CNN analyst and staff writer for The New Yorker Jeffrey Toobin have been suspended after he exposed himself during a Zoom call between staffers of the magazine and WNYC radio last week.

Acknowledging the incident, Toobin, 60, said: “I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake, believing I was off-camera. I apologize to my wife, family, friends and co-workers.”

A New Yorker spokesperson said that Toobin “has been suspended while we investigate the matter.” While a CNN spokesperson said: “Jeff Toobin has asked for some time off while he deals with a personal issue, which we have granted.”

The meeting was part of an election simulation in which a number of prominent New Yorker staffers played various roles and Toobin acted as the courts. During a strategy session break, Toobin appeared to be on another call but when the groups returned from their break, he had lowered his camera, and others on the call could see Toobin touching his penis.

Toobin then left the call. Moments later, he called back in, seemingly unaware of what his colleagues had been able to see, and the simulation continued.