T.J. Holmes & Amy Robach Defend David Muir Over Clothespin Controversy
justjared.comT.J. Holmes and Amy Robach are defending their former colleague David Muir.
Earlier this week, David, 51, found himself in a bit of controversy as ABC World News Tonight viewers were quick to notice that he had clothespins cinching his flame-retardant jacket while reporting on the Los Angeles fires. David faced a lot of backlash over the clothespins, with many accusing of him of caring more about how he looking on TV more than the disaster he was reporting on.
During the Friday (January 10) episode of their podcast Does This Make Me Look Fat?, T.J., 47, and Amy, 51, shared their perspectives on the incident. Keep reading to find out more…“The perspective might be missing if you’re just reading tweets.
The perspective might be missing in that, often times — and I don’t know if he does — travel with a producer or even a wardrobe person whose job is — you might be looking at your phone, getting the latest, looking at notes or doing something, and people are pulling and plugging things onto you, the mic and the IFB [in-ear monitor] and all these things,” T.J. explained. “You don’t even know what’s happening to you, and someone could’ve made the decision of ‘Let me do this with the jacket.’ We don’t know.” “But just a little context, the guy works his butt off,” he added. “You don’t like what he did, fine.
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