Overview
- Bass told CNN the board’s decision to retain Wasserman was "unfortunate" and said leadership should be reconsidered, while noting she has no power to remove him.
- LA28’s executive committee last week kept him as chair after hiring O’Melveny & Myers to review his contacts, concluding they did not extend beyond what was already public.
- The Justice Department’s late‑January release included 2003 flirtatious emails with Ghislaine Maxwell; Wasserman apologized, denied any personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, and cited a 2002 humanitarian flight as his sole contact with Epstein.
- Facing reputational fallout, Wasserman said Friday he has begun selling his agency and turned day‑to‑day operations over to deputy Mike Watts as clients such as Chappell Roan and Abby Wambach departed.
- The IOC said the decision rests with LA28’s board, and several Los Angeles officials had previously called for Wasserman to resign.