GOOD Morning America star George Stephanopoulos has fuelled feud rumours with Robin Roberts over their allegedly “chilly relationship”.
The colleagues seem to be so frosty with one another that George prefers to play chess on his phone rather than even looking at his co-host Robin during off-air moments, reports Breaker Media.
The publication also said the culture at ABC News, which broadcasts GMA, is “secretive and cold”.
This is not the only time TV presenter George has been dragged into speculations of a feud with his co-stars.
It was recently reported that George was in a bitter feud with World News Tonight star David Muir.
The Sun previously revealed that George wanted a dressing room as big as rival David’s space, as the two stars move to the new luxury ABC studio.
In 2021, David became the lead anchor of breaking news and special event coverage for ABC News, a role previously held by GMA anchor George from 2014 to 2020
A source exclusively told The U.S. Sun that the GMA star has been quietly asking around about what his World News Tonight rival’s dressing room looks like in their new ABC studios in downtown New York City.
“George has been interested in making sure he gets whatever David Muir gets,” the insider claimed.
“He’s been asking people on his team to find out what David is getting to make sure his is comparable.”
Another insider, however, claimed there is “no merit” to George inquiring about David’s accommodations in the new studios.
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Most of ABC’s news programming will be moving to the new location sometime in 2025, so far only The View has moved downtown.
Meanwhile, the insider said that Robin Roberts, George and Michael Strahan’s old dressing rooms in the uptown studios are currently all about the same size.
“Robin, George and Michael all have their own personal dressing rooms, and they’re all pretty much the same size. They all have a dressing area, they all have a couch, and there are lots of pictures on the walls.
The insider claimed that in the new studios, Robin’s dressing room is rumored to have an ensuite bathroom.
In 2016, George upgraded his dressing room with a design team from Architectural Digest.
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The feud between George and David has been well documented.
In an in-depth article from 2021, sources told CNN that Disney executive chairman Bob Iger flew across the country from Los Angeles to broker peace between the stars.
The outlet said they spoke to half a dozen sources for their story and that Bob eventually cut a deal with George, giving him a valuable contract extension, while defusing the situation with David.
The tension began over the “chief anchor” title which was coined in 2014
The chief anchor would helm special coverage of breaking news stories as well as special events.
When David took over World News Tonight, there were rumblings George wanted the role, but Disney saw GMA as the main profit center and the company didn’t want to move the latter from his morning slot.
According to the outlet, George continued with his role of chief anchor, while David had quietly signed a new contract in which he would assume the role after the election season ended in 2020.
George felt blindsided when he learned that David would be heading up breaking news and special coverage and felt deceived by ABC News president James Goldston.
After Bob flew out to broker peace with George, the GMA anchor was reportedly given a contract extension and a significant pay bump, along with various other perks, according to CNN.
