LA mayor urges 2028 Olympics chief tied to Epstein to resign | OneFootball

The mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, has called for the resignation of Casey Wasserman, the president of the 2028 Olympics organizing committee, whose name appears in Jeffrey Epstein's files.

It is “regrettable” that the Olympic executive committee supports Wasserman, the mayor said in an interview with CNN on Monday night. “In my opinion, he should resign,” she stated.

Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice released emails with sexually explicit content that Wasserman sent in 2003 to Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's accomplice and former partner.

Since then, there have been numerous calls for the resignation of the president of the organizing committee for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Initially, Karen Bass abstained from taking a position on the controversy involving Wasserman, stating that it would be up to the Games' board of directors to decide whether he would remain in the position.

Wasserman, 51 years old, was an influential figure in Hollywood. After the revelations about his contacts, he released a statement in which he deeply regretted the 2003 correspondence, which occurred before the first arrest of the sexual offender.

Epstein died in prison in 2019, before being tried for the sexual exploitation of minors. However, he had already been convicted in 2008 for soliciting a minor for sexual purposes.

For now, Wasserman has not been accused of any crime related to this scandal.

His talent agency represents numerous stars in music, sports, and entertainment, including Pharrell Williams and the bands Coldplay and Imagine Dragons.

Several artists, including the Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Chappell Roan, announced their departure from the agency following Wasserman's involvement in the scandal.

*with content from AFP

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