"Let's be clear, what Attia said to Jeffrey Epstein was disgusting. The comments were familiar, flattering and filthy, including language that normalized and joked with a guy known to be a serial sexual predator. There is no but that makes it acceptable. Attia appears to understand that. In his public apology, he acknowledged that the messages reflected a profound lapse in judgment, said he was ashamed of having engaged with Epstein at all,"
"[I] regret putting myself in a position where emails, some of them embarrassing, tasteless, and indefensible, are now public, and that is on me, Attia wrote. I accept that reality and the humiliation that comes with it. That apology does not excuse the conduct, but as we say in the legal world, it can potentially mitigate the sentence. And Bari Weiss seems ready to do just that."
Peter Attia exchanged flattering, filthy messages with Jeffrey Epstein that normalized and joked with a known serial sexual predator. Attia issued a public apology, called the messages a profound lapse in judgment, expressed shame for engaging with Epstein, and said he regretted putting himself where embarrassing, tasteless, and indefensible emails could become public. The apology does not excuse the conduct but could mitigate consequences. Attia is not alleged to have participated in abuse or facilitated Epstein's crimes; his wrongdoing is described as ugly speech. Bari Weiss appears inclined to retain Attia at CBS, citing opposition to cancel-culture excesses.
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