Peter Rahal, CEO of David Protein, announced that Dr. Peter Atia has resigned as Chief Science Officer at the company. It comes after reports that Atiya, an influential longevity expert, was named more than 1,700 times in a trove of 3 million emails released by the US Department of Justice on Friday as part of the Epstein file.
Dr. Peter Attia resigns as chief science officer of David Protein amid Epstein file row (peterattiamd/Instagram)”Dr. Peter Attia has stepped down from his role as David’s Chief Science Officer. We focus on serving our customers,” wrote Rahal X-A.
According to Reuters, Atiya was previously removed from the website of David Protein, a protein bar company in which he has invested.
Peter Attia and the Epstein fileAttia’s name appears several times in newly released documents related to Epstein, some of which include direct correspondence between him and the convicted sex offender in the mid-2010s. According to The New York Times, some emails revealed that the two men made lewd comments about women.
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On Friday, the Department of Justice released the largest batch of Jeffrey Epstein files ever, including more than three million pages of documents and thousands of videos and photos.
A Longer statements were recently posted on XAttis claimed that he “never witnessed illegal behavior and never saw anyone underage” in Epstein’s presence. He also said that she had “never been on his plane, never been on his island and never attended a sex party.”
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Atiya went on to explain that the man he is today “wouldn’t be associated with Epstein at all.” “As much as I’ve grown over the past decade, the emails I’ve written don’t go away,” he said.
“I recognize that my actions and words have consequences for those I care deeply about, all of you. I am sorry that this has been inflicted on you, and I take responsibility for it,” Attia added.
