Former ABC News Employee Drops Harassment Charge Against CBS Correspondent Matt Gutman
Said’s lawyers asked to remove Gutman as ABC and Disney remain defendants in a suit alleging sexual harassment and wrongful termination, with damages sought.
- On Friday, former ABC News field producer Samira Said filed a request in Los Angeles Superior Court to dismiss CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman from her wrongful termination lawsuit.
- Said filed the lawsuit last month against ABC, The Walt Disney Co., and former Los Angeles bureau chief David Herndon, alleging wrongful termination, discrimination, and a hostile work environment involving Gutman.
- The complaint alleged Gutman initiated a discussion "rating a female correspondent's appearance and reducing her professional standing to a numerical score based on her physical attributes," which Said stated was inappropriate.
- ABC and The Walt Disney Co. remain defendants in the ongoing litigation, though the court filing provided no specific reason for the decision to drop Gutman from the legal action.
- Gutman spent 17 years at ABC News before joining CBS News earlier this year, where he recently filled in as anchor of the "CBS Evening News" amid ongoing scrutiny regarding his past professional conduct.
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CBS Correspondent Matt Gutman Removed From Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
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