Editor’s Note: In what could be one of the most consequential elections in Los Angeles’ history, the race this year for mayor sees two former allies in an increasingly sharp bid to take over City Hall. With many issues in the contest between incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman impacting the entertainment industry, Deadline […]

With the 2026 Winter Olympics now but a memory, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is readying for what CEO Sarah Hirshland described as “the busiest stretch of activity, potentially in our history.” Team USA held its first board meeting of the year this week to discuss preparations for the two upcoming Games on U.S. […]

An overwhelming number of Los Angeles City Council members have some serious issues with Casey Wasserman remaining in charges of the upcoming the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad, but LA28 doesn’t seem to care. “With the Board’s position on leadership established, LA28’s focus remains on delivering a fiscally responsible, privately funded Games that protects taxpayers […]

WASSERMAN SALE ON— (Via Deadline) Casey Wasserman’s name is still listed as chair of L.A.’s 2028 Olympics, but the Epstein Files-stained executive’s surname is coming off the company he founded as bidders line up for all or part of his agency empire. The circulating new name for Wasserman is “The Team.” Several monikers have been out […]

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On the 534th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the complicated (and expensive) unwinding of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s tenure with the Miami Dolphins. The NFL team announced on Monday that it would release Tagovailoa using what the league calls the “post-June […]

(Updated with Wasserman statement) Casey Wasserman’s name is still listed as chair of LA”s 2028 Olympics, but the Epstein Files stained executive’s surname is coming off the company he founded as bidders line up for all or part of his agency empire. The circulating new name for Wasserman is “The Team.” Several monikers have been […]

I’ve never believed in ghosts but Lew Wasserman’s intruded on me this week. Lew was CEO not only of Universal but of Hollywood in general until around 2000, and thus he’d be surprised to learn that his peers today are an endangered species. Even Casey Wasserman, Lew’s powerful grandson, this week lost hegemony not only […]

Over the last few weeks, as the drama around Wasserman Agency founder Casey Wasserman’s presence in the Epstein files and his professional future have unfolded, misinformation has spread at a rate that is rare even for the entertainment business. Complicating matters further is the fact that reliable information can be challenging to find in this […]

Casey Wasserman has hired investment bank Moelis & Company to explore the sale of his eponymous talent and marketing agency, Deadline has confirmed. He put on the firm on the auction block recently as he deals with fallout from the Epstein Files. “This organization, its leadership and the entire team mean the world to me,” […]

Moelis & Company has been retained to sell Wasserman, the sports and entertainment agency founded by Casey Wasserman, according to a person familiar with the matter. The New York-based investment bank has been an active advisor among agencies, working on the sales of Excel Sports Management to Goldman Sachs, Athletes First to General Catalyst, Brillstein […]

EXCLUSIVE: A $15,000 ticket that Jeffrey Epstein bought for Hollywood PR maven Peggy Siegel to attend the Motion Picture and Television Fund’s Night Before gala in 2013 has become a prime focus of a long ongoing lawsuit that is now pulling besieged LA28 chair Casey Wasserman back into court. Already facing fallout from disclosures and […]

MILAN—NBC Olympics president Gary Zenkel said the network’s star-focused broadcasting approach does not, in his view, place undue pressure on athletes to perform to expectations. Zenkel’s comments came during a wide-ranging interview with Sportico that touched on the recent implosion of gold medal figure skating favorite Ilia Malinin, as well as the controversy surrounding LA28 […]

MILAN—NBC Olympics president Gary Zenkel said that there has been “no disruption” to the network’s preparation for the Los Angeles 2028 Games, despite repeated calls by other stakeholders for the resignation of LA28 organizing chairman Casey Wasserman over his relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted sex trafficker and close Jeffrey Epstein associate. The question over […]

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says Casey Wasserman “should step down” from his role as chairman of the LA28 Olympic organizing committee that is driving the Summer Games given the tumult stirred by his appearance in the Epstein files. Bass has been a supporter of Wasserman’s in the past. But in an interview Monday with […]

Karen Bass can’t fire Casey Wasserman as the head of Los Angeles’ 2028 Olympic Games, but she sure wants the soon-to-be former agency boss out ASAP. “My opinion is, is that he should step down,” LA Mayor Bass said this Presidents’ Day on CNN. “That’s not the opinion of the board,” the reelection seeking incumbent […]

During Brett Kavanaugh's 2018 Supreme Court fight, Epstein coached Steve Bannon on how to undermine Christine Blasey Ford, who alleged that then–Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her — specifically, that she should be accused of using medications that impair memory. — Read the rest

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DOLENZ’S MONKEES 60th CELEBRATION BEGINS — Micky Dolenz and band began their Monkees 60th celebration this week with shows in Solana Beach (at Belly Up) and Cerritos, California. We weren’t there in person but reports were extremely positive as Dolenz performs selected tracks from all the Monkee-albums in their chronological order and explained the genesis of […]

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Attorney General Pam Bondi told Congress on Saturday that the Justice Department has released all documents required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The lawmakers who wrote the law disagree.

