Chappell Roan has announced that she is no longer represented by Wasserman, the talent agency led by entertainment executive Casey Wasserman. The exec was recently found to have exchanged “flirty” emails with Ghislaine Maxwell, who is connected to sex offender and deceased businessman Jeffrey Epstein.
In 2022, Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison over five charges, which include sex trafficking a minor and recruiting four girls to be sexually abused by Epstein between 1994 and 2004.
“I hold my teams to the highest standards and have a duty to protect them as well,” said Roan in an Instagram story on Tuesday, February 10. “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.”
Wasserman’s emails to Maxwell, made public by the U.S. Department of Justice’s “Epstein files,” date back to 2003. In a statement, he said, “I deeply regret my correspondence with Maxwell, which took place over two decades ago, long before her horrific crimes came to light.”
Wasserman, who chairs the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, said he had never had a personal or business relationship with Epstein but admitted he went on a humanitarian trip with the Clinton Foundation in 2002 aboard the “Epstein plane.”
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Roan ended her representation with Wasserman after agency chairman Casey Wasserman was found to have exchanged emails with Ghislaine Maxwell. Roan said the decision reflects her belief that meaningful industry change requires accountability and leadership that earns trust from the artists it represents.
Casey Wasserman is the entertainment executive who leads the talent agency Wasserman and chairs the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Emails he exchanged with Ghislaine Maxwell dating back to 2003 were made public through the U.S. Department of Justice’s “Epstein files.”
Wasserman said he deeply regrets his correspondence with Maxwell, which he noted occurred over two decades ago, before her crimes came to light. He also confirmed he had no personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Wasserman said he joined a 2002 humanitarian trip organized by the Clinton Foundation aboard a plane associated with Epstein, though he maintained he never had a personal or business relationship with Epstein himself.
Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced in 2022 to 20 years in prison on five charges, including sex trafficking a minor and recruiting four girls who were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein between 1994 and 2004.
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