Jeffrey Toobin, CNN’s 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.
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Following the incident, Toobin was placed on suspension by The New Yorker amid an investigation of the matter, Vice first reported Monday.
According to a spokesperson for CNN, “Jeff Toobin has asked for some time off while he deals with a personal issue, which we have granted.”
It is unknown when the reporter will return to work for either news outlet.
Toobin declined to comment to a CNN Business reporter and redirected to his statements to Vice, which claim the incident was an accident.
“I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake, believing I was off-camera,” Toobin said. “I thought no one on the Zoom call could see me. I thought I had muted the Zoom video.”