Casey Wasserman Puts Talent Agency Up For Sale Amid Epstein Files Fallout And High-profile Departures

Casey Wasserman, nan laminitis and CEO of talent agency Wasserman Group, told labor Friday he had begun trading his institution aft documents successful nan Epstein files revealed he had a flirtatious narration pinch Ghislaine Maxwell and maintained a relationship pinch Jeffrey Epstein.

“I’m profoundly sorry that my past individual mistakes person caused you truthful overmuch discomfort,” Wasserman wrote successful nan connection to staff, seen by The Independent. “It’s not adjacent to you, and it’s not adjacent to nan clients and partners we correspond truthful vigorously and attraction truthful profoundly about.”

Wasserman’s announcement follows a activity of departures from high-profile clients who trim ties complete his narration pinch Maxwell and Epstein. While Wasserman has respective email exchanges pinch nan two, location is nary proposal he participated successful Maxwell and Epstein’s crimes, nor has Wasserman been formally accused of immoderate wrongdoing.

That includes musicians Chappell Roan, Orville Peck and Chelsea Cutler, arsenic good arsenic shot prima Abby Wambach. Others had threatened to time off unless Wasserman stepped down, including DJ John Summit.

Wasserman, 51, told labor he would give his attraction to preparing for nan 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, which he is overseeing arsenic president of nan organizing committee.

The Independent has asked Wasserman Group for comment.

Executives of nan 2028 Olympics confirmed earlier this week to reporters that Wasserman would proceed chairing nan committee. It’s unclear if that determination will stay firm.

Wasserman’s narration pinch Maxwell and Epstein became evident aft nan Justice Department released 3 cardinal pages of documents successful nan Epstein files, galore of which see email correspondence betwixt Maxwell, Epstein and 3rd parties.

In 2002, years earlier Epstein was first convicted of inducement of adultery successful Florida, Wasserman and his then-wife flew connected Epstein’s backstage level as portion of a charitable travel pinch erstwhile President Bill Clinton and others.

Emails from 2003 show Wasserman flirting pinch Maxwell complete email. At nan time, Wasserman was successful his precocious 20s and married.

In 1 email, Wasserman told Maxwell, “Where are you, I miss you. I will beryllium successful nyc for 4 days starting april 22...can we book that massage now?” In another, he wrote to Maxwell, “So what do I person to do to spot you successful a tight leather outfit?

Wasserman had antecedently apologized for his beingness successful nan files. He reiterated his regret successful his email to unit Friday and said he had “limited interactions” pinch Epstein and Maxwell earlier criminal charges were brought against either of them. Epstein died by termination while awaiting proceedings successful 2019. Maxwell is serving a 20-year condemnation for kid activity trafficking among different charges.

“The symptom knowledgeable by nan victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell is unimaginable — and I’m glad, arsenic I’m judge you each are, that those who helped them perpetrate their crimes are rightly being held accountable,” Wasserman wrote.

While Wasserman is successful nan process of trading his company, Mike Watts, nan company’s main operating officer, would presume day-to-day power of nan business, Wasserman told employees.