{"id":8177,"date":"2026-09-05T19:06:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T19:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=8177"},"modified":"2026-09-05T19:06:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T19:06:59","slug":"dramatic-twist-in-harassment-suit-against-star-cbs-correspondent-matt-gutman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=8177","title":{"rendered":"Dramatic twist in harassment suit against star CBS correspondent Matt Gutman"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CBS News star Matt Gutman is in the clear after a former coworker moved to have him dropped from a harassment suit filed against the correspondent and his former network.<\/p>\n

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Ex-ABC News coworker Samira Said dropped him from her wrongful termination lawsuit.<\/p>\n

Former ABC News staffer Samira Said had alleged that Gutman made sexualized comments during two assignments several years ago, naming him in a lawsuit filed against the network and its parent company, The Walt Disney Co., in Los Angeles Superior Court last month.<\/p>\n

On Friday, her lawyers filed a request with the court to drop Gutman from the complaint. It\u2019s unclear why the decision was made.<\/p>\n

Gutman\u2019s current network, CBS News, declined to comment Saturday. The California Post contacted the correspondent for comment.<\/p>\n

CBS News boss Bari Weiss hired Gutman shortly after taking the reins in October 2025. <\/p>\n

According to the initial suit, Said claimed Gutman began discussing and rating the appearance of a female correspondent while the two were on an assignment.<\/p>\n

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Other male crew members allegedly joined the conversation and tried to get Said to weigh in. She refused and told them the discussion was inappropriate, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

Said also alleged a second incident occurred while she and Gutman were covering a press event for a movie release. The two disagreed about whether they should leave the work site, the suit claimed, with Gutman allegedly responding with a \u201csexualized insinuation\u201d about Said in front of several coworkers.<\/p>\n

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Said alleged the comments were demeaning and \u201creduced [her] professional judgment to a sexualized stereotype.\u201d<\/p>\n

She is still pursuing a wrongful termination lawsuit against ABC News and The Walt Disney Co.<\/p>\n

Said, who worked as an ABC News field producer for four years, claims she was wrongfully fired in 2025 after dealing with mental health issues.<\/p>\n

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