{"id":178992,"date":"2021-02-15T23:01:35","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T20:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/abc-news-suspends-matt-gutman-over-covid-violation-report\/"},"modified":"2021-02-15T23:01:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T20:01:35","slug":"abc-news-suspends-matt-gutman-over-covid-violation-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/abc-news-suspends-matt-gutman-over-covid-violation-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#ABC News suspends Matt Gutman over COVID violation: report"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#ABC News<\/a> suspends Matt Gutman over COVID violation: report<\/strong>”
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ABC News has suspended reporter Matt Gutman for violating company COVID-19 safety rules, according to a report.<\/p>\n

Gutman, who has worked for the network since 2008, had gone into a hospital to report a story without first getting permission from management, a source told Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The chief national correspondent has covered numerous stories on the COVID-19 pandemic, including in Los Angeles where he\u2019s based, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear how long Gutman will be under suspension.<\/p>\n

A rep for Gutman and ABC News didn\u2019t immedia<\/a>tely respond to requests for comment. <\/p>\n

Gutman was suspended by the network last year<\/a> for erroneously reporting on-air that all of\u00a0Kobe Bryant\u2019s children were involved in the crash that killed the basketball star and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna.<\/p>\n

He later corrected the error and apologized on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday I inaccurately reported it was believed that four of Kobe Bryant\u2019s children were on board that flight. That is incorrect. I apologize to Kobe\u2019s family, friends and our viewers,\u201d he wrote.\n <\/p><\/div>\n