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2028 LA Olympics Leader Casey Wasserman Encouraged to ‘Step Down’ Amid Racy Emails in Epstein Files
Casey Wasserman, the chairman of the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is being asked to resign from his position with the Summer Games following last week’s release of more Epstein files.
“I think Casey Wasserman needs to step down,” L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn, who is working on the organizing committee, said on Tuesday, February 3, according to the Los Angeles Times.
“Having him represent us on the world stage distracts focus from our athletes and the enormous effort needed to prepare for 2028,” added Hahn.
In the Department of Justice’s January 30 release of more documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, Wasserman’s last name comes up more than 100 times by search.
The 51-year-old executive appeared to communicate by email with Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, who was found guilty in 2021 of child sex trafficking.
In one email — dated Tuesday, April 1, 2003 — the Wasserman CEO allegedly communicated with an address identified as “Maxwell, Ghislaine,” writing: “Where are you, I miss you. I will be in nyc for 4 days starting april 22…can we book that massage now?”
At the time, Wasserman was married to Laura Ziffren, with whom he shares two children; the two divorced in 2021.
In another alleged email exchange with “G. Max” (presumably Maxwell, 64), Wasserman appeared to write, “I think of you all the time… So what do I have to do to see you in a tight leather outfit? I am in NY tonight, youre not, what am I to do? Xoxo cw.”
According to the Associated Press, Wasserman released a statement on Saturday saying, “I deeply regret my correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell,” which he said occurred “long before her horrific crimes came to light.”
“I never had a personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. As is well documented, I went on a humanitarian trip as part of a delegation with the Clinton Foundation in 2002 on the Epstein plane. I am terribly sorry for having any association with either of them,” he said.
