Last month, CBS News hired Dr. Peter Attia as a new contributor to the network. His name popped up more than 1,700 times in the latest batch of the Epstein Files. But Bari Weiss doesn’t want to let him go, according to reports.
In emails to Epstein, Attia made lewd remarks about women, and in one instance said it was a shame he “can’t tell a soul” about his relationship with the disgraced financier.
After the conversations came to light, Dr. Peter Attia took to social media to defend himself, saying that his “interactions with Epstein had nothing to do with his sexual abuse or exploitation of anyone.”
With the firestorm, many both inside and outside CBS News, have argued the network needs to cut ties with Attia. However, CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss has refused to do so, arguing that that would be giving into a mob mentality, according to The Wrap.
“It’s Bari versus everyone right now on Attia,” an individual with knowledge told the outlet, with The Wrap stating that “the sense inside Paramount is that CEO David Ellison will have to make this call.”
Attia was one of 19 new contributors to the network announced in late January. The popularity of his podcast — The Peter Attia Drive — was one of the leading factors in him signing with the network.
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