Even back in the day, cheating rumors were haunting T.J. Holmes. Long before his current divorce from his second wife, Holmes was married to fellow journalist Amy Ferson until they split in 2007 (per Us Weekly). According to reporting by TMZ, it was around this time in 2007 that the news anchor and TLC's Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas began going out. During that time, Holmes was working for CNN in Georgia, which was also Chilli's place of residence and home state. TMZ's sources claimed that the couple was "super affectionate" around his workplace at the CNN Center. People close to Holmes told TMZ that the two dated for around one year, but Chilli's sources claimed that it was closer to a few months.

Even though their relationship seemed to be relatively lowkey, rumors swirled that there was some overlap between Holmes dating Chilli and separating from his ex-wife, Ferson. When Essence asked the singer about the "home wrecker" allegations after their breakup, she adamantly denied them. "I would never date a man that is legally separated or tied to another woman," Chilli insisted. "We dated, but it was brief. I'm a godly person and try to do all the things that God wants me to do. I have a conscience; I could never do that." From this, it seems like Holmes and Chilli were more of a fling than anything.

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