Katie Couric Slapped a Staffer

Mandy @ Gone Hollywood | Monday, July 9, 2007

New York Magazine, in an article headlined “I have days when I’m like, ‘Oh my God, What did I do?’ KATIE COURIC’S IMPOSSIBLE YEAR”, reports that Katie Couric slapped an editor after he added the word ’sputum’ to the script.

“The stress has caused her to blow up at her staff for small infractions on the set,” charges NEW YORK magazine reporter Joe Hagan, in a story set for publication on Monday.

“During the tuberculosis story in June, Couric got angry with news editor Jerry Cipriano for using a word she detested— ’sputum’ —and the staff grew tense when she began slapping him ‘over and over and over again’ on the arm, according to a source familiar with the scene. It had seemed like a joke at first, but it quickly became clear that she wasn’t kidding.”

Apparently Couric even admits this to the magazine, saying “I sort of slapped him around” after she got aggravated. But she says she has a good relationship with Cipriano. “We did ban the word sputum from all future broadcasts. It became kind of a joke.”

A CBS insider says Couric slapped the staffer in a playful manner: “Look, it wasn’t serious, whatsoever.”

Katie Couric has had a rough year, struggling with ratings after her switch to the CBS Evening News. I bet there was no slapping going on at the Today Show.

Source: Drudge Report, Photo: The Bushido Way

Katie Couric Slapped a Staffer

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