Peter Attia Steps Down From CBS News After Appearing in Epstein Files - Business Insider

• Longevity influencer Peter Attia has stepped down from his role as a CBS News contributor.
• Attia's name appears in the Epstein files over 1,700 times.
• Attia also stepped down from his role at David Protein and is no longer listed as an Eight Sleep advisor.

Peter Attia, a popular longevity doctor with ties to Jeffrey Epstein, has stepped aside from his new role as a CBS News contributor, a person familiar with his decision confirmed to Business Insider.

The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news.

The 52-year-old influencer, known for his podcasts and videos about living longer and his book "Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity," was brought on by CBS News' top editor, Bari Weiss, in late January, along with more than a dozen other new contributors.

Days later, the latest round of the Epstein files was released. Attia appears over 1,700 times in the files, which include crude emails he sent about women's genitalia that he later called "embarrassing, tasteless, and indefensible."

"The man I am today, roughly ten years later, would not write them and would not associate with Epstein at all," Attia said of his emails with the disgraced financier and convicted sex criminal.

Attia has also stepped down from his role as chief science officer at the protein bar brand David Protein and is no longer listed as an advisor at Eight Sleep.

Other famous and powerful people, including Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, have also faced consequences after appearing in the Epstein files.

Star agent Casey Wasserman, who's also organizing the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, said last week that he's selling his namesake talent firm following the Epstein fallout.

Top Goldman Sachs lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler resigned in February after previously saying she got career advice from Epstein.

And Brad Karp, who was chairman at Big Law firm Paul Weiss, stepped down in February after his ties to Epstein were disclosed.