Another TJ Holmes Workplace Affair Uncovered

Last month there were rumors that married Good Morning America co-host TJ Holmes was under investigation after his affair with his married GMA 3rd hour co-host Amy Robach went public [click here if you missed that].

Now another one of TJ's workplace affairs has been exposed...

From The Daily Mail

T.J. Holmes engaged in an affair with a script coordinator 13 years his junior who reached out to him as a prospective mentor but was left feeling uncomfortable and used after the relationship turned sexual, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal.

According to one well-placed source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the affair with then 24-year-old Jasmin Pettaway, took place in 2015 when Holmes had been married to his now-estranged wife, Marilee Fiebig, for five years.

The source, who knew Pettaway well at the time, said, 'He was a predator who took full advantage of his position, and he was reckless.

'It was Jasmin's first real job in television, and it was a big deal for her. 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,' the source said.

At the time Pettaway and Holmes, who had joined the ABC News Team in September 2014, were often on the same shifts.

The source said, 'Holmes was someone who would grab drinks and he and Jasmin started doing that. You must remember he was a correspondent at the time and he's taking time to speak to her about work or whatever.

'I don't know how long that had been going on before it got sexual, but I do know the first time it did was in his office, and he was about to go on air in a couple of hours.'

The source said Pettaway later told them that Holmes called her into his office where she saw he was drinking liquor.

There's like an atmosphere shift, almost an expectation that something's going to happen, and it did.

'They had sex and I know she was confused afterwards as to what it meant. That kind of 'Did that just really happen?' feeling. I mean that's pretty risky behavior on his part.'

It was, the source said, part of a pattern of 'incredibly reckless' conduct on Holmes's part. On one occasion the source said the pair were having drinks together when he 'got handsy' in a very public place and way.

They said, 'He just didn't seem to care. You know he's wearing his ring. He has a wife, he has a relatively high-profile job, but he wasn't acting like he was concerned about either of those things at the time.'

Holmes's rep did not respond to DailyMail.com's request for comment. Pettaway declined to comment.

Pettaway and Holmes's sexual relationship continued for several months and included him visiting her at her apartment before, the source said, 'it fizzled out.'

The source said, 'What's that saying? 'Rome wasn't built in a day, but it burned in one.' That's how it went with Jasmin and T.J. It didn't last long but you have to wonder if he ever invested in being a mentor at all?

'Jasmin was a beautiful girl and he had it all on his terms. He was interested and then he wasn't.

'This was a young woman, starting out in a difficult industry, looking for role models and mentors and she got T.J.

'No-one talked about abuse of power back then, but stuff happened.'

Pettaway went onto become a segment producer for GMA and remained with ABC in New York for two years before returning to her hometown of Cleveland late 2016, where she joined the network's local affiliate.

Today she is an award-winning casting producer for ITV America, married and the founder of digital women's lifestyle brand, Lemon-Love.