Casey Wasserman has dropped out of Telemundo’s Playmakers occasion scheduled for this week in Los Angeles, TheWrap has discovered.
Wasserman, chief government of sports activities and expertise company Wasserman and chair and president of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics organizing committee, had been set to headline the occasion on Thursday. This system is billed as a night of dialog with sports activities trade leaders and listed Wasserman as showing alongside former NFL star and present analyst Tony Gonzalez.
An up to date invitation despatched Tuesday by Telemundo’s occasions crew didn’t listing Wasserman, whereas Gonzalez is now listed as headliner. The revised lineup additionally consists of photographer and Cura Lita founder Carlos Eric Lopez, WME basketball agent Stephanie Mejia and Los Angeles Soccer Membership chief model officer Wealthy Orosco. The occasion is scheduled to happen on the Common Studios lot.
It was not instantly clear whether or not Wasserman withdrew voluntarily or was requested to step apart, however a Telemundo spokesperson stated in a press release that “We have been knowledgeable by his workplace that sadly he’s now not accessible to hitch us at The Playmakers occasion.” Representatives for Wasserman didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark from TheWrap.
Wasserman’s exit comes amid renewed scrutiny over his previous affiliation with Ghislaine Maxwell, who’s serving a 20-year federal jail sentence for conspiring with convicted intercourse trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Suggestive emails between Wasserman and Maxwell from greater than 20 years in the past turned public final month following the discharge of court docket data by the U.S. Division of Justice.
Wasserman issued a public apology, saying he was “terribly sorry” for having had any affiliation with Maxwell. He has stated the correspondence predated her prison conduct changing into broadly recognized.
The controversy has prompted backlash from artists represented by Wasserman’s agency. Chappell Roan and the band Dropkick Murphys severed their relationships with the corporate, whereas Bethany Cosentino, the frontwoman of rock duo Greatest Coast, publicly criticized Wasserman’s ties to Maxwell.
Wasserman considerably expanded its music enterprise in 2020 with the acquisition of Paradigm’s North American dwell music division and represents a roster that features Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Kacey Musgraves, Lorde and Pharrell Williams.
