Overview
- Mayor Karen Bass told CNN she believes Casey Wasserman should step down and called the board’s decision to retain him unfortunate.
- LA28’s executive committee, after engaging O’Melveny & Myers, said his interactions with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell did not exceed the already documented 2002 Africa flight and 2003 emails.
- The Justice Department’s late‑January document release included flirtatious 2003 exchanges with Maxwell; Wasserman apologized, denied any personal or business relationship with Epstein, and acknowledged the 2002 flight.
- Wasserman began the process to sell his agency as clients such as Chappell Roan and Abby Wambach departed, stating he had become a distraction while pledging to focus on the 2028 Games.
- The IOC said the decision rests with LA28’s board, and local officials plus a planned West Hollywood resolution are increasing pressure, with no criminal allegations reported against Wasserman.