Dr. Peter Attia has been in trouble ever since his name appeared in the Jeffrey Epstein files. Attia’s exchange with the late convicted child sex offender went public after the Department of Justice released the latest batch of documents this Friday.
Barry Weiss reportedly wants to keep Peter Attia at CBS News. (x/@adammedia, Facebook/Helen Gordon)Atiya had just been hired as a contributor to CBS News when her exchange with Epstein put the man under investigation. Since then, Atiya has apologized for the email and maintains that she was not involved in any criminal activity. Atiya also added that she did not board Epstein’s plane or visit the infamous island.
However, it may be too little too late, with The Wrap reporting that CBS News news chief Barry Weiss is the only person between Attia and the firing.
Peter Attia: The Barry Weiss vs. Paramount Struggle”It’s Attia vs. everyone now,” a person told the publication, adding that Paramount executives saw it as an HR matter and that Attia was not supposed to offer expert advice to a broadcast network.
Although corporate wants Atiya gone, Weiss is not interested in severing the former link to Epstein, as he sees it as pandering to the mob. The publication also reported that the final decision on Attia’s future may come down to Paramount CEO David Ellison.
Also Read | Peter Attia’s wife and children: We all know about the ‘celeb doctor’ named in the Epstein fileIn some of the emails released, Atiya made crude jokes with Epstein. In 2015, he wrote “The worst thing about being your friend is that the life you lead is so outrageous, and yet I can’t tell a soul…”. Then in 2016, Atiya joked “P—y, actually, low carb. Still waiting on the gluten results.”
He has now issued an apology to X that “to be clear: 1. I was not involved in any criminal activity. 2. My contact with Epstein had nothing to do with his sexual abuse or exploitation of anyone. 3. I was never on his plane, never on his island, and never attended a sex party. That said, I apologize and express my regret, where I have the taste and regret of emailing myself something. Irrepressible, Now public, and I accept that reality and the humiliation that comes with it.”
Atiya is a physician and founder of OutLive. He is an expert on wellness and longevity. Attia’s YouTube channel has over 1 million subscribers and is a frequent voice on health and wellness there. Thus he carved a niche on longevity. Atiya also has 1.7 million Instagram followers.
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Among her many inappropriate exchanges with Epstein, Atiya once joked about offering to help Epstein live longer ‘for women’.
