Monday’s incident was not the first time Toobin was involved in a personal controversy. Additionally, his Conde Nast email has also been disabled. He has been working for the publication for more than 25 years.ĬNN has also granted Toobin “some time off” to “deal with personal issues” following the incident. Natalie Raabe, a spokeswoman for The New Yorker, released a statement saying Toobin has been suspended while an investigation is under way. It is unclear who among the attendees saw the incident. Moments later, he called back in but was seemingly unaware that he had accidentally exposed himself. People with knowledge of the incident said those involved in the Zoom call had just returned from a 10-minute break when Toobin lowered the camera, which captured him touching his penis. I thought I had muted the Zoom video,” Toobin said.Īccording to VICE, the call was an election simulation that involved many of the New Yorker’s top guests and producers from both the paper and WNYC. I thought no one on the Zoom call could see me. I apologize to my wife, family, friends, and co-workers. “I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake, believing I was off-camera. The now-suspended reporter for the magazine said the incident was an unfortuante mistake as he believed the Zoom video was turned off at the time.

Jeffrey Toobin, a chief legal analyst for CNN, admitted he made a “stupid mistake” after he was caught masturbating on a Zoom call with fellow employees at The New Yorker and WNYC radio. Toobin claims he thought the video function was turned off at the time of incident.He and many high-profile guests and producers were meeting virtually for an election simulation.Toobin said he regrets masturbating during a Zoom call attended by numerous colleagues.

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