Amid Epstein Files Furor, Casey Wasserman Keeps LA28 Gig

(This content was created with the help of AI.) Casey Wasserman is keeping his Olympics gig—at least for now. The chair of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games held onto the backing of LA28’s Executive Committee on Wednesday, despite escalating criticism over his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, the Los Angeles Times reports.

After hiring outside counsel to review Wasserman’s conduct, the committee said it found no interactions beyond what’s already public: a 2002 trip to Africa on Epstein’s jet for a Clinton Foundation mission, followed by flirtatious emails with Maxwell.

Wasserman was married at the time, ABC 7 reports. Citing the fact that no new information was uncovered, plus what it called Wasserman’s “strong leadership” over the last decade, the committee concluded he should stay on…

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