{"id":2570023,"date":"2026-02-14T14:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T19:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wasserman-selling-talent-agency-after-naming-in-epstein-files\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T14:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T19:16:02","slug":"wasserman-selling-talent-agency-after-naming-in-epstein-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wasserman-selling-talent-agency-after-naming-in-epstein-files\/","title":{"rendered":"Wasserman selling talent agency after naming in Epstein files"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwasserman-selling-talent-agency-after-naming-in-epstein-files%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2570023&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Casey Wasserman is selling his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >high-profile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/talent-agency-caa-no-longer-representing-actor-shia-labeouf-amid-accusations-of-sexual-abuse\/\" title=\"Talent Agency CAA No Longer Representing Actor Shia LaBeouf Amid Accusations Of Sexual Abuse\">talent agency<\/a><\/a> after newly released Epstein-related documents drew scrutiny to his past associations. The material includes emails from about two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/census-bureau-announces-it-will-miss-deadline-could-undermine-president-trumps-efforts-to-exclude-illegal-aliens-from-congressional-apportionment\/\" title=\"Census Bureau Announces It Will Miss Deadline \u2013 Could Undermine ... Trump\u2019s Efforts to Exclude Illegal Aliens from Congressional Apportionment\">decades ago<\/a> that show flirtatious exchanges with Ghislaine Maxwell; Wasserman has apologized, saying he never had a personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. He announced to about 4,000 employees that he is stepping back to devote himself to chairing the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The Los Angeles 2028 executive committee said their review found that his relationship with Epstein and maxwell did not extend beyond what had already been publicly documented, noting a single humanitarian flight on epstein\u2019s plane and Maxwell emails as the extent of the past interactions. The disclosures prompted some celebrities to distance themselves from Wasserman, while the broader Epstein controversy continues to cast a shadow over numerous figures in entertainment, business, and politics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Casey Wasserman to sell his talent agency after becoming &lsquo;distraction&rsquo; due to Epstein files<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2504777\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Casey Wasserman is selling one of the most prestigious <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/entertainment\/\">talent<\/a> agencies in the world after his name was among many found in the latest <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\">Epstein<\/a> files released.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Emails in the files indicated Wasserman engaged in flirtatious banter decades ago with Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently in prison after being accused of &#8203;&#8203;working closely with Jeffrey Epstein to sexually exploit multiple minor girls.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4456466\/nicki-minaj-calls-on-barbz-tell-senators-pass-save-act\/\">Nicki Minaj calls on &#8216;Barbz&#8217; to tell their senators to pass the SAVE Act<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4456462\/stephen-a-smith-tells-democrats-stop-wasting-time-impeaching-trump\/\">Stephen A. Smith tells Democrats &#8216;stop wasting our time&#8217; with impeaching Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4456089\/cardi-b-jump-ice-if-come-concert\/\">Cardi B says she&#8217;ll &#8216;jump&#8217; ICE if they come to her concert<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Wasserman said Friday evening that he was selling the firm because he felt he had become a &ldquo;distraction.&rdquo; Wasserman is stepping back from the business he founded in 2002 to devote his attention to chairing the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, telling 4,000 employees in a company-wide message, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m deeply sorry that my past personal mistakes have caused you so much discomfort,&rdquo; according to the <em>New York Times<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/4457548\/epstein-mess-good-and-bad-news-trump\/\"><strong>BYRON YORK: IN THE EPSTEIN MESS, GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS FOR TRUMP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While aside from Maxwell, those who associated with Epstein have not been criminally implicated in any way and have professed ignorance of his sexual exploits, the latest batch of government releases on the now-deceased financier have led to widespread repercussions, with Wasserman&rsquo;s decision being the latest. Singer Chappell Roan and soccer star Abby Wambach were among celebrities who led the artist exodus from Wasserman after the latest government&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newly-released-jan-6-documents-reveal-officer-never-filed-report-in-shooting-death-of-ashli-babbitt\/\" title=\"Newly Released Jan. 6 Documents Reveal Officer Never Filed Report in Shooting Death of Ashli Babbitt\">latest documents<\/a> on Epstein were released on Jan. 30 by the Justice Department.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Epstein&rsquo;s connections to powerful figures across the entertainment, business, and political sectors have been long documented. He mingled with figures ranging from former President Bill Clinton and President Donald Trump, to Victoria&rsquo;s Secret&rsquo;s Lex Wexner and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, as well as Harvard academia, distinguished scientists such as physicist Stephen Hawking, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/jeffrey-epstein-list-sparks-new-theory-about-bill-gates-1857801\">Leonardo DiCaprio<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics 35-member committee stood by Wasserman this week, after conducting a review they said determined the talent mogul&rsquo;s relationship with Epstein and Maxwell &ldquo;did not go beyond what has already been publicly documented.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Twenty-three years ago, before Mr. Wasserman or the public knew of Epstein and Maxwell&rsquo;s deplorable crimes, Mr. Wasserman and his then-wife flew on a humanitarian mission to Africa on Epstein&rsquo;s plane at the invitation of the Clinton Foundation. This was his single interaction with Epstein.&nbsp; Shortly after, he traded the publicly-known emails with Maxwell,&rdquo; the board wrote in a statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The [LA28] Executive Committee of the Board has determined that based on these facts, as well as the strong leadership he has exhibited over the past ten years, Mr. Wasserman should continue to lead LA28 and deliver a safe and successful Games,&rdquo; the statement continued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The emails Wasserman resigned over date back to 2003, when he exchanged a series of flirtatious messages with Maxwell.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think of you all the time,&rdquo; Wasserman said in one exchange. &ldquo;So, what do I have to do to see you in a tight leather outfit?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Casey Wasserman, LA28 Chairperson and President, speaks at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ahead of the launch for ticket registration to the 2028 Summer Olympic Games Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/Damian Dovarganes)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4454743\/democrats-pam-bondi-epstein-house-hearing\/\">DEMOCRATS RIP BONDI OVER HANDLING OF EPSTEIN CASE IN ROWDY HOUSE HEARING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wasserman apologized for the messages earlier this month and said he never had a relationship with Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I deeply regret my correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell, which took place over two decades ago, long before her horrific crimes came to light,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I never had a personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wasserman to sell agency after Epstein links surface<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2570024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26034467719473.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[73821,72969,73820,73819],"class_list":["post-2570023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-businessnews","tag-epsteinfiles","tag-talentagency","tag-wasserman"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26034467719473.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2570023"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2570027,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570023\/revisions\/2570027"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2570024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2570023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2570023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2570023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}