” for U.S. documentary and “Shayda” for world cinema dramatic. The “festival favorite” award went to “Radical,” starring Eugenio Derbez as an inspirational teacher in
a Mexican border town.
Actor Wersching dies:
Actor Annie Wersching, best known for playing FBI agent Renee Walker in the series “24” and providing the voice for Tess in the video game “The Last of Us,” has died at age 45. She passed away Sunday in Los Angeles following a battle with cancer, said her publicist, who did say not what type of cancer. Wersching appeared on dozens of television shows over the course of her two-decade career, including Marvel’s “Runaways,” “The Rookie” and “Star Trek: Picard.”
Jan. 31 birthdays:
Composer Philip Glass is
86. Actor Glynn Turman is 76. Singer Harry Wayne Casey is 72. Singer John Lydon is 67. Actor Minnie Driver is 53. Comedian Bobby Moynihan is 46. Actor Kerry Washington is
46. Singer Justin Timberlake is 42. Singer Tyler Hubbard is 36. Singer Marcus Mumford is 36.