Who is Samira Said? 5 things about ex-ABC News journalist accusing CBS star Matt Gutman of sexual harassment

Samira Said, a journalist, has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against CBS star Matt Gutman.

Matt Gutman, CBS News’ chief correspondent, has been accused of sexual harassment in a wrongful-termination lawsuit filed by a former co-worker at ABC News. Gutman was named in a lawsuit filed by Samira Said, who worked as a field producer for ABC News in its Los Angeles bureau from May 2021 until March 2025. She…

Gutman spent 17 years at ABC News, primarily reporting from Los Angeles, before joining CBS News in January.