Chappell Roan Among High-Profile Artists to Leave Casey Wasserman’s Agency Amid Epstein Files Release

Casey Wasserman, the CEO of sports marketing and talent agency Wasserman, is feeling the fallout following the January 30 release of more Epstein files.

High-profile client Chappell Roan announced Monday, February 9, that she has left the agency after the 51-year-old executive’s alleged emails with Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell — who was found guilty in 2021 of child sex trafficking — came to light.

“As of today, I am no longer represented by Wasserman, the talent agency led by Casey Wasserman,” the “Pink Pony Club” singer, 27, wrote in a statement shared to her Instagram Story.

“I hold my teams to the highest standards and have a duty to protect them as well,” she continued. “No artist, agent or employee should ever be expected to defend or overlook actions that conflict so deeply with our own moral values.”

“I have deep respect and appreciation for the agents and staff who work tirelessly for their artists and I refuse to passively stand by,” she added. “Artists deserve representation that aligns with their values and supports their safety and dignity. This decision reflects my belief that meaningful change in our industry requires accountability and leadership that earns trust.”

Roan is not the only artist who called out Wasserman, who previously released a statement saying, “I deeply regret my correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell,” which he said occurred “long before her horrific crimes came to light.”

The band Wednesday also posted an Instagram statement Monday stating that they were among the “hundreds of artists who were aghast” by the latest Epstein files uncoverings. They added that they will “begin the process of extracting ourselves from Wasserman.”

“The position Casey Wasserman has put his agents in is inexcusable,” Bethany Cosentino, frontwoman of rock duo Best Coast, wrote in an open letter shared to her Instagram on February 6. She called for Wasserman to “step down” and change the name of the organization.

Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that there are other artists who are also considering cutting ties with the businessman.

Last week, Wasserman — who is the chairman of the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games — was asked to resign from his position with the Summer Games.

“I think Casey Wasserman needs to step down,” L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn, who is working on the organizing committee, said on February 3, according to the Los Angeles Times.

In the Department of Justice’s release of more documents related to the Epstein scandal, Wasserman’s last name comes up more than 100 times by search.

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.