{"id":127595,"date":"2024-04-17T02:26:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T02:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/17\/katie-couric-says-bryant-gumbel-had-sexist-attitude-about-maternity-leave\/"},"modified":"2024-04-17T02:26:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T02:26:20","slug":"katie-couric-says-bryant-gumbel-had-sexist-attitude-about-maternity-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/17\/katie-couric-says-bryant-gumbel-had-sexist-attitude-about-maternity-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Couric Says Bryant Gumbel Had &#8216;Sexist Attitude&#8217; About Maternity Leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-8a2e1b264946c62b97ec691ca3200073\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240416_a50e96dda19b4b8a87b410953a925d2e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4f1b1b4d-1fa2-43b4-8d20-a42d69dad911\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a5\/4by3\/2024\/04\/16\/a50e96dda19b4b8a87b410953a925d2e_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Katie Couric_Main\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8a2e1b264946c62b97ec691ca3200073--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c5c9e75d46d4a6a11dd65a3638c40df8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/katie-couric\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Katie Couric<\/strong><\/a> says <strong>Bryant Gumbel<\/strong> gave her a tough time again within the day over maternity &#8230; which Katie thinks spoke to one thing deeper, even when he was joking.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c5c9e75d46d4a6a11dd65a3638c40df8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e1192ad6af042cb52ccc2bdea1b1b1dd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The famed newswoman stopped by <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/bill-maher\/\"><strong>Bill Maher<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s &#8216;Club Random&#8217; podcast Sunday &#8230; by which she detailed the &#8220;prickly&#8221; relationship she had with Bryant throughout their tenure on &#8216;Today&#8217; collectively.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e1192ad6af042cb52ccc2bdea1b1b1dd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b7f2af3aec79b85be30b4f1173771dda\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-f6522ef7-35f2-40ef-9aa6-d8df38b8946b-872577313-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-f6522ef7-35f2-40ef-9aa6-d8df38b8946b-872577313-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/39\/16by9\/2024\/04\/16\/39e5f19850a04d35b9228243ba8921c0_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Club Random with Bill Maher<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b7f2af3aec79b85be30b4f1173771dda--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a068e8481263065eb4ff2b6244af2558\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Katie hinted she and Bryant have been by no means shut, referring to her coworker as a man&#8217;s man &#8212; however nonetheless applauded his broadcasting expertise.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a068e8481263065eb4ff2b6244af2558--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9b49055a9c6a02d1a7c9b71cffc8a2b0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>However, Katie claimed Bryant acquired somewhat upset at her for taking a handful of months off to have her first child on the time. Remember, Katie and her late husband, Jay Monahan, welcomed their first of two daughters in 1991 &#8212; not lengthy after she joined &#8216;Today.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9b49055a9c6a02d1a7c9b71cffc8a2b0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e7a941c6879044de11d74c51696a510c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240416_1a551232efdc4be8894c6d0e9ffbd44a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4f1b1b4d-1fa2-43b4-8d20-a42d69dad911\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/1a\/4by3\/2024\/04\/16\/1a551232efdc4be8894c6d0e9ffbd44a_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Katie Couric Bryant Gumbel Main_\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e7a941c6879044de11d74c51696a510c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6d79560b2ca5559edaa66de520bd3469\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She says &#8230; &#8220;He acquired mad at me as a result of I used to be doing one thing on maternity depart. And he was giving me countless s**t for taking like a month or two off. I used to be having my first child.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6d79560b2ca5559edaa66de520bd3469--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-83e1252590a9f22ccebf3ffd4a3fe053\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Katie mentioned Bryant then jokingly instructed her she ought to drop her child in a area and return to work. She added &#8230; &#8220;It was emblematic of an extremely sexist perspective.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-83e1252590a9f22ccebf3ffd4a3fe053--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8ab1d1a58ecf2d9e571185f00b161511\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8ab1d1a58ecf2d9e571185f00b161511--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8c745d2273d49478aa7f4f6c0e57954b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Katie and Bryant overlapped at &#8216;Today&#8217; for six years, as BG left the present in 1997 to work for CBS. Katie ultimately left the community as effectively &#8230; famously turning into the primary feminine anchor for &#8220;CBS Evening News.&#8221; We&#8217;ve reached out to Bryant&#8217;s authorized staff &#8230; no phrase again but.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8c745d2273d49478aa7f4f6c0e57954b--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Katie Couric says Bryant Gumbel gave her a tough time again within the day over maternity &#8230; which Katie thinks spoke to one thing deeper, even when he was joking. 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