CBS News correspondent Matt Gutman accused of sexual harassment in new lawsuit
The Independent • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Former ABC News producer Samira Said has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against ABC’s parent company Disney and CBS News correspondent Matt Gutman, alleging inappropriate sexual behavior and a hostile work environment during their time at ABC News.
- The lawsuit details incidents where Gutman allegedly made demeaning, sexualized comments about female colleagues, including rating a female correspondent’s appearance publicly and making insinuations about Said’s personal life in front of coworkers.
- Said also claims ABC News wrongfully terminated her in 2025 following a medically approved mental health leave and failed to provide reasonable medical accommodations after a subsequent foot injury, violating California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act.
- Matt Gutman, who joined CBS News in January 2026 as chief correspondent, has not publicly responded to the allegations; his recent profile at CBS includes temporarily anchoring “CBS Evening News” and narrowly avoiding a phone fraud scam.
- Said is seeking compensatory and punitive damages along with attorney fees, while Disney and CBS News have yet to issue substantive comments on the lawsuit.
