CBS is pulling a "60 Minutes" segment with Peter Attia from the air in the wake of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein coming to light.
Attia, a recent addition to CBS News' contributors, first appeared in the interview segment with correspondent Norah O'Donnell in October. The interview will no longer be aired in a rerun as counterprogramming on Super Bowl Sunday, according to The Guardian's Jeremy Barr, Variety and The Independent.
Attia reportedly came up over 1,700 times in the latest batch of Epstein files released Friday, Jan. 30, according to Variety, The New York Times and other news outlets. The Epstein file mentions include crude exchanges between Attia and the convicted sex offender about female genitalia and emails that suggest the self-proclaimed longevity expert may have been with Epstein while his wife was alone with their son in the hospital after a near-fatal incident. Other emails suggest the doctor discussed longevity with the financier.
USA TODAY has reached out to CBS and Attia's rep for comment.
In a lengthy apology on X, addressing his communications with Epstein, Attia said he was not "involved in any criminal activity" and had nothing to do with" the convicted predator's "sexual abuse or exploitation of anyone." He said he met Epstein, who at the time was "widely known in academic and philanthropic circles as a funder of science" in 2014 through "a prominent female healthcare leader while I was raising funds for scientific research."
