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The_Original_Gronkie t1_j6h0k7r wrote

They broke up with their spouses months before this. Then they started openly hanging out in bars and restaurants in Manhattan. They aren't idiots, they knew they'd be outed. They wanted it.

Most Americans had no idea who they are, now all of Americs knows them. They are already rich, and now they are out of their contracts. This widespread notoriety will make them far richer in the long run. Soon there will be the TJ & Amy show, and they will be the Executive Producers.

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33LivesAloneHas3cats t1_j6kbt9g wrote

Do they get severance in instances like this?

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The_Original_Gronkie t1_j6l2auz wrote

These people operate at a level far above mere severance packages. Ever since the news broke, the show they host has been continues to be called "GMA3, with your hosts TJ and Amy," which tells us that they weren't out yet. Surely their lawyers were fighting it out with the network's lawyers, and if the shows intro hadn't mentioned them, it probably would have been seen as firing them, thus violating their contract.

The network would have cited the rite to cancel the contracts under the "moral turpitude" clause, and the stars' lawyers would have reminded them that simply having an adult relationship while separated from their spouses wouldn't have qualified as a violation of moral turpitude.

So the network wanted them gone, but were bound by their contracts, and the stars' lawyers have been busy negotiating golden parachutes for them.

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