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    "parsed_content": "The Epstein FilesLatest ReleaseMaxwell Pleads FifthStarmer Under PressureMaxwell and the ClintonsPowerful Men in FilesReferences to TrumpAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTChappell Roan Leaves Wasserman Agency After Founder Appears in Epstein FilesCasey Wasserman, who founded and leads the talent agency bearing his name, exchanged flirtatious emails with Ghislaine Maxwell in the early 2000s.Listen to this article \u00b7 4:30 min Learn moreShare full articleChappell Roan at the 2026 Grammy Awards.Credit...Mario Anzuoni\/ReutersBy Claire MosesFeb. 10, 2026The Grammy-winning artist Chappell Roan announced on Monday that she had left the talent agency led and founded by Casey Wasserman, who exchanged flirtatious emails with Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s longtime companion, as the repercussions of the Epstein files seep into the realms of sports and culture.\u201cAs of today, I am no longer represented by Wasserman,\u201d Ms. Roan, known for hits like \u201cPink Pony Club\u201d and \u201cGood luck, Babe!,\u201d wrote on Instagram. \u201cI hold my teams to the highest standards and have a duty to protect them as well. No artist, agent or employee should ever be expected to defend or overlook actions that conflict so deeply with our own moral values.\u201dIn her statement, Ms. Roan did not directly name Ms. Maxwell or Mr. Epstein, the convicted sex offender who killed himself in 2019 while in jail awaiting a criminal trial on sex-trafficking charges.\u201cThis decision reflects my belief that meaningful change in our industry requires accountability and leadership that earns trust,\u201d Ms. Roan wrote.Mr. Wasserman, who is also the chairman of the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic Games, exchanged emails with Ms. Maxwell in 2003, according to the Justice Department documents on Mr. Epstein released last month.ImageCasey Wasserman in Milan this month.Credit...Guglielmo Mangiapane\/ReutersThe communications occurred while Mr. Wasserman was married with a young family, and before Ms. Maxwell was convicted in 2021 on federal charges that she conspired with Mr. Epstein to sexually abuse teenage girls.In the emails, Ms. Maxwell offered to give Mr. Wasserman a massage that would \u201cdrive a man wild.\u201d In another exchange, Mr. Wasserman told her: \u201cI think of you all the time. So, what do I have to do to see you in a tight leather outfit?\u201dIn a statement this month, after the emails became public, Mr. Wasserman said: \u201cI deeply regret my correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell which took place over two decades ago, long before her horrific crimes came to light.\u201dSince the revelations, Mr. Wasserman has been facing mounting pressure to remove himself from his talent agency and to step down from the Olympic organizing committee.While Ms. Roan is the most high profile artist to cut ties with Mr. Wasserman\u2019s agency\u00a0\u2014 she has more than 35 million monthly listeners on Spotify \u2014 she is not the only artist speaking out.Dropkick Murphys, the Irish American punk band based in Massachusetts, said on Instagram on Friday that it was also leaving the Wasserman agency. \u201cWe love our agents. They are great partners. We signed with them years before they merged with Wasserman,\u201d the statement said. \u201cIt saddens us to part ways with them, but the namesake of the agency is in the Epstein files, so\u2026 we GONE.\u201dOthers denounced the agency. \u201cWe are demanding for Wasserman to remove himself and his name from the agency,\u201d Lili Trifilio, the guitarist and vocalist of Beach Bunny, another Wasserman client, wrote on the band\u2019s Instagram page this week.\u201c\u2018Deep regrets\u2019 are not enough,\u201d Ms. Trifilio wrote, referring to a line from Mr. Wasserman\u2019s statement, in which he denied having a relationship with Mr. Epstein but acknowledged that he had taken a trip on his plane in 2002. \u201cI am terribly sorry for having any association with either of them,\u201d he said.Ms. Trifilio called Mr. Wasserman\u2019s exchanges with Ms. Maxwell \u201cabhorrent and disturbing on every level.\u201dA North Carolina indie-rock band, Wednesday, also announced this week that it would leave Wasserman. \u201cContinuing to be represented by a company led by and named after Casey Wasserman goes against our values and cannot continue,\u201d the band wrote on Instagram. \u201cFor the sake of his staff we hope that he steps down from the company and it is rebranded.\u201dThe Wasserman agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday.In an open letter to the agency, Bethany Cosentino, the frontwoman of the band Best Coast, which has been represented by the Wasserman agency since 2021, wrote that she had asked the agency to remove her name and her band\u2019s name from its website, and called for Mr. Wasserman to step down.\u201cAs an artist represented by Wasserman, I did not consent to having my name or career tied to someone with this kind of association to exploitation,\u201d Ms. Cosentino wrote.Other prominent musicians represented by Wasserman include Kendrick Lamar, Coldplay, Joni Mitchell, Lorde and Tyler, The Creator.Claire Moses is a Times reporter in London, focused on coverage of breaking and trending news.See more on: Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine MaxwellRead 179 commentsShare full articleRelated ContentAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT",
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