No longer at Wasserman.
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A SPECTACULAR EXODUS is tearing through the music industry, as a SHOCKING avalanche of top artists abandon the powerful Wasserman Agency. The cause? CEO Casey Wasserman’s DAMNING and INTIMATE connections to the Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell SEX TRAFFICKING ring, laid bare in the latest trove of “Epstein Files.” These aren’t mere business associates; leaked emails reveal Wasserman engaged in FLIRTATIOUS and CHILLINGLY PERSONAL correspondence with the convicted predator Ghislaine Maxwell between 2001 and 2003. “I think of you all the time. So, what do I have to do to see you in a tight leather outfit?” he wrote—a grotesque glimpse into the social circle that enabled monsters. Now, the chickens are coming home to ROOST, as artists who built their careers with the agency are FLEEING in a mass moral reckoning.
Wasserman’s WEAK and carefully-lawyered statement expresses “deep regret” for the decades-old correspondence, claiming he never had a relationship with Epstein himself. But the PUBLIC isn’t buying it. This is a man who not only leads a cultural titan but also CHAIRS the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics—a position now under FIRE, with officials demanding his resignation. “Having him represent us on the world stage distracts focus,” said one official, in a MASSIVE understatement. The stench of association is TOO GREAT. This isn’t just about bad optics; it’s about COMPLICITY in a network of untouchable elites. Can the Olympics afford this TOXIC baggage? Can ANY industry?
The artist revolt is UNPRECEDENTED and BRUTAL. Superstar Chappell Roan declared she was “GONE.” Indie-rock heroes Wednesday stated staying “goes against our values.” Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast delivered a SCATHING rebuke: “Staying quiet isn’t something I can do in good conscience… Pretending this isn’t a big deal is not an option.” Dropkick Murphys, Orville Peck, Sylvan Esso, Weyes Blood—the list of departures reads like a festival lineup of CONSCIENCE. They are sacrificing lucrative partnerships and trusted agents, choosing PRINCIPLE over profit. Their message is a THUNDEROUS indictment: there is NO ROOM for moral ambiguity when the shadow of Epstein looms. These artists are drawing a line in the sand that corporate America has long ignored.
The powerful are FINALLY being held to account by the very talent that made them rich. But is it enough? As the world watches this cultural collapse, one question HAUNTS the wreckage: How many other empires are built on similar, HIDDEN rot?
Author: Kayitsi.com
