CBS News boss 'is refusing to fire newly hired star with close Jeffrey Epstein ties because she doesn't want to cave to mob'
The
recently appointed editor-in-chief of CBS News has allegedly refused to fire the network's new star 'wellness expert', despite his appearances in the Epstein files.
Bari Weiss, who
became the TV station's boss in October, has pushed to increase the outlet's relevance by hiring 19 popular media personalities as contributors.
The announcement of those new hires was made exactly one week ago, on January 27, and among them was Peter Attia, the founder of wellness app Outlive and an influencer-podcaster with millions of followers online.
Attia was exposed in the files for calling Epstein his 'friend' in hundreds of emails they exchanged, all of them after the sex offender was first convicted,
creating expectations that CBS News would fire him.
But according to an anonymous source who spoke with
The Wrap, Weiss told insiders she does not want CBS to cut ties with the contributor over fears she would be seen as caving in to the mob.
The editor-in-chief's position has reportedly created a rift between herself and the corporate heavyweights of CBS News' parent company, Paramount.
Attia's new position at CBS came under threat after it was revealed that he exchanged hundreds of emails with Epstein after the sex trafficker had been convicted in 2008 of procuring a child for prostitution and soliciting a prostitute.
Many of the communications, starting 2014, were crude or overtly sexual, though none appear to have referenced criminal acts.
'[Female genitalia] is, indeed, low carb. Still awaiting results on gluten, though,' one of the emails Attia sent to Epstein read.
The 'wellness expert' appeared more than 1,700 times in the Epstein files released on Friday and called the convicted sex offender his 'friend' in email exchanges.
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