Casey Wasserman, president of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, is selling his eponymous talent agency in the wake of the release of emails between himself and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Wasserman’s emails with Maxwell were Judging from his appearance In recently released government files on Jeffrey Epstein. Wasserman, whose agency represents some of the world’s top pop music artists, has not been accused of any wrongdoing.
Recently released documents revealed that in 2003 she swapped flirtatious emails with Maxwell, who years later was accused of helping Epstein recruit and sexually abuse his victims.
Wasserman said in a memo to his employees Friday evening that he had begun the process of selling the company, according to a company spokesman who provided the memo to The Associated Press.
Wasserman’s memo to employees stated that they felt he had become a distraction to the company’s work.
“During this time, Mike Watts will assume daily control of the business while I devote my full attention to bringing Los Angeles an Olympic Games in 2028 worthy of this outstanding city,” the memo said.
The memo came days after a meeting of the LA28 board’s executive committee, in which Wasserman’s presence in the Epstein files was discussed. The committee said it and an outside law firm reviewed Wasserman’s conversations with Epstein and Maxwell, with Wasserman’s full cooperation.
“We found that Mr. Wasserman’s relationship with Epstein and Maxwell did not go beyond what was already publicly documented,” the committee said in a statement. He said that Wasserman “must continue to lead LA28 and deliver a safe and successful game.”
Wasserman has previously said that he flew on a humanitarian mission to Africa in Epstein’s private plane in 2002 at the invitation of the Clinton Foundation. An exchange between Wasserman and Maxwell in the files includes Wasserman saying to Maxwell: “I think about you all the time. So, what do I have to do to see you in a tight leather dress?”
His agency, also called Wasserman, lost clients because of the Maxwell emails. Singer Chappelle Rhone and retired American women’s soccer legend Abby Wambach are among them.
Wasserman said in his memo to staff that his conversations with Maxwell and Epstein were limited and that he regretted the emails.
“It took years for his criminal conduct to come to light, and it included a humanitarian trip to Africa and some emails that I deeply regret sending. And I am saddened that my brief contact with him 23 years ago has caused you, this company, and its customers great hardship over the past days and weeks,” the memo said.
