Katie Couric Slapped Staffer?! Filed under ( Katie Couric )

Yeah, I gotta say, I was as surprised as you to hear the news this morning. The not-so-perky-anymore CBS Evening News host Katie Couric recently sat down with New York Magazine to rehash everything that has happened since she took over the desk job, and what she has learned along the way. The piece is quite revealing, and she is admitting to many mistakes along the way.

In June, she reached her breaking point when news editor Jerry Cipriano used the word "sputum," a word she despises, in a tuberculosis segment. She responded by slapping him "over and over and over again."

"I sort of slapped him around," Couric admits. "I got mad at him and said, 'You can't do this to me. You have to tell me when you're going to use a word like that.' I was aggravated, there's no question about that."

"I have days when I'm like, 'Oh my God, what did I do?' But for some weird reason, they don't happen that often," she says.

"If it turns out [the news] wasn't a perfect fit," she says, "then, you know, I'll do something else that's really exciting and fulfilling for me."

Yikes. Whatever happened to the funloving Katie we all knew and loved?

Photo from NYMag.

Newsstand Friday: People Magazine Filed under ( Apolo Anton Ohno, Christopher Gorham, Don Ho, Jaclyn Smith, Kate Middleton, Katie Couric, Mary Winkler, Matthew McConaughey, Natallie Evans, Patricia Winkler, Sigourney Weaver, Yunjin Kim )

Students who survived the tragic Virginia Tech shooting massacre describe the chaos and horror – and remember the 32 victims

Anchorwoman Katie Couric finds romance with a businessman who is athletic, fun – and 17 years younger than she is

Twenty-eight years after Alien, Sigourney Weaver has never been more down-to-earth

English woman Natallie Evans loses a five-year court battle over frozen embryos

Olympic gold medalist Apolo Ohno hangs up his speed skates – briefly – to take a spin on Dancing with the Stars

Mary Winkler's 9-year-old daughter Patricia takes the stand in her mother's trial for the murder of her father

Insiders open up about the stunning split between Prince William and his girlfriend of nearly five years, Kate Middleton

Lost's Yunjin Kim dishes on beach life, bugs and the show's sexy guys

Former Angel Jaclyn Smith talks about her new reality-TV gig and the joys of being a mom

Hawaiian icon Don Ho – best known for his hit song "Tiny Bubbles" – dies at age 76

Randy Jackson makes an emotional trip to New Orleans, gearing up for American Idol's fund-raising campaign

Collin Finnerty and two fellow ex-Duke lacrosse players are cleared of rape charges

Ugly Betty's Christopher Gorham talks about bringing geeky back and his worst Speedo nightmare

Celebrity Fit Club alums reveal their dieting triumphs – and trials

Calling themselves the Green Armada, three cousins haul 25 tons of garbage from Tampa Bay waterways

A new album – and life with girlfriend Emily Blunt – give Michael Bublé plenty to croon about

Surf's up for Matthew McConaughey and his new girl

Newsstand Friday: TV Guide Filed under ( Dancing with the Stars, Katie Couric, Neil Patrick Harris, Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell )

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Paula Abdul Exclusive!
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Plus: Neil Patrick Harris, a sneak peek at upcoming CSI Miami and Bones episodes and Dancing with the Stars’ hip-shaking contestants.

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Can CBS Save Katie?
Katie Couric’s Evening News gets a shake up. Plus: Star’s new look!