CBS star Matt Gutman is facing a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by fellow journalist Samira Said.
Gutman has been filling in for vacationing anchor Tony Dokoupil . A copy of the lawsuit can be accessed here . “While the team waited in a public queue during the assignment, Gutman initiated a discussion rating a female correspondent’s appearance and reducing her professional standing to a numerical score based on her physical attributes.
The 48-year-old was, however, sued on Friday by Said who accused him of making inappropriate sexual remarks during two assignments which took place several years back. Notably, Said’s Muck Rack profile is verified, which means the journalist confirmed that the profile belongs to her.
The male crew joined in, continuing to assess the woman’s body and looks in Said’s presence. The men attempted to draw Said into the conversation by soliciting her views. Said declined and stated the conversation was inappropriate,” the lawsuit alleges.
As per Said, she was placed on a ‘male only’ team which included Gutman and two other male crew members, during her time at ABC News . In another instance, during a press day for a film release, Said said that Gutman “disagreed about whether the team should leave the work site. In front of multiple coworkers, Gutman responded by making a sexualized insinuation that Said must have an after-hours date in the city and that this is why she did not want to relocate. The remark, made audibly to others, demeaned Said and reduced her professional judgment to a sexualized stereotype.”
