New Yorker fires writer Jeffrey Toobin after Zoom incident
NEW YORK โ The New Yorker has fired longtime staff writer Jeffrey Toobin after he reportedly exposed himself during a Zoom conference last month. He had already been on suspension and is also on leave from CNN, where he is chief legal analyst. โI was fired today by @NewYorker after 27 years as a Staff Writer. I will always love the magazine, will miss my colleagues, and will look forward to reading their work,โ Toobin tweeted Wednesday. He is a former associate counsel in the Department of Justice who for the New Yorker has written about everything from the O.J.
Jeffrey Toobin on leave from New Yorker, CNN after exposing himself during Zoom call
Jeffrey Toobin, CNNโs chief legal analyst and a renowned reporter for The New Yorker, is on leave from both news outlets after he exposed himself during a Zoom call with colleagues, CNN reports. According to CNN, Toobin says the incident was an accident as he believed he entered the Zoom call with his camera turned off. Following the incident, Toobin was placed on suspension by The New Yorker amid an investigation of the matter, Vice first reported Monday. Toobin declined to comment to a CNN Business reporter and redirected to his statements to Vice, which claim the incident was an accident. I thought I had muted the Zoom video.โ