High-profile journo busted masturbating during Zoom meeting with colleagues

High-profile journo busted masturbating during Zoom meeting with colleagues

A senior media commentator in the United States has been stood down after being caught masturbating on a Zoom call with colleagues.

Jeffrey Toobin, who works as a legal commentator for both The New Yorker and CNN, made the transgression during a virtual election simulation with New Yorker staff.

Toobin has since apologised for the incident, claiming he did not realise his video was on.

“I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake, believing I was off-camera. I apologise to my wife, family, friends and co-workers,” Toobin told Motherboard.

“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.”

The New Yorker confirmed it has suspended Toobin while the matter is investigated.

CNN also released a statement on the matter, saying: “Jeff Toobin has asked for some time off while he deals with a personal issue, which we have granted.”

Despite the action against Toobin, many are suggesting it is not strong enough.

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Buzzfeed, however, has since published an article, controversially titled ‘Jeffrey Toobin Can’t Be The Only Person Masturbating On Work Zoom Calls’.

“Haven’t we all done something on a work call that, in normal circumstances, we’d never do during a meeting? Let he without sin cast the first stone; the benefit of working from home is in the comfort to do whatever you want,” the article says.

There have, of course, been a raft of memes to emerge from the Toobin affair.

We’ll leave you to sift through those, but will leave you with this one from George Costanza…

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