Wellness influencer Peter Attia turned to Jeffrey Epstein for help launching a new medical venture nearly a decade after the disgraced financier was convicted on child prostitution charges — and the two exchanged emails about keeping up “with the 23-year-old beauties,” the Epstein files have revealed.
Emails within the massive document dump show the relationship between the pair ran much deeper than what Attia, 52, has previously claimed — that the two had only met a handful of times.
Despite downplaying their relationship, Attia’s name is mentioned in the files 1,741 times.
The newly unearthed correspondence, first reported by Politico, reveals Attia’s relationship with the deceased sex trafficker went far deeper than he previously acknowledged in a lengthy X post in February in which he denied any knowledge of or participation in Epstein’s misdeeds.
The emails show Attia asked Epstein for patient referrals in 2015, stayed in his ritzy Upper East Side apartment in 2016, and discussed a job opening for a head of patient experience role at his new NYC-based medical practice in 2017.
In April of that year, Epstein introduced Attia to a foreign-born model who was meeting with the sex offender at his Manhattan mansion. After the meeting, Attia emailed the model a link to the job description saying he’d “love to talk about it with you, if you’re still interested.”
Days later, the model — whose attorney Brittany Henderson said was abused by Epstein — forwarded him an email saying she had been invited to meet Attia and “several friends” at the upscale Baccarat Hotel in Midtown Manhattan with two “additional top candidates” for the position, the outlet reported.
“I think she will be loyal,” Epstein chillingly wrote in a follow-up email to Attia referring to the model.
Attia spokesman David Vermillion said in a statement to the outlet that the longevity advocate’s communication with Epstein “did not result in a referred patient, an investment, or any support in building his practice” — including that the model was never offered a job.
He accused the outlet of perpetuating a “malicious narrative” against Attia based on “mischaracterizations,” but refused to address a list of nine specific questions put to him about emails exchanged between the pair.
In some of those messages, Epstein facilitated introductions between Attia and scientists and world leaders as the influencer sought to establish an elite client list for his nascent Upper East Side clinic — even advising the pervert for free, according to a 2015 email thread viewed by the outlet.
In the years that followed, Attia peddled his services to Epstein repeatedly.
He told Epstein in a February 2016 email that he could add “5 years or more to your life … even if the only reason to do so is to have more sex.”
In a creepy follow-up exchange a few days later, Attia asked Epstein, “Have you decided if you’re interested in living longer (solely for the ladies, of course)?”
Epstein called Attia “a valuable friend and resource” in response, and said he’d be willing to pay to become one of his clients.
But Vermillion told the outlet that Epstein didn’t seek any treatment from Attia, and that there was “no intake, no contract, and no payment,” claiming the influencer typically advises “middle-aged clients — male and female — on lifestyle changes that could improve sexual health.”
Despite this, subsequent emails show Attia was taking an active interest in Epstein’s health.
Attia told Epstein in another email exchange from December 2017 that “I want to make 2018 the year we get serious about your health. Heart, brain, insulin resistance, body. If for no other reason, at least you can keep up with the 23-year-old beauties.”
After his chummy relationship with the now-dead pedophile came to light, Attia lost lucrative brand deals and stepped down from his post at CBS News just weeks after being named a contributor under boss Bari Weiss.
In his lengthy X post, Attia insisted he never served as Epstein’s doctor and only “answered general medical questions.”
In the decade since Attia sought help from Epstein in starting his medical practice, he became a go-to expert on wellness and longevity, making three appearances on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, and being personally selected by Weiss as a star contributor.
Well-heeled patients looking for the Fountain of Youth helped line Attia’s pockets, shelling out six-figures for memberships to his medical concierge practice now called Early Medical. Others pay $7,500 a year to be patients at his new venture, Biograph, which offers testing to “uncover risks early.”
Vermillion told The Post in a statement that Epstein had nothing to do with Attia’s meteoric rise in health and wellness circles, and called reporting to the contrary “detached from reality” and “misleading.”
“Any suggestion that Epstein played any role in Dr. Attia’s success is completely false. The association produced exactly nothing of value to Dr. Attia’s career, his practice, or his businesses,” he said.
“Neither Dr. Attia nor any of his business ventures ever received a dollar from Epstein. Not a donation, not an investment, not a loan. Not a single patient came through Epstein. None of the introductions he made produced a patient, a business relationship, or a financial transaction of any kind. The single candidate he referred for employment was not qualified for the role and was not offered a position.”
Since the bombshell revelations revealed in the emails, brands and other affiliated companies have distanced themselves from Attia in droves.
After resigning his CBS News post last month, Attia severed his connection with protein bar company David and powdered supplement maker AG1 — formerly known as Athletic Greens.
Weight-loss startup Virta Health, for which Attia previously served an advisory role, confirmed to the outlet that they had ended their relationship.
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