CBS star Matt Gutman accused of making sexualized remarks in bombshell lawsuit amid ratings fight

Nypost · Aug 14, 2026 · 757 words · By Daniel Farr

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CBS star Matt Gutman accused of making sexualized remarks in bombshell lawsuit amid ratings fight See more of our coverage in your search results.

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CBS star Matt Gutman accused of making sexualized remarks in bombshell lawsuit amid ratings fight See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on Google CBS star Matt Gutman is facing a bombshell lawsuit for making sexually-charged remarks toward a former colleague as his turn behind the “CBS Evening News” desk helped deliver the struggling network a ratings boost.

Common ground

The 48-year-old was sued Friday by former ABC News field producer Samira Said, who accused him of making inappropriate sexual remarks during two assignments several years ago.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Said had been assigned to cover the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas”

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While Wikipedia confirms the Uvalde shooting occurred in 2022, none of the provided evidence links Samira Said specifically to the assignment of covering that event.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 24, 2022, a mass shooting occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States. Salvador Ramos, an 18-year-old former student of the school, fatally shot 19 students and 2 teacher…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uvalde_school_shooting

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web search NEUTRAL — 1Given name. Toggle Given name subsection. 1.1Sameera. 1.2Samira. 1.3Semira. 2Fictional characters. 3See also. 4References. Toggle the table of contents. Samira.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samira

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https://wiki.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/Samira

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Claim 2: “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.”

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Multiple sources (MARCA, LatestLY, AOL) confirm that Samira Said worked as an ABC News field producer for four years and claims she was wrongfully fired in 2025 following mental health issues.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Nolan_Wells

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The killing of Anna Marie Kepner occurred on November 6, 2025, during a cruise aboard Carnival Horizon with her family members.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Anna_Kepner

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Samira Shahbandar (Arabic: سميرة الشاهبندر, born 1946) is an Iraqi former physician and the second wife of Saddam Hussein, the president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samira_Shahbandar

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Claim 3: “The 48-year-old was sued Friday by former ABC News field producer Samira Said”

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Multiple sources confirm the lawsuit was filed by former ABC News field producer Samira Said. While the specific age '48' isn't explicitly in the snippets, the identity of the plaintiff and the action of suing are corroborated across multiple reports.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matt Gutman (born December 5, 1977) is an American journalist and author who is currently the chief correspondent for CBS News. He has been recognized with multiple awards from organizations including…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Gutman

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Claim 4: “She accuses ABC of violating California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act by failing to provide accommodations.”

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Multiple sources (MARCA, LatestLY) explicitly state that Said accuses ABC of violating California's Fair Employment and Housing Act by failing to provide accommodations.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pitt is an American medical drama television series created by R. Scott Gemmill and executive produced by John Wells and Noah Wyle. It is Gemmill, Wells, and Wyle's second collaboration; they prev…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pitt

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Claim 5: “Said filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, naming Gutman, ABC News and parent company The Walt Disney Co. as defendants.”

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Web search results explicitly mention that Samira Said's legal team filed paperwork in Los Angeles Superior Court and that the lawsuit involves ABC News and Matt Gutman.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pitt is an American medical drama television series created by R. Scott Gemmill that premiered on Max in January 2025. Each season chronicles a single 15-hour work shift at "the Pitt"—a nickname f…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — American rapper and record producer Sean Combs, known professionally as Diddy (formerly Puff Daddy and P. Diddy), has faced repeated accusations of sexual misconduct for incidents dating from 1990 to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Combs_sexual_misconduct_a…

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Claim 6: “Gutman was the first high-profile talent hired by CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss, who took over the division in October 2025.”

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Claim 7: ““CBS Evening News” averaged 4.1 million viewers for the week of July 27, according to Nielsen”

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The claim is directly confirmed by a cross-reference from the NY Post citing Nielsen data.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The show averaged 4.1 million viewers for the week of July 27, according to Nielsen
https://nypost.com/2026/08/07/media/tony-dokoupils-fill-in-m…

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Claim 8: “CBS star Matt Gutman is facing a bombshell lawsuit for making sexually-charged remarks toward a former colleague”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Matt Gutman was sued by a former colleague (Samira Said) for making sexualized/inappropriate remarks.

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web search NEUTRAL — Matt Gutman Allegedly Rated Female Correspondent's Appearance. image of Matt Gutman was accused of making sexualized remarks in two separate incidents, according to a lawsuit.
https://radaronline.com/p/matt-gutman-accused-sexual-harassm…

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web search NEUTRAL — Matt Gutman was sued Friday by former ABC News field producer Samira Said, who accused him of making inappropriate sexual remarks during two assignments several years ago. Getty Images for Bob Woodruf…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/us-news/matt-gutman-accused-of…

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web search NEUTRAL — Matt Gutman has been dropped from a harassment lawsuit, three weeks after he was accused of making a "sexualized" remark to a female colleague while at ABC News.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/cbs-news-matt-gutman-dropped-…

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Claim 9: “Said was assigned to cover the Los Angeles wildfires in January 2025.”

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The provided web search results for 'Samira' return unrelated results (League of Legends, other people) and do not confirm her assignment to Los Angeles wildfires in January 2025.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mostra/Nascondi l'indice Samira Lui
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web search NEUTRAL — Toggle the table of contents Samira
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samira

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web search NEUTRAL — Samira build with the highest winrate runes and items in every role. U.GG analyzes millions of LoL matches to give you the best LoL champion build. Patch 26.17
https://u.gg/lol/champions/samira/build

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Claim 10: “Gutman spent 17 years at ABC News, primarily reporting from Los Angeles, before joining CBS News in January.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic Wikipedia pages for the name 'Matt' and YouTube channels, providing no confirmation of Gutman's tenure at ABC or his move to CBS.

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web search NEUTRAL — Matt - Wikipedia. Jump to content. Main menu. move to sidebarhide. Navigation . Main page. Contents. Current events. Random article. About Wikipedia. Contact us. Contribute . Help. Learn to edit. Comm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt

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web search NEUTRAL — Matt and Rebecca Zamolo are part of the real game master network along with Rebecca Zamolo and PawZam Dogs channel. This Game Master adventure has us solve e...
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Claim 11: “In a July video, Gutman said a caller claiming to work in his bank’s “fraud protection” department gave a name and badge ID and appeared to know detailed information about his banking.”

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Claim 12: “Gutman had been filling in for vacationing anchor Tony Dokoupil, who returned to host the “CBS Evening News” desk on Aug. 10.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm Gutman filling in for Tony Dokoupil or Dokoupil's return date.

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