At this point, they said, it seemed like Toobin was on a second video call. The two sources described a juncture in the election simulation when there was a strategy session, and the Democrats and Republicans went into their respective break out rooms for about 10 minutes. Two witnesses who spoke to Vice on the condition of anonymity stated they saw Toobin masturbating: The simulation included some of the magazine's star writers, all of whom were playing roles of various entities that could be pivotal on Election Day, such as the presidential candidates, the political parties, and the courts. With stories and comments about Toobin's alleged deed swirling online, readers asked Snopes whether reports that Toobin had been suspended after exposing himself during a work Zoom call were true.Ī spokeswoman for The New Yorker told us by email that, "Jeffrey Toobin has been suspended while we investigate the matter."Īccording to Vice, Toobin was participating in an election night coverage simulation exercise that took place during the week of Oct.
The Vice story touched off a news and social media frenzy. 19, 2020, the news outlet Vice published a story reporting that journalist Jeffrey Toobin was suspended from his job as a reporter for The New Yorker for "masturbating on a Zoom video chat between members of the New Yorker and WNYC radio last week."
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