CBS News' Matt Gutman Accused Of Casually Making 'Sexualized' Remarks At Work
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Key Points:
- Samira Said, a former ABC News field producer, has filed a lawsuit accusing CBS News correspondent Matt Gutman of creating a hostile work environment with sexualized remarks during her employment from 2021 to 2025.
- The lawsuit alleges two specific incidents where Gutman and male colleagues made inappropriate comments rating a female correspondent’s appearance and made degrading sexual insinuations toward Said in front of coworkers.
- Said claims wrongful termination by ABC News after being denied medical leave and accommodations for her mental health conditions, accusing the company of violating California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act.
- ABC, its parent company Disney, ABC News bureau chief David Herndon, and Gutman are named defendants in the suit, which was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.
- The allegations against Gutman emerge shortly after he received strong ratings while guest anchoring "CBS Evening News," though CBS News is not named in the complaint.
