— reported on Monday that the pair have been benched, but not suspended, as ABC News decides next steps.
Interim anchors have not been named beyond Monday, in which Stephanie Ramos and Gio Benitez stepped in, according to the Post. Representatives for ABC News and"Good Morning America" did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. "I want to say that while the relationship is not a violation of company policy, I really have taken the last few days to think about and work through what I think is best for the ABC News organization," ABC News president Kim Godwin said on Monday morning editorial call, according to THR.
"These decisions are not easy, they are not knee jerk, but they are necessary for the brand and for our priority which, you guys know, are all of is, the people here at ABC," Godwin continued, THR reported.
Cannot watch them again, thinking about the pain they caused their former partners and wider families!!! fireGMAHosts