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The exit comes weeks after CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss announced Attia as part of a group of outside contributors meant to expand the network\u2019s on-air and digital lineup.<\/p>\n
Before his exit, CBS had already pulled a rerun of a \u201c60 Minutes\u201d segment featuring\u00a0Attia as the emails began circulating, Variety reported.<\/p>\n
Why is Peter Attia leaving CBS News?<\/p>\n
Attia\u2019s resignation follows public backlash after his name appeared more than 1,700 times in documents tied to Epstein that were recently released by the Justice Department.<\/p>\n
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Inclusion in the files does not, by itself, allege criminal wrongdoing \u2014 and Attia has said he was not involved in any criminal activity or sexual exploitation connected to Epstein.<\/p>\n
\u201cDr. Attia\u2019s contributor role was newly established and had not yet meaningfully begun,\u201d a spokesperson for Attia told the American-Statesman Monday. \u201cAs such, he stepped back to ensure his involvement didn\u2019t become a distraction from the important work being done at CBS. He wishes the network and its leadership well and has no further comment at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Peter Attia at the Featured Session “Peter Attia: The Science and Art of Longevity” during SXSW Conference & Festivals in the Hilton Austin Downtown on March 8, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Renee Dominguez\/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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What was in the Epstein emails?<\/p>\n
The documents include correspondence between Attia and Epstein that stretches largely across the mid-2010s \u2014 after Epstein\u2019s 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor but before his 2019 federal sex-trafficking arrest.<\/p>\n
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The newly released material includes emails in which the two discussed scientific research, fundraising and longevity medicine, as well as more casual exchanges that later drew public criticism. One widely circulated 2016 message from Attia to Epstein referenced female anatomy as \u201cindeed, low carb.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Feb. 2 public apology,\u00a0Attia said he regretted the communications and called some of the emails \u201cembarrassing, tasteless, and indefensible.\u201d He has said his relationship with Epstein was professional and limited, mostly centered on scientific networking and efforts to raise funding for research. Attia said he met Epstein several times in New York between 2014 and 2019 but never traveled with him, was never on his private plane or island and did not serve as his physician.<\/p>\n
He has also said he had no knowledge of sexual abuse or exploitation connected to Epstein.<\/p>\n
Attia said he accepts responsibility for putting himself in a position where the correspondence became public but said his views and judgment have changed in the years since.<\/p>\n
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Fallout beyond TV<\/p>\n
Attia\u2019s departure from CBS adds to a growing list of professional consequences following the document release.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, he stepped down as chief science officer of David Protein and was removed from the website of another company where he had been listed in an advisory role.<\/p>\n
Who is Peter Attia?<\/p>\n
Attia is a Stanford-trained physician known for his work in longevity and preventative medicine.<\/p>\n
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He has built a large audience through podcasts, books and public appearances, including South by Southwest\u00a0in Austin. His profile has made him one of the most visible Austin-based figures mentioned in the latest Epstein document release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Peter Attia at the Featured Session “Peter Attia: The Science and Art of Longevity” during SXSW Conference &…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":177062,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":{"0":"post-177061","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-austin","8":"tag-austin","9":"tag-austin-headlines","10":"tag-austin-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}