Lara Spencer’s Slow Exit Is Apparently A ‘Relief’ For GMA Staffers

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It hasn’t exactly been a great week for Good Morning America’s Lara Spencer, whose schedule has slowly been getting cut. Now, sources have told Page Six the less Lara, the better.

The morning show has been largely focusing on George Stephanopoulos, Michael Strahan and Robin Roberts. As a result, they’re overhauling other anchors’ schedules.

Sources say that Spencer’s team leaked a story to People magazine on Sunday that intended to prove Spencer had decided to “cut back” her “GMA” role “to focus on her lifestyle brand,” producing TV shows about bargain hunting.

“Lara’s good at her job,” said an insider, “but it’s not like the [ratings] are affected when she’s not on [the show].”

“Staff are relieved that Lara’s schedule is being cut back,” another industry insider said. “She treats staff badly, she yells at people and she makes a lot of extra work for people.”