Ryan Lizza, a longtime writer for the New Yorker, has been booted from the high-brow magazine amid allegations of "improper sexual conduct."
A spokesperson for the magazine confirmed to the New York Daily News that Lizza was fired on Monday. The spokesperson declined to elaborate on the allegations against Lizza, but said they amounted to "what we believe was improper sexual conduct."
"We have reviewed the matter and, as a result, have severed ties with Lizza," the spokesperson said.
The 43-year-old reporter joined the New Yorker as a Washington correspondent in 2007 and has since penned numerous profiles of big-name politicians, including former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Mitt Romney, among others.
Within minutes of the New Yorker announcement, Lizza was also suspended from CNN, where he regularly appears as an on-air political contributor.
"Ryan Lizza will not appear on CNN while we look into this matter," a spokesperson for the network said in a statement.
Georgetown University, where Lizza teaches, did not immediately return a request for comment.
