{"id":359303,"date":"2026-09-05T07:53:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/cbs-correspondent-matt-gutman-removed-from-sexual-harassment-lawsuit"},"modified":"2026-09-05T07:53:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:53:21","slug":"cbs-correspondent-matt-gutman-removed-from-sexual-harassment-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/cbs-correspondent-matt-gutman-removed-from-sexual-harassment-lawsuit","title":{"rendered":"CBS Correspondent Matt Gutman Eliminated From Sexual Harassment Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">CBS Correspondent Matt Gutman<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Dropped From Harassment Lawsuit<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-05T05:52:08-07:00\"><br \/>\n               September 5, 2026<br \/>\n              5:52 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-4bddcf84e2634775dc2e142b909888c5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260905_6bfd4b3c714a4b96a13f07b6aebd46df\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:81ff31b7-8fc6-42b2-8c02-873e12e38784\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"area producer\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6b\/4by3\/2026\/09\/05\/6bfd4b3c714a4b96a13f07b6aebd46df_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-Matt-gutman-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4bddcf84e2634775dc2e142b909888c5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a5ab0b5c1f6091fb24fc6b176882fb4d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A former ABC News employee is asking a judge to dismiss CBS correspondent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/matt-gutman\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Matt Gutman<\/strong><\/a> from her wrongful termination lawsuit.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a5ab0b5c1f6091fb24fc6b176882fb4d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-93ce2a51778816d496604301bbbec81f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/samira-said\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Samira Said<\/strong><\/a>, who worked as an ABC News field producer, named Gutman as a defendant in a lawsuit filed last month against ABC and parent company The Walt Disney Company.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-93ce2a51778816d496604301bbbec81f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-dc908c507e8c4db846f07bc174c21f47\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>According to court documents obtained by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/business\/story\/2026-09-04\/former-abc-news-employee-drops-harassment-charge-against-cbs-correspondent-matt-gutman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>L.A. Times<\/strong><\/a>, Said&#8217;s attorneys filed a request Friday to drop Gutman from the case. Her lawyers did not immediately explain why they were seeking his dismissal.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-dc908c507e8c4db846f07bc174c21f47--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fbacae9af127e163dc5916bce6f67499\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260815_2b85b6ddc4104ffda6c60b6e431b99af\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:81ff31b7-8fc6-42b2-8c02-873e12e38784\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2b\/4by3\/2026\/08\/15\/2b85b6ddc4104ffda6c60b6e431b99af_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-Matt-Gutman-getty-2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fbacae9af127e163dc5916bce6f67499--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-eedb40901fa444ce248b621ca4fbea6d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Said had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/15\/matt-gutman-accused-of-harassment-by-former-coworker\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>accused<\/strong><\/a> Gutman of creating a hostile work environment by allegedly making inappropriate sexual comments during two separate incidents while they worked together.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-eedb40901fa444ce248b621ca4fbea6d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-86bdef4383d3e04e96401ac245685491\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Gutman declined to comment through a CBS News representative.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-86bdef4383d3e04e96401ac245685491--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1a0d13d6c9104d7ef534595ff7b8f7be\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260815_6f1c21f0739448e6a12cfc79bc21d3d1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:81ff31b7-8fc6-42b2-8c02-873e12e38784\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6f\/4by3\/2026\/08\/15\/6f1c21f0739448e6a12cfc79bc21d3d1_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-Matt-Gutman-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1a0d13d6c9104d7ef534595ff7b8f7be--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d063dff0de6270da0b5b92638a9d25bf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>ABC and Disney remain defendants in the lawsuit &#8230; in which Said claims she was wrongfully terminated in 2025 after experiencing mental health issues. She alleges the company failed to provide reasonable accommodations under California law.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d063dff0de6270da0b5b92638a9d25bf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c9c37ba52916c753e4ad07b16900e677\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Said is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, along with attorneys\u2019 fees.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c9c37ba52916c753e4ad07b16900e677--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b3efe85c5d7bcd52b469f366e7793c97\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Gutman was recently tapped to fill in as anchor of the &#8220;CBS Evening News.&#8221; He also serves as CBS News&#8217; chief correspondent.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b3efe85c5d7bcd52b469f366e7793c97--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/05\/matt-gutman-removed-from-sexual-harassment-lawsuit\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBS Correspondent Matt Gutman Dropped From Harassment Lawsuit Published September 5, 2026 5:52 AM PDT A former ABC News employee is asking a judge to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":359306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[35104,101,35108,35107,6868,35106,31592,35109,35105,13974],"class_list":["post-359303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-area-producer","tag-california","tag-cbs-correspondent","tag-chief-correspondent","tag-consultant","tag-correspondent","tag-matt-gutman","tag-matt-gutman-eliminated","tag-samira-said","tag-the-walt-disney"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359303"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":359305,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359303\/revisions\/359305"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/359306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}