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- The New Yorker magazine has suspended staff writer Jeffrey Toobin for exposing himself while on a Zoom call, according to Vice News.
- The video call where the incident occured was reportedly between Toobin and members of the New Yorker and WNYC radio.
- Toobin apologized, saying he “made an embarrassingly stupid mistake” and was under the belief that he was “off-camera.”
- Toobin is also the chief legal analyst at CNN.
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The New Yorker magazine has suspended staff writer Jeffrey Toobin for exposing himself while on a Zoom call, according to Vice News.
The video conference call where the incident occured was reportedly between Toobin and members of the New Yorker and WNYC radio.
In a statement to Motherboard, Vice’s online magazine dedicated to technology and science, Toobin expressed regret for the incident.
“I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake, believing I was off-camera,” he said. “I apologize to my wife, family, friends and co-workers.”
He added: “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.”
Natalie Rabbe, a spokesperson for the New Yorker, announced the punitive action by the Condé Nast publication.
"Jeffrey Toobin has been suspended while we investigate the matter," she said.
According to Vice, Toobin's Condé Nast email address has reportedly been disabled.
In his last tweet on October 13, Toobin commented on the upcoming challenge to the Affordable Care Act during the Supreme Court nomination hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
—Jeffrey Toobin (@JeffreyToobin) October 13, 2020
However, on Saturday, Toobin appeared on CNN, where he is the channel's chief legal analyst.
Toobin, one of the country's most well-known legal journalists, has been a go-to media figure for Supreme Court news for decades.