The powerful people who have been fired, ousted because of ties to Epstein

• Other corporate titans, however, as well as some U.S. and European politicians, have joined the list of those announcing resignations.

The people facing major consequences:

Brad Karp

Driving the news: Brad Karp, chairman of Paul Weiss, one of the top corporate law firms in the U.S., resigned on Wednesday after emails between him and Epstein were revealed in the Justice Department's latest release.

What they're saying: Karp, who had been chairman for 18 years, said in the firm's statement that "Recent reporting has created a distraction and has placed a focus on me that is not in the best interests of the firm."

• The emails revealed that Karp had socialized with Epstein.
• One message shows that in 2016, Karp asked Epstein for help securing a job for his son on a Woody Allen film.
• "Mr. Karp attended two group dinners in New York City and had a small number of social interactions by email, all of which he regrets," Paul Weiss told The New York Times in a Monday statement.

Karp will remain at the firm in an unspecified role, per the Times.

Flashback: Karp came under fire last year for striking a deal with the Trump administration to pledge pro bono legal work to conservative causes.

Peter Attia

Longevity expert and author Peter Attia this week resigned as chief science officer of David Protein.

• Attia's name appears more than 1,700 times in the latest batch of emails, according to Reuters.
• Attia exchanged lewd remarks with Epstein, in one email telling the financier: "The life you lead is so outrageous, and yet I can't tell a soul…"

David founder Peter Rahal said on Monday that Attia had stepped down.

The other side: Attia said on Monday that he "never witnessed illegal behavior and never saw anyone who appeared underage in [Epstein's] presence."

• "Shortly after we met, I asked him [Epstein] directly about his 2008 conviction," Attia wrote on X. "He characterized it as prostitution-related charges. In 2018, I came to learn this was grossly minimized.… I was incredibly naïve to believe him."
• Epstein in 2008 was convicted for soliciting children as well as adults for prostitution.

The intrigue: The Wrap reported on Monday that CBS News is expected to cut ties with Attia, who was recently named as a contributor.

• The Wrap reported that CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, already embattled by accusations that she's censoring coverage to appeal to the Trump administration, did not want to cut ties with Attia.
• CBS has however pulled a "60 Minutes" segment with Attia from the air, Variety reported on Tuesday.

David A. Ross

David A. Ross, an art museum curator, resigned this week from his position as department chair at New York's School of Visual Arts.

• Ross is a towering figure in the art world, having previously served as director of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
• "I continue to be appalled by [Epstein's] crimes and remain deeply concerned for its many victims," Ross told the Times in a statement expressing his regret for being "taken in" by Epstein.

Ross and Epstein exchanged some 60 emails, per the Times.

• While Epstein was in prison for soliciting children and adults for prostitution, Ross wrote to him in prison, calling the sentence "an undeserved punishment foisted upon you by jealous creeps."
• According to the Times, Epstein told Ross that he wanted to fund an art exhibition called "Statutory" featuring child models dressed to appear older.
• "You are incredible," Ross replied.

Public figures in Europe

State of play: Multiple public figures across Europe have also resigned from their posts over newly unearthed messages with Epstein.

• That includes British politician Peter Mandelson, whose name appeared thousands of times in the files and who critics accuse of sharing proprietary political information with Epstein, the Associated Press reported.
• A Swedish U.N. official, Joanna Rubinstein, resigned from her post on Monday.
• Miroslav Lajčák, the Slovak prime minister's national security adviser, resigned on Saturday.
• Norway's economic crime police unit told Reuters on Thursday that it is investigating Thorbjørn Jagland, former prime minister and chairman of the Norwegian Nobel committee, on suspicion of aggravated corruption.

Zoom out: The professional and legal consequences add to the list of other prominent figures who have come under fire for their Epstein ties over the past few years.

• Apollo Global Management's chief executive and chairman, Leon Black, stepped down from his role after it was revealed that he had paid more than $150 million to Epstein.
• Prince Andrew, one of the earliest and highest-profile figures implicated alongside Epstein, was officially stripped of his titles in October.
• Larry Summers, former Treasury secretary and Harvard president, resigned from the OpenAI board in November and stepped away from his teaching duties at the Ivy League school shortly after.

What we're watching: Officials are calling on Casey Wasserman, the head of the Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, to resign over his emails with Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, ABC reported this week.