"Last Tuesday, CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss announced that the longevity guru Dr. Peter Attia would be a contributor to the network, one of several high-profile hires to mark her takeover. Last Friday, in the latest congressional release of material related to the convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein, Attia's name appeared over 1,700 times, including in emails discussing Epstein's sex life. In the most widely shared email between the two, from 2016, Attia joked to Epstein that "pussy is, indeed, low carb.""
""I met Epstein in 2014 through a prominent female healthcare leader while I was raising funds for scientific research," Attia said in a statement posted to X on Monday. He denied involvement in any criminal activity and said "my interactions with Epstein had nothing to do with his sexual abuse or exploitation of anyone." "I was never on his plane, never on his island, and never present at any sex parties," Attia wrote."
"With his long-running relationship with Epstein exposed, Attia's role at CBS News is in jeopardy; Weiss is reportedly fighting to keep him, despite concerns from the HR department. (The network has reportedly decided at this time only to cut the rerun of its 60 Minutes episode featuring Attia, which was set to air in a throwaway slot during the Super Bowl.) Another company has acted more aggressively: The protein-bar manufacturer David announced that Attia, who was a major investor, would be leaving his position as chief science officer."
Bari Weiss hired Dr. Peter Attia as a CBS contributor shortly before congressional documents revealed his name over 1,700 times in materials related to Jeffrey Epstein. The released emails include a widely shared 2016 message in which Attia made a crude joke about sex. Network and corporate responses followed: CBS cut a rerun featuring Attia and the protein-bar company David announced his departure as chief science officer. Attia issued a statement saying he met Epstein in 2014 while fundraising, denied involvement in criminal activity, and apologized for embarrassing emails becoming public.
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