Posted on 08/15/2022 3:28:06 PM PDT by conservative98
Longtime CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin announced his split with the network late Friday afternoon, only 14 months after CNN welcomed him back following the infamous Zoom incident that tarnished his reputation and embarrassed the network.
While Toobin announced that he "decided" to leave CNN, many feel he wasn’t exactly given a choice considering new CNN CEO Chris Licht is thought to be attempting to "tamp down spectacle" and restore the network’s credibility. If anyone brought spectacle to CNN, it was Toobin.
The legal pundit was famously caught masturbating during a 2020 Zoom meeting with his New Yorker colleagues and subsequently fired by the magazine. CNN, however, did not dismiss him and granted him a lengthy leave of absence when the network was still controlled by former president Jeff Zucker – who was forced out himself earlier this year.
A longtime media industry insider with ties to CNN doesn’t believe the Friday news-dump announcement was Toobin’s decision.
"Jeffrey Toobin was almost certainly pushed out," the industry insider told Fox News Digital.
"You can’t have someone on air like that representing you and only someone with Jeff Zucker’s power— which Chris Licht doesn’t have— could have protected him," the insider continued. "Look for many, many more cuts to come. CNN is notoriously bloated compared to Fox and MSNBC and Licht could probably halve its size with no noticeable change on air."
A current CNN insider agreed that more cuts are looming.
"They’re going to cut back on [contributors] I think. Toobin clearly was first on the list..
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Probably would not look good having to fire a blind guy, if they waited too long.
His glasses already appeared quite thick.
Very well done.
Thanks. 😇
I’m surprised he didn’t wait to be fired as they would have to pay him unemployment.
Turns out he didn’t have the upper hand
I can’t see his Hands !! Oh my gosh, is he spanking his monkey again ??
Did he rub the new boss the wrong way?
For Toobin there’s PornHub, or if they won’t hire him he can always get a gig at MSNBC.
was he ever arrested and tried for indecent exposure? IF not, why not?
he wants to spend more time with his toob...
so CNN is pulling him off the air?
Sorry but I have no knowledge about CNN and never watch.
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