India, Feb. 4 -- Left-wing academic Noam Chomsky had advised convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to ignore public outrage and media scrutiny over allegations of sexual abuse, according to claims in the latest tranche of the so-called Epstein Files, media reports said.

Emails cited by The Telegraph suggest that Chomsky described the criticism Epstein faced in the press and public as a "nuisance" and advised him that the best course of action was to disregard it.

Chomsky further argued that public responses often fuel what he termed "venomous attacks," many of which he claimed came from publicity seekers or individuals making unprovable accusations.

The emails also included Chomsky's criticism of what he described as a climate of "hys...