Overview
- Justice Department files released Jan. 30 reference Peter Attia roughly 1,700 times, including mid‑2010s emails with sexualized banter and a 2015 note calling Epstein’s lifestyle “outrageous.”
- CBS removed a planned rebroadcast of an October 60 Minutes interview with Attia, and the network has not announced a final decision on his recently announced contributor role.
- Attia posted a lengthy apology on X, calling the emails “embarrassing, tasteless, and indefensible,” while asserting he was never on Epstein’s plane or island and has not been accused of crimes.
- Commercial fallout widened: Attia stepped down as chief science officer at David’s Protein, AG1 said he is no longer an adviser, and Business Insider reports Eight Sleep has taken him off its advisory board webpage.
- Reporting describes internal tension at CBS, with corporate leaders said to favor removing him and editor in chief Bari Weiss reluctant; emails also include medical discussions and references to potential visits to Epstein properties.