To be sure, Gutman hasn’t been the only one taking flak for jumping the gun with reports of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crash.
On Tuesday, Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo went on a Twitter tirade against TMZ and its founder Harvey Levin, calling for action to be taken against the site’s controversial reporting methods.
The tabloid mega-site TMZ was the first outlet to spread the news after the crash, and it soon took the brunt of many people’s frustration – including several L.A. County police officers – for reportedly going live with its story before the authorities had the time to contact all the family members of the deceased.