{"id":2275498,"date":"2026-02-10T09:27:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T09:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2275498"},"modified":"2026-02-10T09:27:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T09:27:41","slug":"chappell-roan-ditches-casey-wasserman-over-jeffrey-epstein-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/chappell-roan-ditches-casey-wasserman-over-jeffrey-epstein-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Chappell Roan ditches Casey Wasserman over Jeffrey Epstein ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"88591510007\" title=\"Ghislaine Maxwell pled the Fifth in House hearing on Jeffrey Epstein\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/02\/09\/USAT\/88591565007-20260209-vpc-maxwell-pleads-fifth-while-questioned-by-the-house-thumb-00-00-00-00-still-004.jpg?crop=1919,1079,x0,y0\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Ghislaine Maxwell pled the Fifth in House hearing on Jeffrey Epstein<\/p>\n<p>The convicted accomplice of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein refused to answer questions from a House committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2026\/02\/03\/chappell-roan-grammys-2026-outfit-response\/88498688007\/\">Chappell Roan<\/a> announced that she has dropped Wasserman, the sports and entertainment agency led by CEO <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/olympics\/2026\/02\/02\/casey-wasserman-epstein-files-ghislaine-maxwell-emails-olympics\/88477065007\/\">Casey Wasserman<\/a>, amid fallout from the executive being mentioned in the\u00a0latest batch of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/01\/30\/jeffrey-epstein-files-release-redactions-review\/88431957007\/\">Jeffrey Epstein files<\/a>.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>&#8220;No artist, agent or employee should be expected to defend or overlook actions that conflict so deeply with our own moral values,&#8221; the Grammy winner said on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chappellroan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her Instagram story<\/a> on Monday, Feb. 9. &#8220;I have deep respect and appreciation for the agents and staff who work tirelessly for their artists and I refuse to stand by.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Roan noted that &#8220;artists deserve representation that aligns with their values&#8221; and the decision &#8220;reflects my belief that meaningful change in our industry requires accountability and leadership that earns trust.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"87833938007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The agency, founded by the 51-year-old Wasserman, counts Adam Sandler,\u00a0Brad Pitt,\u00a0and Katie Ledecky among its suite of high-profile clients across sports and entertainment. USA TODAY reached out to Wasserman for a response and to Roan&#8217;s business representatives for further comment.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Other artists demand Wasserman&#8217;s resignation<\/h2>\n<p>Roan&#8217;s decision comes as other artists in the agency have left the firm or demanded that Wasserman leave.<\/p>\n<p>Best Coast singer Bethany Cosentino published an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUZfFbzD6ET\/?img_index=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">open letter on Instagram<\/a> Feb. 5, demanding Wasserman&#8217;s resignation, saying &#8220;the position Casey Wasserman has put his agents in is inexcusable.&#8221; The band Beach Bunny posted a statement to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beachbunnymusic\/posts\/pfbid0V5496mGaHeSECDth7HdP7opALTCKCWgMW55yPJRt7cvzvEeX6uxjeZv9zAecyYMul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social media on Jan. 8<\/a>, arguing that Wasserman&#8217;s actions are &#8220;abhorrent and disturbing on every level.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The band Wednesday announced its departure from Wasserman in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUjM3s1CW4D\/?igsh=OHY4OTMzNHRqbzh4&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jan. 9 statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last week we were among the hundreds of artists who were aghast to find out about Casey Wasserman\u2019s communications with Ghislaine Maxwell that were made public in the latest release of the Epstein files,&#8221; the statement on Instagram reads. &#8220;We find Casey\u2019s attempts to deflect and dismiss this situation deeply troubling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Jeffrey Epstein case: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/olympics\/2026\/02\/02\/casey-wasserman-epstein-files-ghislaine-maxwell-emails-olympics\/88477065007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Casey Wasserman, Los Angeles Olympics chair, regrets emails in Epstein files<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">How did Wasserman appear in the Epstein files?<\/h2>\n<p>Wasserman acknowledged in a Jan. 31 statement what appear to be a series of flirty and sexually suggestive emails he exchanged in 2003 with Ghislaine Maxwell,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdny\/pr\/ghislaine-maxwell-sentenced-20-years-prison-conspiring-jeffrey-epstein-sexually-abuse\">who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022<\/a>\u00a0for her role in a scheme to sexually exploit and abuse multiple minor girls with the disgraced financier over the course of a decade.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>&#8220;I never had a personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein,&#8221; Wasserman said in a statement. &#8220;As is well documented, I went on a humanitarian trip as part of a delegation with the Clinton Foundation in 2002 on the Epstein plane. I am terribly sorry for having any association with either of them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He has not been charged in the criminal cases against Epstein and Maxwell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Epstein fallout: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/health-wellness\/2026\/02\/05\/peter-attia-epstein-files-wellness-influencers\/88510559007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">With new emails comes the fall of a wellness guru<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, California state Sen. Lena Gonzalez, and a trio of city council members were among those who called for\u00a0Wasserman\u00a0to resign as chairman of the LA28 Olympics committee, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-02-03\/la-county-supervisor-calls-for-casey-wasserman-to-resign-from-olympic-committee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a> reported earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Having him represent us on the world stage distracts focus from our athletes and the enormous effort needed to prepare for 2028,&#8221; Hahn told the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p><em>Contributing: Mark Giannotto<\/em>, <em>USA TODAY; Reuters<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-02-10 06:05:03.830117013 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-02-10 06:05:03.830117013 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghislaine Maxwell pled the Fifth in House hearing on Jeffrey Epstein The convicted accomplice of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein refused to answer questions from a House committee. 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