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CBS Reporter Matt Gutman Removed From Former Colleague's Lawsuit

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A former worker at ABC News made a lawsuit. The lawsuit was about the workplace.

Matt Gutman's name was in the lawsuit. He used to work at ABC News. Now he works at CBS News. He is a correspondent there.

The former worker has now taken Gutman's name out of the lawsuit. He is no longer a defendant in the case.

It is not clear why the name was removed. The lawsuit is still about other people.

Gutman moved from ABC News to CBS News. He works as a TV news reporter.

This story is about workplace problems in TV news. Many people are watching the case.

Vocabulary15 words

lawsuit
a legal case in court
correspondent
a reporter who tells the news
defendant
a person named in a lawsuit
producer
a person who makes TV shows or news
workplace
the place where people work
removed
taken away
former
in the past, not now
case
a problem that goes to court
employee
a person who works for a company
news network
a big TV company that shows news
TV news
news shown on television
reporter
a person who tells the news
company
a business
problems
difficult things
legal
about the law

Quiz

1. Who has been removed from the lawsuit?
2. Where did Matt Gutman used to work?
3. Where does Matt Gutman work now?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

A former worker at ABC News made a _____. The lawsuit was about the _____.

Matt Gutman's name was in the lawsuit. He used to work at ABC News. Now he works at _____. He is a _____ there.

The former worker has now taken Gutman's name out of the lawsuit. He is no longer a _____ in the case.

It is not clear why the name was _____. The lawsuit is still about other people.

Gutman moved from ABC News to CBS News. He works as a _____ reporter.

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