Overview
- The DOJ’s latest Epstein files reference Attia more than 1,700 times and include mid-2010s emails featuring a crude 2016 “low carb” joke.
- David Protein founder Peter Rahal said Attia stepped down as chief science officer, and the company removed him from its website.
- Attia was introduced as a CBS News contributor on January 27, and the network is now evaluating his status, according to multiple reports.
- Reporting indicates CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss is resisting internal calls to cut ties with Attia, with the dispute potentially escalating to Paramount CEO David Ellison.
- In a statement on X, Attia said he is ashamed of “tasteless” emails, denied any criminal involvement, and said he was never on Epstein’s plane or island.