JAKARTA - The Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Executive Committee (LA28) confirmed that Casey Wasserman would remain in his position as chairman despite his name being in the vortex of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, the late perpetrator of sexual crimes.
The decision was made after a legal review found that Wasserman's interactions in the past did not go beyond facts that had been widely known to the public in recent weeks.
"We found that Mr. Wasserman's relationship with Epstein and Maxwell did not go beyond what has been publicly documented," the committee said in a statement, as reported by France 24.
This certainty emerged after an emergency meeting on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, local time. The meeting discussed the results of the legal review conducted by their external advisors.
The investigation focused on the correspondence of electronic mail (email) between Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's former lover, which had triggered public pressure for Wasserman to resign as Chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The Los Angeles Olympic Committee confirmed that Wasserman's flirtatious correspondence with Maxwell via email occurred after he traveled to Africa on Epstein's plane as part of a 2003 humanitarian trip organized by the Clinton Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by former US President Bill Clinton.
"This was his only interaction with Epstein. Shortly thereafter, he exchanged publicly known emails with Maxwell."
"The Executive Committee has determined that based on these facts and the strong leadership he has demonstrated over the past 10 years, Mr. Wasserman should continue to lead LA28 and deliver a safe and successful Olympics," the statement said.
The LA28 board's decision to grant the trust comes after an intensifying pressure on Wasserman - who is the founder and owner of a talent agency that oversees a string of stars from various fields, such as music, sports, and entertainment.
Several artists represented by Wasserman's company, including Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Chappell Roan, have even announced their departures from the agency.
"Starting today, I am no longer represented by Wasserman. I demand the highest standards from my team and have an obligation to protect them as well," Roan said in an Instagram post.
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