Overview
- The network dropped a planned rerun of an October Norah O’Donnell interview with Attia scheduled for Sunday opposite the Super Bowl.
- Attia’s name appears more than 1,700 times in the DOJ release, which includes explicit, familiar emails with Epstein from 2015–2016.
- He issued a public apology calling the messages “tasteless and indefensible,” while asserting he was not involved in criminal activity and never visited Epstein’s plane or island.
- Attia stepped down as chief science officer at David Protein, and the company removed him from its website.
- Internal talks at CBS have grown contentious, with editor-in-chief Bari Weiss reported to resist firing Attia as corporate leadership considers next steps.