The headline has been updated to reflect that Toobin was masturbating. This piece has been updated with more detail about the call and WNYC. A new report on the suspension of New Yorker staff writer and CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin claims the legal pundit was masturbating during a Zoom call with colleagues. Neither did Toobin’s literary agent Kristine Dahl nor Greater Talent Network, which represents Toobin. Best, David.”Ī source told Motherboard that WNYC informed its staff on Monday that Toobin can no longer be booked on its shows, or work with WNYC in any other professional capacity.ĭoubleday, an imprint of Random House, which published Toobin’s latest book did not respond to emails. masturbating on-camera during a video conference call with co-workers. Please be assured that we take such matters seriously and that we are looking into it. Jeffrey Ross Toobin is an American lawyer, author, blogger, and a former legal analyst for.
The New Yorker editor David Remnick wrote in an email to all New Yorker staffers: “Dear All, As you may have read in various news reports today, one of our writers, Jeff Toobin, was suspended after an incident on a Zoom call last week.
“Jeff Toobin has asked for some time off while he deals with a personal issue, which we have granted,” CNN said in a statement. He did, however, appear on CNN, where he is the network’s chief legal analyst, on Saturday. Toobin’s Conde Nast email has been disabled and he has not tweeted since October 13.
"I am trying to become the kind of person that people can trust again," Toobin told Camerota, adding that he has spent his “miserable months” off-air “trying to be a better person” and attending therapy.ĬNN did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Washington Examiner.New Yorker spokesperson Natalie Raabe said: “Jeffrey Toobin has been suspended while we investigate the matter.” Toobin lost his job at the New Yorker in November of last year as a result of the indecent exposure incident a month before, which reportedly happened during a meeting with colleagues about the 2020 presidential election.ĬNN opted not to fire Toobin but rather to give him some time off "while he deals with a personal issue” and essentially took a leave of absence.Ī CNN spokesperson said that Toobin “will be back on CNN regularly in his chief legal analyst role.”ĬLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER NAVARRO ACCUSES FAUCI AND CNN OF HAVING ‘BLOOD’ ON THEIR HANDS AFTER STUDY SHOWS EFFECTIVENESS OF HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE Toobin said that he thought his camera was turned off, but he conceded “that is not a defense” for his “deeply moronic and indefensible” behavior, adding that it’s “part of the story.” This content is not available due to your privacy preferences.
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