OJ Simpson mocks Jeffrey Toobin after masturbating scandal
The Juice lays into Jeffrey Toobin: OJ Simpson mocks CNN analyst after he is suspended for ‘masturbating during New Yorker election simulation Zoom call’ and claims ‘I thought no one could see me’
- Jeffrey Toobin, 60, has been suspended by the New Yorker magazine after he exposed himself during a work Zoom call last week
- Hours after the news broke OJ Simpson took to Twitter to mock Toobin, who famously covered his murder trial for the New Yorker in the 1990s
- Simpson compared Toobin to Paul Reubens, who portrayed the movie character Pee-Wee Herman, and was arrested for masturbating in a public theater in 1991
- In the scandal Toobin was on the video call with staffers from the New Yorker magazine and WNYC radio when the incident took place
- He has also taken leave of absence from CNN where he works as a legal analyst
- Toobin has since apologized to his family and co-workers, calling the incident an ’embarrassingly stupid mistake’, noting he didn’t think anyone could see him
- He said he believed he was off-camera and on mute at the time
OJ Simpson has taken a jab at Jeffrey Toobin after the longtime New Yorker magazine writer was suspended for masturbating during a work Zoom call.
The 60-year-old reportedly exposed himself while on a video call with staffers from the magazine and New York public radio station WNYC last week, it was revealed Monday.
Toobin had famously covered Simpon’s trial for the 1994 murders of his former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman for the New Yorker in the 1990s.
‘Damn, Jeffrey Toobin! At least Pee-Wee Herman was in a X-rated movie theater! I’m just saying!’ OJ Simpson said laughing in a video shared on Twitter Monday night.
Paul Reubens, who played the character Pee-Wee Herman in the hit 1985 film Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, was arrested in Florida in 1991 for masturbating in a public adult movie theater.
The New Yorker magazine has suspended writer and CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin for exposing himself during a work Zoom call last week
OJ Simpson took a jab at Toobin after he was suspended for exposing himself and masturbating during a work Zoom call. Toobin had famously covered his trial for the New Yorker in the 1990s
‘Damn, Jeffrey Toobin! At least Pee-Wee Herman was in a X-rated movie theatre! I’m just saying!’ OJ Simpson said laughing in a video shared on Twitter Monday night. Paul Reubens, who played the character Pee-Wee Herman in the hit film Pee-wee’s Big Adventure in 1985, was arrested in 1991 for masturbating in a public theater
Toobin turned his coverage of the trial into a bestselling book that was used to create the successful The People vs. OJ Simpson FX miniseries in 2016.
In regards to Simpson’s trial, Toobin was the first to report his defense team’s plan to accuse LAPD detective Mark Fuhrman of planting evidence and to play the race card.
News of Toobin’s scandal emerged Monday. He is also taking a leave of absence from CNN for whom he works on-air as a legal analyst.
Toobin apologized in a statement to Vice, saying he thought he had turned his camera off at the time of the incident.
‘I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake, believing I was off-camera. I apologize to my wife, family, friends and co-workers,’ he said.
‘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. I apologize to my wife, family, friends and co-workers.’
Simpson compared Toobin to Paul Reubens, who portrayed the movie character Pee-Wee Herman in the 1985 film Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (above), and was arrested for masturbating in a public theater in 1991
Paul Reubens pictured in his July 29, 1991 mugshots following his arrest for masturbating in a public movie theater in Florida
The Zoom call was reportedly an ‘election simulation’, involving many of the magazine’s biggest stars including Jane Mayer, Evan Osnos, Jelani Cobb and Sue Halpern.
Vice initially reported that that the incident involved the exposure of Toobin’s ‘d***’ but it has since updated its story to state that he was allegedly masturbating.
The circumstances surrounding the incident are not completely clear however two people who were on the call have told Motherboard they witnessed Toobin masturbating.
The pair, who did not give their names, said that the incident happened after a break in the call.
Toobin apparently seemed to be on a separate call and when the break was over could allegedly be seen touching his penis. Toobin then left the call before logging back in shortly afterwards seemingly unaware at what others had just witnessed.
It is also not clear how many staffers were on the video call at the time.
A spokesperson for the New Yorker said Toobin had been suspended pending an investigation into the incident.
Toobin, who regularly uses Twitter, has not tweeted since October 13.
He made an appearance on CNN on Saturday where he is a chief legal analyst for the network.
Toobin made an appearance on CNN on Saturday where he is a chief legal analyst for the network. CNN has since said that Toobin had asked for some personal time off, which they have granted
CNN has since said that Toobin had asked for some personal time off and has taken a leave of absence.
‘Jeff Toobin has asked for some time off while he deals with a personal issue, which we have granted,’ a spokesperson for the network said on Monday.
Toobin has been a staff writer at the New Yorker since 1993 and a CNN contributor since 2002.
Prior to joining CNN, he had worked at the ABC as a legal expert from 1996.
He has written nine books in total, including several about the Supreme Court.
His latest book, True Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Investigation of Donald Trump, was published in August.
Prior to joining the New Yorker, Toobin had worked as an Assistant United States Attorney in Brooklyn.
He is a Harvard University graduate.
Toobin lives in New York with his wife Amy Bennett McIntosh. The couple have three children together.
