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LA28 Chair Casey Wasserman Apologizes After DOJ Releases 2003 Emails With Ghislaine Maxwell

He denies any relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, saying the messages came years before Maxwell’s crimes were known.

Overview

  • The U.S. Department of Justice’s latest Epstein files release included millions of pages, featuring 2003 emails between Wasserman and Maxwell described as flirtatious and sexually suggestive.
  • Wasserman said he “deeply regrets” the correspondence and emphasized he has never had a personal or business relationship with Epstein.
  • He acknowledged a 2002 humanitarian trip on an Epstein plane as part of a Clinton Foundation delegation and said he is “terribly sorry” for any association.
  • International Olympic Committee officials declined further comment, with IOC President Kirsty Coventry saying Wasserman had issued his statement ahead of LA28’s progress report to the IOC session.
  • No disciplinary action has been announced regarding Wasserman’s role leading the Los Angeles 2028 organizing committee; the disclosures have intensified public scrutiny of his leadership.