2026年2月14日 / 美国东部时间晚上9:48 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
2028年洛杉矶奥运会组委会主席凯西·瓦瑟曼表示，在他的名字出现在杰弗里·爱泼斯坦相关文件后，他将出售自己同名的人才经纪公司。
瓦瑟曼与吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦的邮件是在他最近出现在已被定罪的性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦相关政府文件中时被披露的。瓦瑟曼的经纪公司代表着世界上一些顶级流行音乐艺术家，但他本人并未被指控有任何不当行为。
最近公布的文件显示，2003年，瓦瑟曼与爱泼斯坦的同伙麦克斯韦交换了暧昧邮件，而麦克斯韦后来因协助爱泼斯坦招募并性虐待受害者而被定罪。据向美联社提供该备忘录的公司发言人表示，瓦瑟曼在周五晚间给员工的备忘录中称，他已开始出售公司的流程。
瓦瑟曼在给员工的备忘录中表示，他觉得自己已成为公司工作的干扰因素。
备忘录中写道：”在此期间，迈克·沃茨将负责公司的日常运营，而我将全神贯注地确保2028年洛杉矶奥运会能配得上这座杰出城市。”
这份备忘录是在洛杉矶奥运会组委会（LA28）执行委员会召开会议讨论瓦瑟曼出现在爱泼斯坦文件中的事宜后几天发布的。委员会表示，他们和一家外部律师事务所对瓦瑟曼与爱泼斯坦和麦克斯韦的互动进行了审查，且得到了瓦瑟曼的全力配合。
委员会在一份声明中称：”我们发现瓦瑟曼先生与爱泼斯坦和麦克斯韦的关系并未超出已公开记录的内容。”声明还表示，瓦瑟曼”应继续领导LA28，并确保赛事安全且成功举办”。
洛杉矶市领导人已呼吁瓦瑟曼辞去主席职务，但在上周米兰-科尔蒂纳奥运会的新闻发布会上，国际奥委会副主席妮可·霍夫特兹表示她对瓦瑟曼及其团队”充满信任”。
洛杉矶市长卡伦·巴斯在自己的声明中表示，她将听从委员会的决定。
瓦瑟曼此前曾表示，2002年应克林顿基金会的邀请，他乘坐爱泼斯坦的私人飞机前往非洲执行人道主义任务。文件中瓦瑟曼与麦克斯韦的交流包括瓦瑟曼告诉麦克斯韦：”我一直想着你。那我要怎么做才能看到你穿着紧身皮衣的样子？”
他的公司也被称为瓦瑟曼，已有客户因麦克斯韦的邮件而流失。歌手查佩尔·罗安（Chappell Roan）和退役美国女足传奇球员艾比·瓦姆巴赫（Abby Wambach）是其中的两位。
瓦瑟曼在给员工的备忘录中表示，他与麦克斯韦和爱泼斯坦的互动有限，对这些邮件感到遗憾。
备忘录中说：”直到多年后他们的犯罪行为才曝光，而这一切仅仅包括一次前往非洲的人道主义之旅和几封我深感遗憾发送的邮件。我心碎的是，我23年前与他们的短暂接触在过去几天和几周里给你们、这家公司及其客户带来了如此多的苦难。”
瓦瑟曼此前还在本月早些时候发布的一份声明中道歉，称”我对与吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦的通信深感遗憾，这些通信发生在二十多年前，远在她可怕的罪行曝光之前。”
他在声明中补充说，自己”从未与杰弗里·爱泼斯坦有过个人或商业关系”。
（注：文中图片为凯西·瓦瑟曼2026年2月3日在意大利米兰参加国际奥委会会议时的发言场景，Andreas Rentz / Getty Images）
Casey Wasserman, 2028 Olympics chair, to sell talent agency after name appears in Epstein files
February 14, 2026 / 9:48 PM EST / CBS/AP
Casey Wasserman, the chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, says he is selling his eponymous talent agency in the wake of the release of emails between himself and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Wasserman’s emails with Maxwell were revealed by his appearance in recently released government files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Wasserman, whose agency represents some of the top pop music artists in the world, has not been accused of any wrongdoing.
The recently released documents revealed that in 2003 he swapped flirtatious emails with Epstein associate Maxwell, who would years later be convicted of helping Epstein recruit and sexually abuse his victims. Wasserman said in a Friday evening memo to his staff that he has begun the process of selling the company, according to a company spokesperson who provided the memo to The Associated Press.
Wasserman’s memo to staff said that he felt he had become a distraction to the company’s work.
“During this time, Mike Watts will assume day-to-day control of the business while I devote my full attention to delivering Los Angeles an Olympic Games in 2028 that is worthy of this outstanding city,” the memo stated.
Casey Wasserman, chair of LA28, speaks during the IOC Session on Feb. 3, 2026, in Milan, Italy. Andreas Rentz / Getty Images
The memo arrived days after the LA28 board’s executive committee met to discuss Wasserman’s appearance in the Epstein files. The committee said it and an outside legal firm conducted a review of Wasserman’s interactions with Epstein and Maxwell with Wasserman’s full cooperation.
The committee said in a statement: “We found Mr. Wasserman’s relationship with Epstein and Maxwell did not go beyond what has already been publicly documented.” The statement also said Wasserman “should continue to lead LA28 and deliver a safe and successful games.”
Los Angeles leaders have called on Wasserman to resign as chair, but during a press conference last week at the Milano-Cortina Olympics, IOC Vice President Nicole Hoevertsz said she had “full trust” in Wasserman and his team.
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said in her own statement she would defer to the board.
Wasserman has said previously that he flew on a humanitarian mission to Africa on Epstein’s private plane at the invitation of the Clinton Foundation in 2002. Exchanges between Wasserman and Maxwell in the files include Wasserman telling Maxwell: “I think of you all the time. So, what do I have to do to see you in a tight leather outfit?”
His agency, also called Wasserman, has lost clients over the Maxwell emails. Singer Chappell Roan and retired U.S. women’s soccer legend Abby Wambach are among them.
Wasserman said in his memo to staff that his interactions with Maxwell and Epstein were limited and he regrets the emails.
“It was years before their criminal conduct came to light, and, in its entirety, consisted of one humanitarian trip to Africa and a handful of emails that I deeply regret sending. And I’m heartbroken that my brief contact with them 23 years ago has caused you, this company, and its clients so much hardship over the past days and weeks,” the memo said.
Wasserman had also previously apologized in a statement released earlier this month, saying “I deeply regret my correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell, which took place over two decades ago, long before her horrific crimes came to light.”
In that statement, he added that he” never had a personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.”
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