Dr. Peter Attia appeared sporadically throughout the Epstein Files, showing a friendly relationship with the disgraced New York financier, even after being convicted of sex-related offenses. Those revelations came to light after he had been announced as a contributor to CBS News. After a push for the network to cut ties with him, it has reportedly decided against such a move.
Attia was one of 19 new contributors announced last month. That announcement came just days before he was featured in emails to Jeffrey Epstein, glowing about his relationship with the convicted sex offender. His name appeared nearly 2,000 times in the files, with almost all of the messages coming after Epstein’s 2008 conviction.
Attia, who is a science researcher, podcaster, and author, has apologized for his messages to Epstein. He noted that he met Epstein in 2014 and was present at his Manhattan home several times, but said he never participated in any illegal activities.
According to a report from The Guardian‘s Jeremy Barr, CBS News has ultimately decided to keep Attia as a contributor. That decision comes after reports surfaced stating that new Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss was completely against dismissing Attia, stating that severing ties would be giving in to a mob mentality and would equate to cancel culture.
“Everyone internally unofficially concluded he was staying as of about a week ago,” a CBS News employee told The Guardian.
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