From: Lawrence Krauss |) Sent: 12/11/2017 5:47:53 PM To: Sam Harris a | cc: Travis Pangburn —— Subject: Re: Sexual harassment and Lawrence Krauss fro Attachments: image002.png Importance: — High I was planning on writing both of you today or tomorrow if buzzfeed decided to go ahead with their story after I wrote to them, but since they sent this to you here is what I was planning to forward.. namely my response to their email and their original email. I hope it helps. They have clearly decided in advance to try to smear me, and potentially other atheists (I found the remarks in their ‘miscellaneous facts’ telling in this regard), and I felt a detailed response to the false claims was important. If you want to discuss this further I am happy to. I am currently on a plane heading to phoenix. Thanks for forwarding. LMK Begin forwarded message: From: Lawrence Krauss <i Subject: Re: URGENT: BuzzFeed News inquiry re allegations of sexual harassment Date: December 11, 2017 at 10:18:30 AM MST To: Peter Aldous [is Cc: I appreciate the opportunity to respond to your email. I am currently on a plane until noon pacific time, and then heading to a meeting right after landing, till about 2 pm or so. While Iam running the risk that you will report my comments, if you do, either out of context, or incompletely, I am responding with an effort to be complete, as I always try and do with reporters. If you decide to go ahead with a story, which, after reading my responses, I hope you decide is inappropriate, I would like you to quote my responses fully in order not to distort them. It is hard to know how to respond to a list of false and/or distorted allegations, along with misleading statements. I treat people I interact with with respect, and I work hard to support and mentor students, colleagues, and members of the general public, and this is supported by the institutions of which Iam a part. I do not sexually harass people. If the purpose of your repor