CNN, New Yorker Suspend Jeffrey Toobin For Showing His Dick In A Zoom Call

From the “Not, The Onion” file (which is becoming far too regular in this farcical new normal), legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin has been suspended by CNN and The New Yorker after he exposed himself during a Zoom call last week between members of the New Yorker and WNYC radio.

“I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake, believing I was off-camera,” Mr. Toobin said in a statement to Vice, which reported the incident and the magazine’s investigation.

“I apologize to my wife, family, friends and co-workers.”

“I believed I was not visible on Zoom,” Mr. Toobin said of the call, which Vice, citing unnamed sources, said took place last week.

“I thought no one on the Zoom call could see me. I thought I had muted the Zoom video.” Mr. Toobin could not be immediately reached on Monday afternoon.

Natalie Raabe, a spokesperson for the New Yorker, confirmed that “Toobin has been suspended while we investigate the matter,” Vice reported. 

“Generously”, CNN has “granted” Toobin some time off too…

Statement from CNN: “Jeff Toobin has asked for some time off while he deals with a personal issue, which we have granted.”

— Jeremy Barr (@jeremymbarr) October 19, 2020

It appears Mr. Toobin is popular among Canadian Twitterati…