Cbs News Cuts Ties With Longevity Expert Peter Attia Amid Epstein Revelations

After immoderate first resistance, CBS News has trim ties pinch contributor Peter Attia, whose sanction appears complete 1,700 times successful nan files of pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Attia, a expert who specializes successful longevity medicine was among nan 19 contributors named past period by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. A CBS News executive confirmed Attia’s departure Monday.

Attia’s resignation was agreed upon aft discussions pinch Weiss, according to 1 of her associates. He had not appeared connected nan web since nan announcement of his hiring successful January.

Once Attia’s sanction showed up successful nan cache of Epstein files released by nan Department of Justice earlier this month, it seemed for illustration cutting him loose would beryllium a no-brainer for nan news division.

But Weiss, who came to CBS News erstwhile genitor institution Paramount acquired her contrarian integer tract nan Free Press past fall, is highly skeptical of cancel civilization and resisted contiguous action, according to group acquainted pinch her thinking.

A typical for Attia said he discontinue because “he wanted to guarantee his engagement didn’t go a distraction from nan important activity being done astatine CBS.”

Any quality connected nan web would person apt generated a spate of antagonistic stories.

Attia’s email exchanges pinch Epstein included a crude chat astir female genitalia.

Another connection showed Attia expressing dismay that he could not talk Epstein’s activities. “You [know] nan biggest problem pinch becoming friends pinch you? The life you lead is truthful outrageous, and yet I can’t show a soul...,” Attia wrote.

In 2008, Epstein pleaded blameworthy to authorities charges of soliciting prostitution, including from a minor. He was recovered dormant successful his jailhouse compartment successful 2019, astir a period aft being arrested connected national sex-trafficking charges

From a business standpoint, keeping Attia astatine CBS was untenable. Health-related segments are charismatic to advertisers and it’s highly improbable that immoderate sponsor would want their commercials adjacent to him.

Attia had already been dropped by AGI, a institution that makes powdered supplements,where he was a technological advisor. He besides stepped distant from his domiciled arsenic main subject serviceman for David, a macromolecule barroom maker.

CBS News pulled an October “60 Minutes” floor plan of Attia that was scheduled to re-air this month.

Attia apologized for his interactions pinch Epstein. He said he had not been progressive successful immoderate criminal activity and had ne'er visited Epstein’s island.

“I apologize and regret putting myself successful a position wherever emails, immoderate of them embarrassing, tasteless, and indefensible, are now public, and that is connected me,” Attia wrote. “I judge that reality and nan humiliation that comes pinch it.”

Attia wrote nan bestselling book “Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity” and hosts a celebrated podcast. His company, Early Medical, offers a programme that teaches group to unrecorded healthier arsenic they age.