In a six-page letter, Bondi and Deputy AG Todd Blanche listed more than 300 "politically exposed persons" whose names appear in the files — Trump, Clinton, Gates, Prince Andrew, and, for reasons the…

Providence Equity is aiming to calm the waters within the Wasserman agency after Friday night’s surprise news that the firm will be put up for sale and founder Casey Wasserman will leave amid the furor over his appearances in the Epstein files. Casey Wasserman’s position as a leader in media and sports has been rocked […]

After Casey Wasserman's ties to Jeffrey Epstein were revealed in the latest batch of the Epstein Files, musicians on Wasserman Group's roster have been reckoning. Chappell Roan, Wednesday, Water From Your Eyes, Weyes Blood, Orville Peck, and more have departed from the talent agency, whereas others, such as Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino, have threatened to leave if the CEO and founder doesn't…

Casey Wasserman has decided to put his namesake talent agency and marketing firm up for sale while he grapples with the intense fallout from the revelations of his past relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell as detailed in the Epstein files disclosure. Wasserman confirmed his plan in a memo to Wasserman staff that was first reported by […]

A besieged Casey Wasserman is putting his entire talent and marketing agency on the auction block as the fallout from revelations of his relationships with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell continue to batter the LA28 chair. “This organization, its leadership and the entire team mean the world to me,” Wasserman said in a memo to […]

Following the likes of Chappell Roan, Orville Peck and Abby Wambach, DJ and record producer John Summit is threatening to leave Wasserman Media Group. After founder and CEO Casey Wasserman’s association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell came to light in the Department of Justice’s recent release of files, Summit has called on the marketing […]

The decision by the LA28 board to keep Casey Wasserman around to lead the city’s Olympics efforts despite his appearance in the Epstein Files is earning scorn from two more members of the Los Angeles City Council, including one running for Mayor. “I am disappointed by the decision made by the LA28 Board’s Executive Committee […]

Casey Wasserman will remain as the chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics amid calls for his resignation due to his Jeffrey Epstein ties. The LA28 executive committee of the board — which was hand-picked by Wasserman and includes Jeffrey Katzenberg, Jeanie Buss, Kevin McCarthy and Jessica Alba — held an emergency meeting to discuss […]

Casey Wasserman will remain as the head of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, says the LA28 Board. After a quickly called emergency meeting Wednesday over Wasserman’s recently revealed relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and the pedophile’s inner circle, leaders of Wasserman’s hand-picked board, which includes Jeffrey Katzenberg, Jeanie Buss, Kevin McCarthy and Jessica Alba, have determined […]

BILLY PRESTON — He stated playing at 3. Billy Preston was simply amazing. The Beatles; The Stones; Ray Charles; Sly Stone; Eric Clapton; Little Richard; Barbara Streisand; Norah Jones; Elton John … the list goes on and on. Preston was a prodigy for sure. The long-in-the-works doc That’s The Way God Planned It is filled […]

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Chappell Roan and Orville Peck have both announced they’ve left their talent agency after emails between its founder and Ghislaine Maxwell were included in the Epstein files. Roan shared a ...

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WASHINGTON — Pop star Chappell Roan said on Monday she was no longer represented by the talent agency led by Los Angeles 2028 Olympics chief Casey Wasserman, who has faced criticism for flirtatious email exchanges with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell more than 20 years ago. Wasserman has apologized for communicating with Maxwell, after the publication of a series of personal emails…

EXCLUSIVE: A besieged Casey Wasserman is back in Los Angeles from the Winter Olympics in Italy as the backlash from the LA28 chief’s lurid emails in the Epstein files intensifies and revolts emerge on multiple fronts. The revelations of Wasserman’s intimate exchanges with deceased pedophile Epstein’s convicted procurer Ghislaine Maxwell finds the scion of Hollywood royalty […]