New Yorker suspends writer and CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin for exposing himself on a work Zoom call
- Jeffrey Toobin, 60, has been suspended by the New Yorker after he exposed himself during a work Zoom call last week
- He was on the video call with staffers from the New Yorker magazine and WNYC radio at the time
- Toobin has since apologized to his family and co-workers, calling the incident an ’embarrassingly stupid mistake’
- He said he believed he was off-camera and on mute at the time
The New Yorker magazine has suspended writer and CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin for exposing himself during a work Zoom call.
The 60-year-old exposed himself during the video call last week with staffers from the magazine and WNYC radio.
Toobin apologized in a statement to Vice, saying he thought he had turn his Zoom camera off at the time of the incident.
‘I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake, believing I was off-camera. I apologize to my wife, family, friends and co-workers,’ he said.
‘I believed I was not visible on Zoom. I thought no one on the Zoom call could see me. I thought I had muted the Zoom video.’
The New Yorker magazine has suspended writer and CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin for exposing himself during a work Zoom call
It is not clear how many staffers were on the video call at the time.
A spokesperson for the New Yorker said Toobin had been suspended pending an investigation into the incident.
Toobin, who regularly uses Twitter, has not posted a tweet since October 13.
He made an appearance on CNN on Saturday where he is a chief legal analyst for the network.
CNN has since said that Toobin had asked for some personal time off.
‘Jeff Toobin has asked for some time off while he deals with a personal issue, which we have granted,’ a spokesperson for the network said on Monday.