Singer, Chappell Roan, announced that she is leaving Casey Wasserman's talent agency after his name appeared in the recently released Epstein Files. Amid this, know all about the business mogul.
Casey Wasserman is one of the most renowned American entertainment executives and sports agents. You might best know him as the CEO of Wasserman, a sports marketing and talent agency he founded. At present, the business mogul has been grabbing all the headlines after his name came up in the recently released Epstein files. For the unversed, in a series of emails released by the Justice Department as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, a few showed that Casey Wasserman had exchanged personal, rather ‘flirty’ messages with Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's former associate. Apparently, their email exchange took place in 2003, over 20 years ago, when Wasserman was a married man. In 2021, Maxwell was convicted of s*x trafficking and has been serving a 20-year prison sentence ever since.
Despite Wasserman and Maxwell's emails indicating that the duo shared an intimate relationship, according to a report by CNN, the former has not been accused of any criminal activity related to Epstein yet. The damage to his reputation, however, had already been done. On February 9, 2026, popular singer, Chappell Roan announced that she had decided to part ways with Wasserman and is no longer represented by his agency. Her decision was based on the fact that all artists “deserve representation that aligns with their values.” Amid this, if you are interested in learning more about Casey Wasserman, the man at the centre of the controversy, keep on reading.
Casey Wesserman was born in 1974 to parents, Jack Myers and Lyne Wesserman. If reports are believed to be true, the pair divorced when Casey was only seven years old. Following their split, Casey was raised by his mother, whose maiden name he decided to adopt in the future. By doing this, he also successfully aligned himself with his maternal grandfather, Lew Wasserman. For those who are unaware, Lew was a legendary movie mogul and the former president of MCA, an entertainment conglomerate.
When Casey Wasserman was growing up, Lew took it upon himself to mentor him to the best of his abilities. According to a New York Times report, Lew would teach Casey life lessons by taking him to the Beverly Hills deli Nate ‘n’ Al's almost every weekend. At the time, Casey reportedly had incredible access to the entertainment industry, something most people could only dream of.
The news outlet noted that at the young age of 10, Casey helped carry the torch at the Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles. Later, when he was 18 years old, he allegedly wanted to watch a Guns N' Roses concert, which happened to be sold out at the time. This led his grandfather to tell him to call one of Hollywood's biggest power brokers, David Geffen, for the tickets.
At the start of his career, when Casey was 21 years old, he received a multimillion-dollar trust fund, according to a report by the LA Times. Soon after, Lew made him president of the family's charitable foundation. By the age of 28, Casey managed to start his own company, then known as the Wasserman Media Group. In the beginning, they built a strong client base of sports stars whom they wanted to represent.
As Wasserman grew, Casey bought multiple other companies to help him establish his place among the country's and the world's top sports marketing and talent agencies. A report by Forbes suggests that Wasserman had USD 5.7 billion in talent contracts by the year 2022. These contracts mostly covered various sports, including basketball, golf, and even American football. It is worth noting that at present, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Casey Wasserman enjoys a high net worth of about USD 400 million.
According to Casey Wasserman, when his grandfather, Lew, took him to the Los Angeles Olympics at age 10, the experience left a “profound” impact on him. Casey revealed this during his interview with the Financial Times. Reportedly, in 2014, the city's mayor asked him to lead its bid for the Olympic Games. As you might have already guessed, Casey did end up securing Los Angeles as the host city for the 2028 Summer Olympics. Currently, Casey Wasserman is the head of the organising committee, which is gearing up to oversee the USD 7 billion project. Talking about his responsibilities, in an interview with the LA Times, Casey stated:
“I enjoy the pressure. If this were easy and boring, I'm not sure it would be worth the time.”
Regarding Casey Wasserman's political stance, he is a Democrat. Naturally, it comes as no surprise that he is a friend of the Clintons. If a report by The New York Times is to be believed, Casey and Hillary Clinton even had a two-hour breakfast meeting. This, apparently, was just a few weeks before their interview in 2013. In later years, Casey has shown his support for the Democrats through his donations. This was evidenced by his co-hosting a fundraiser for then-president, Joe Biden in February 2024, according to a report by Deadline. He is also known to have supported Barack Obama during his run, per Variety.
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