Overview
- Speaking to CNN, Mayor Karen Bass said she cannot remove Casey Wasserman but believes he should resign from leading the LA 2028 organizing committee.
- The LA 2028 board and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee retained Wasserman after an independent law firm reviewed the matter and briefed leadership.
- The late-January U.S. Department of Justice document release included a 2003 email exchange between Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell.
- Wasserman expressed deep regret over the decades-old emails, denied any personal or professional relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, and faces no criminal charges.
- Public fallout has grown as artists sever ties and Wasserman says he plans to sell his agency, while IOC spokesman Mark Adams said decisions rest with the LA 2028 board.