New lawsuit flags alleged sexual harassment by CBS’s Gutman during ABC tenure

A former ABC News field producer, Samira Said, filed a wrongful termination lawsuit in Los Angeles accusing CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman of a sexualized insinuation and alleging she faced a male-dominated crew, was pressured to work while on protected COVID leave, was demoted to weekend shifts, and fired in March 2025; Said’s suit arrives as Gutman, now at CBS, has faced prior on-air controversies, including misstatements about Kobe Bryant’s death and other criticized remarks.