Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - The executive committee of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games announced this Wednesday that its president, Casey Wasserman, will continue in office, following an investigation that linked him to the latest wave of revelations about the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Wasserman has faced growing calls for him to resign as director of Los Angeles 2028 after 2003 emails between him and Epstein's ex-partner Ghislaine Maxwell came to light in US Justice Department files released last month.

In a statement issued Wednesday, the LA28 executive committee stated that Wasserman, who has not been charged with any criminal offense, will continue in his position following a legal review of his email correspondence with Maxwell.

The board highlighted "the solid leadership he has demonstrated over the last 10 years" and predicted that he is the right one to "guarantee safe and successful Games."

The committee reported that it was assisted by an external advisor and that after reviewing Wasserman's interactions with Epstein and Maxwell, it concluded that said relationship "did not go beyond what was already publicly documented."

Clinton Foundation humanitarian trip

The statement indicates that Wasserman's email exchange with Maxwell took place after Maxwell went to Africa on Epstein's plane as part of a 2003 humanitarian trip organized by former US President Bill Clinton's Clinton Foundation.

"This was his only interaction with Epstein. Shortly thereafter, he exchanged publicly known emails with Maxwell," according to the LA28 board statement.

During the week, however, the LA28 president has been singled out for emails in which he fantasized about seeing Maxwell in a "tight leather suit" when married.

Singer-songwriter Chappell Roan parted ways with the Wasserman agency on Monday. Through this company, the executive represents a large number of music stars, such as Pharrell Williams and the bands Coldplay and Imagine Dragons.

"No artist, agent or employee should be expected to defend or ignore actions that deeply contradict our moral values," Roan stated.

Other lesser-known artists have also left the Wasserman agency in recent days.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, other music stars are considering breaking ties with the Wasserman agency and some of its employees are considering buying it and changing its name.

"Casey should resign"

This Wednesday, another prominent Wasserman client, American women's soccer legend Abby Wambach, joined the exodus, demanding the businessman's resignation as director of the agency.

"I have left the Wasserman Agency," Wambach wrote on Instagram.

"I read Casey Wasserman's correspondence in the Epstein files. I know what I know and I follow my instincts and my values. I will not participate in any business deals under his leadership," Wambach added.

"Casey should resign. She should leave, so that more people like me don't have to," he stated bluntly.

The reputation of Wasserman, a 51-year-old American businessman with considerable influence in sports, film, music and politics, is plummeting.

Last week, several Los Angeles city officials called on him to resign as director of the Summer Olympics.

"Representing us on the international stage takes attention away from our athletes and the considerable effort required to prepare for 2028," one of them, Janice Hahn, told the Los Angeles Times last week.

In a social media post, Los Angeles City Financial Comptroller Kenneth Mejía added: "Los Angeles cannot trust our financial future to someone linked to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell."

"The president of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Committee, Casey Wasserman, must assume his responsibility and resign," he stated.

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