Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes are jointly defending their former ABC News colleague David Muir, who has been hit with a flurry of criticism for cinching in his jacket while covering the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires.
Holmes echoed those sentiments.
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Nice Jacket Bro. Glad you look nice and svelte with those clothes line pegs, while our city burns to the ground. @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/bGQ3zvF6lr
Muir’s name began trending on social media on Wednesday of last week after an ABC News broadcast in which a clothespin was briefly visible on the back of his jacket, leading many to assume he’d wanted the garment to appear more form-fitting.
It didn’t take long for the incident to catch the eye of a number of public figures, including reality TV personality Jack Osbourne and former Fox News host Megyn Kelly.
Robach and Holmes, former “Good Morning America” co-hosts, exited ABC News in early 2023, shortly after it was revealed that their relationship had gone from professional to romantic.
Despite their defense of Muir personally, the former anchors pushed back on an explanation offered by an ABC News source, who told the outlet Mediaite that the veteran journalist’s jacket had been cinched to secure it against high winds.
Added Holmes: “Both of those things can be true ― that you care about your appearance while also caring about the story you’re doing and busting your butt on the story you’re doing. … Still, we’ll acknowledge: It looks bad.”
— Jack Osbourne (@JackOsbourne) January 9, 2025
“Nice Jacket Bro. Glad you look nice and svelte with those clothes line pegs, while our city burns to the ground,” Osbourne wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
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