Overview
- Members of the Los Angeles County legislative delegation, representing 37 state lawmakers, issued a public statement calling for Wasserman to step down from overseeing the 2028 Olympics.
- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said on CNN that he should resign, adding that she cannot remove him and that the decision rests with the LA28 board.
- The LA28 executive committee said it reviewed Wasserman’s past conduct with the assistance of attorneys and decided he should remain chair based on the facts and his leadership.
- Wasserman announced he will sell his talent agency after acknowledging the controversy has become a distraction, following high-profile client departures including Chappell Roan and Abby Wambach.
- Coverage notes the DOJ’s Epstein files do not allege criminal wrongdoing by Wasserman, though the disclosures have intensified political and public scrutiny of his role.