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CBS News star Matt Gutman is almost in the clear after a former coworker moved to have him dropped from a harassment suit filed against the correspondent and his former network.

Lawyers for ex-ABC News producer Samira Said filed a request in LA Superior Court on Friday to drop Gutman from her wrongful termination lawsuit.

4 CBS News star Matt Gutman. Getty Images

Former ABC News staffer Samira Said had alleged that Gutman made sexualized comments during two assignments several years ago, naming him in a lawsuit filed against the network and its parent company, The Walt Disney Co., in Los Angeles Superior Court last month.

It's unclear why the decision was made to drop Gutman from the lawsuit.

Gutman's current network, CBS News, declined to comment Saturday. The California Post contacted the correspondent for comment.

4 Former ABC News staffer Samira Said had alleged that Gutman made sexualized comments during two assignments.

CBS News boss Bari Weiss hired Gutman shortly after taking the reins in October 2025.

According to the initial suit, Said claimed Gutman began discussing and rating the appearance of a female correspondent while the two were on an assignment.

Other male crew members allegedly joined the conversation and tried to get Said to weigh in. She refused and told them the discussion was inappropriate, according to the lawsuit.

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4 CBS News boss Bari Weiss hired Gutman shortly after taking the reins in October 2025. ABC

Said also alleged a second incident occurred while she and Gutman were covering a press event for a movie release. The two disagreed about whether they should leave the work site, the suit claimed, with Gutman allegedly responding with a  sexualized insinuation  about Said in fron

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