‘Walked Naked, Discussed Erections’: Anti-Ageing Millionaire Bryan Johnson Accused Of Bizarre Workplace Behaviour

Last Updated:March 24, 2025, 09:07 IST

Johnson, 54, reportedly pressured employees to sign confidentiality agreements to not discuss his workplace behaviour, such as walking around with little clothing and discussing erections.

Millionaire Bryan Johnson, who reportedly spends nearly $2 million every day for his “anti-ageing” project, has been accused of using non-disclosure agreements to silence employees at his startup Blueprint about his bizarre workplace behaviour.

Johnson, whose unorthodox efforts to reverse his age inspired the Netflix documentary ‘Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever’, has been accused of waking around naked or little clothing in the office and discussing sexual activities, including erections, with employees, according to a report by The New York Times.

The bombshell report came nearly a month after Johnson said the US newspaper was preparing a “hit piece” on him and said the non-disclosure agreements were fair to all concerned and were in everyone’s best interest. “By omitting key context, such as multiple legal rulings in my favour, she (NYT reporter) cherry-picks details to mislead readers. This isn’t good journalism; it’s a pre-constructed hit piece disguised as reporting.”

Johnson’s Alleged Bizarre Behaviour

The anti-ageing millionaire, whose over-the-top health regimen includes 54 daily pills and supplements, shock therapy and blood transfusions from his son, has been accused of pressuring employees, contract workers as well as his sexual partners into signing confidentiality agreements.

Since selling his startup Braintree to PayPal in 2013, Johnson made millions, which he uses for his reverse ageing project. He also divorced his wife, hired prostitutes and experimented with acid and psychedelics, the New York Times said after interviewing 30 people.

Johnson founded a brain tech start-up called Kernel in 2016 and turned down an offer to form a similar company with Tesla founder Elon Musk, who launched Neuralink. As Musk’s popularity rose, Johnson wondered why he was not getting as much publicity and started leaning towards these confidentiality agreements.

These agreements were 20 pages long with a long list of restrictions. One of the documents included an unusual “opt-in” in which staffers had to say they were comfortable with Johnson wearing “little and sometimes no clothing/no underwear” and with hearing “discussions of sexual activities, including erections”, according to a copy viewed by the NYT.

They also had to agree that his behaviour was not “unwelcome, offensive, humiliating, hostile, triggering, unprofessional or abusive”. Johnson reportedly walked around wearing little clothing during work days and flirted with Blueprint’s largely female staff, who felt they could not speak up because of the agreements.

Jamie Contento, Johnson’s personal assistant who left Blueprint last year, said she emailed human resources to raise concerns about the work environment. Taryn Southern, Johnson’s former fiancée, had also filed a lawsuit accusing him of firing her from Kernel after breaking up with her when she had breast cancer. Johnson filed a countersuit and Southern was ordered to pay him more than $584,000.

Bryan Johnson’s Response To NYT Report

The millionaire responded to the NYT expose, saying the outlet “tried to come” for him and “missed”.

“What was meant to be a takedown ended up reading like a profile piece. They spent a year digging, talked to 30 people, incl former fired employees, propped up my ex as their star witness (who tried to extract $9 million from me and failed). And still came up empty,” he said on X.

Johnson defended the practice of confidentiality agreements as a “fair and good practice for everyone and “accused the report of twisting facts to fit a narrative”. Last month, Johnson explained that his life was under constant security and these agreements were an attempt to create clear boundaries and expectations.

While warning of a hit piece on him in February, Johnson highlighted a question from an unnamed NYT reporter on his “abusive” and “unprofessional” workplace behaviour, to which he replied, “I post nudes on social media. I track my nighttime erections. My team openly discusses my semen health. We make dank memes. Rather than letting people walk in blind, we disclose this upfront, in writing, so there are no surprises.”

“This practice is fair to all concerned and is in everyone’s best interest. If someone doesn’t align with our culture, they are free to work elsewhere. No one is forced to sign anything. The opt-in agreement exists to ensure that people understand and consent to the environment. It eliminates ambiguity and prevents misunderstandings,” he said.

The wealthy tech entrepreneur says he has reduced his biological age by 5.1 years through a strict diet, exercise, and health monitoring. He spends over $2 million a year on this anti-ageing routine. His ‘Project Blueprint’ employs several measures to reverse Johnson’s epigenetic age.

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