Peter Attia stepped down from CBS News contributor role over Epstein email exchanges
Attia exchanged inappropriate emails with Epstein including comments about women's bodies
Attia denied involvement in Epstein's criminal activities but acknowledged the emails were inappropriate
Attia was recently appointed by CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss as part of network reshaping after Paramount takeover
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Celebrity doctor Peter Attia has stepped down from his role as a CBS News contributor following the publication of Department of Justice documents revealing his email exchanges with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with his spokesman stating he wanted to avoid becoming 'a distraction' from CBS's important work. Attia, known as an anti-aging influencer, had exchanged emails with Epstein including inappropriate comments about women's bodies, with his spokesperson clarifying that his CBS role was 'newly established and had not yet meaningfully begun.' Despite repeatedly apologizing for the messages, Attia has stressed he had no involvement in Epstein's criminal activities, emphasizing that appearing in the documents does not imply wrongdoing. The health influencer was among 19 contributors appointed by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss in January following the network's takeover by Paramount, but his appearance in the Epstein files has been met with anger by some fans who discovered he had written about going into 'withdrawal when I don't see him' and told Epstein he missed him. In response to the publication of the documents, Attia shared a 1,000-word note on social media denying any involvement in criminal activity and stating he was 'never on his plane, never on his island, and never present at any sex parties,' claiming he visited Epstein at his New York City home seven or eight times between 2014 and 2019 without witnessing illegal activity or seeing Epstein with underage individuals.
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American financier and child sex offender (1953–2019)
# Jeffrey Edward Epstein
**Jeffrey Edward Epstein** (January 20, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American financier and convicted sex offender. He is notorious for orchestrating a massive human trafficking ring, procuring at least 1,000 underage girls and young women for sexual exploitation by himse...
Peter Attia (born March 19, 1973) is a Canadian-American author and former researcher known for his work in longevity medicine. He is the author of Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity.
In January 2026, Attia was hired as a contributor to CBS News.
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Bari Weiss ( BARR-ee WYSS; born March 25, 1984) is an American political commentator who is the editor-in-chief of CBS News. She was an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal from 2013 to 2017 and an op-ed staff editor and writer on culture and politics at The New York Times from 20...
Celebrity doctor Peter Attia steps down from CBS over Epstein links 11 minutes ago Share Save Malu Cursino Share Save Celebrity doctor Peter Attia has stepped down from his role as a CBS News contributor after exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein were among documents published by the US Department of Justice. Attia appears to have exchanged a number of emails with the convicted sex offender, including a crass comment about women's bodies. Attia's spokesman said in a statement his role at CBS News "was newly established and had not yet meaningfully begun" and he would be step back to avoid becoming "a distraction from the important work being done at CBS". The anti-ageing influencer has repeatedly apologised for the messages but stressed he had no involvement in Epstein's criminality. Appearing in the files does not imply any wrongdoing. Attia was among 19 contributors appointed by new CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss in January, following the network's takeover by Paramount. But Attia's appearance in the Epstein files has been met with anger by some of his fans. The author wrote that he went into Epstein "withdrawal when I don't see him" and told the disgraced financier directly in one exchange that he missed him. In one email in 2016, Attia also joked with Epstein about the female anatomy and acts of sex. Epstein was convicted of soliciting a minor in 2008 as part of a plea deal after the parents of a 14-year-old girl told police that he had molested their daughter. He died in custody in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges including sex trafficking. Days after the documents were published, Attia shared a 1,000-word note on social media in which he rejected being "involved in any criminal activity" and stressed that he was "never on his [Epstein's] plane, never on his island, and never present at any sex parties". "My interactions with Epstein had nothing to do with his sexual abuse or exploitation of anyone." The health influence said he visited Epstein at the late f...
