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The celebrity doctor Peter Attia is stepping down as a contributor to
CBS News amid growing scrutiny on his email exchanges with the late
convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Attia, best known for his social media content about longevity science,
told CBS he would resign from the position effective immediately, and
the news division's booking department informed CBS News staff Monday, according to a source familiar with the matter.

In a statement, a spokesman for Attia said his "contributor role was
newly established and had not yet meaningfully begun."

"As such," the spokesman added, "he stepped back to ensure his
involvement didnrCOt become a distraction from the important work being
done at CBS. He wishes the network and its leadership well and has no
further comment at this time."

Attia's name appears frequently in a cache of Epstein files released by
the Justice Department earlier this month. In the 2010s, according to
the files, the two men traded jokes, arranged times to meet and chatted
about the late financier's health.

Attia has not been accused of any crimes.

In a message in February 2016, Attia made a crude joke that female
genitalia was "low carb."

In a lengthy post on X on Feb. 2, Attia insisted that his "interactions
with Epstein had nothing to do with his sexual abuse or exploitation of anyone."

"I was not involved in any criminal activity," Attia said in the post,
adding that he was "never on his plane, never on his island, and never
present at any sex parties."

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/peter-attia-leaves-cbs-news-contri butor-role-fallout-epstein-files-rcna260314

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