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Katie Couric Says 'Today' Co-Anchor Bryant Gumbel Had 'Sexist Attitude' About Her Maternity Leave

The veteran journalist shared the details while sitting down with Bill Maher for his 'Club Random' podcast.

Maher's memory on the momentous occasion was a bit fuzzy, but he recalled Gumbel visiting him in his dingy West Hollywood apartment for a segment on "rising stars." And it was while talking about Gumbel when Couric recalled her co-anchor's "sexist attitude" about her going on maternity leave while pregnant with her first daughter, Ellie, whom she welcomed with her late husband, Jay Monahan, in 1991. The conversation triggered Maher to bring up Matt Lauer, who in 2017 was fired from the Today show for inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.

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