Casey Wasserman is the current chair of the 2028 LA Olympic Organizing Committee. He’s the founder and CEO of Wasserman, one of the largest sports marketing and talent management groups in Hollywood.
Wasserman’s name appears dozens of times in the currently available Epstein files. Many of the emails are flirty exchanges with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell like this one requesting her to book a massage.
But then there’s the proposed plane manifests for a 9-day tour of Africa on Epstein’s private jet in September of 2002 for the Clinton Foundation. Wasserman and his wife Laura are listed as passengers, along with: Bill Clinton, Kevin Spacey, comedian Chris Tucker and Rodney Slater (U.S. Secretary of Transportation under Clinton). Interestingly, Epstein and Maxwell’s names don’t appear on any of the manifests. Seven of the flight legs have an unnamed spot reserved for “TBD” while one flight lists 16th century Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto as a passenger.
In an effort to distance himself from Epstein, Kevin Spacey, who has weathered several allegations of sexual assault and harassment, told Piers Morgan Uncensored that he didn’t know who Epstein was at the time. He did divulge, “There were young girls on those flights.” And added, “The airplane that we flew on was owned by Jeffrey Epstein. We then learned, oh, he was on some of those flights. This Maxwell woman was on some of those flights.” Why weren’t they listed in the manifests?
Wasserman has begun to face fallout for his role in the files. He announced earlier this month he would be selling his agency and stepping down as CEO. The sale could net Wasserman at least $800 million, according to a Forbes estimate. The move comes after dozens of artists announced they were leaving Wasserman after his links to Epstein were revealed, including: Chappell Roan, Imagine Dragons, Orville Peck, John Summit, ODESZA, bbno$, Subtronics, Seven Lions, Chelsea Cutler, Water From Your Eyes, Dropkick Murphys, Sylvan Esso, Wednesday, Gigi Perez, Local Natives, Hippo Campus, Weyes Blood, Beach Bunny, Best Coast, Lane8, Levity, DJ Pressed, ALLEYCVT, Rezz, Tape B, Of The Trees, Daily Bread, and soccer player Abby Wambach.
Public pressure is mounting for Wasserman to step down as Olympic chair and a number of elected officials, including LA Mayor Karen Bass, have called for his removal.