

VICE later updated the story to clarify that Toobin was masturbating. The New Yorker said Toobin was suspended pending further investigation.

I apologize to my wife, family, friends and co-workers,” Toobin said of last week’s incident. “I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake, believing I was off-camera. VICE Motherboard reported the news Monday afternoon, which included an apologetic statement from Toobin confirming that this, indeed, occurred. CNN chief legal analyst and New Yorker staff writer Jeffrey Toobin apparently exposed his penis-and then some-during an “election simulation” Zoom call last week related to his work for the latter news organization, resulting in a suspension.
