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The Wasserman Witch Hunt

Casey Wasserman’s amorous emails with Ghislaine Maxwell more than 20 years ago have put clients of his music agency on edge, his Olympics chairmanship in the crosshairs, and given an opening to anyone he’s ever crossed over a couple decades in one of the world’s most cutthroat businesses.

Casey Wasserman
There's no evidence Casey Wasserman had any contact with the notorious sex traffickers since then, though in the world of artist representation and both city and Olympics politics, optics can matter just as much. Photo: Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images
Matthew Belloni
February 13, 2026
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Today appeared to be almost normal for Casey Wasserman, which might seem odd given all the screaming news headlines. According to those in his orbit, the eponymous sports and talent agency owner and L.A. Olympics chairman was business as usual in his Westwood office, doing calls and Zooms. Tonight Wasserman’s got an LA28 event and a party he’s hosting for NBA All-Star Weekend. Tomorrow it’s the NBA Tech Summit, where he’s speaking alongside top media execs and Barack Obama. He was removed from a Telemundo event for ad buyers, and an upcoming fundraiser for the Wallis in his honor may be postponed, but otherwise, you’d hardly know that Wasserman and his agency are facing a client and employee exodus reminiscent of a late-2010s #MeToo scandal.

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