The chairman of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games has said he deeply regrets decades-old flirty emails with Ghislaine Maxwell - the jailed associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Casey Wasserman's messages to Maxwell, sent in 2003, were among millions of files published by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday. In one exchange, Wasserman wrote to Maxwell: I think of you all the time... So what do I have to do to see you in a tight leather outfit? Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for recruiting and trafficking teenage girls to be sexually abused by the disgraced financier Epstein prior to his death in custody in 2019.
I deeply regret my correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell which took place over two decades ago, long before her horrific crimes came to light, Wasserman said in a statement obtained by news agency AFP. He emphasized that he had never had a personal or business relationship with Epstein and added, As is well documented, I went on a humanitarian trip as part of a delegation with the Clinton Foundation in 2002 on the Epstein plane. Wasserman expressed his sorrow for any association with either Maxwell or Epstein.
While the released files do not indicate wrongdoing on Wasserman's part, they have reignited discussions surrounding the connections between notable individuals and Epstein. The BBC has reached out to Wasserman for further comment.
Wasserman, who founded a sports and entertainment agency in 2002, serves as a trustee for the non-profit Clinton Foundation according to the Olympics website. Ghislaine Maxwell agreed last month to testify under oath before the congressional committee investigating the federal government's handling of the Epstein files, a committee that has also summoned former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to testify. Clinton has denied any knowledge of Epstein's wrongdoing despite being photographed with him in past years. Epstein, who was convicted of sexual offenses in 2008, was found dead in his New York prison cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
I deeply regret my correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell which took place over two decades ago, long before her horrific crimes came to light, Wasserman said in a statement obtained by news agency AFP. He emphasized that he had never had a personal or business relationship with Epstein and added, As is well documented, I went on a humanitarian trip as part of a delegation with the Clinton Foundation in 2002 on the Epstein plane. Wasserman expressed his sorrow for any association with either Maxwell or Epstein.
While the released files do not indicate wrongdoing on Wasserman's part, they have reignited discussions surrounding the connections between notable individuals and Epstein. The BBC has reached out to Wasserman for further comment.
Wasserman, who founded a sports and entertainment agency in 2002, serves as a trustee for the non-profit Clinton Foundation according to the Olympics website. Ghislaine Maxwell agreed last month to testify under oath before the congressional committee investigating the federal government's handling of the Epstein files, a committee that has also summoned former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to testify. Clinton has denied any knowledge of Epstein's wrongdoing despite being photographed with him in past years. Epstein, who was convicted of sexual offenses in 2008, was found dead in his New York prison cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
