Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Karen Bass called for the resignation of Casey Wasserman, president of the organizing committee of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, following the disclosure by the United States Department of Justice of 2003 emails exchanged with Ghislaine Maxwell, ex-partner and collaborator of Jeffrey Epstein. Wasserman, who is not facing charges, "deeply" regretted that correspondence, prior to Epstein's first arrest.

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called for the resignation of the president of the 2028 Olympics organizing committee, Casey Wasserman, whose name appears in Jeffrey Epstein's files.

It is "regrettable" that the Olympic Games executive committee supports Wasserman, the mayor said in an interview with CNN on Monday night. "In my opinion, he should resign," he said.

The US Department of Justice last month released racy emails that Wasserman sent in 2003 to Epstein's accomplice and ex-partner, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Since then, there have been several calls for the resignation of the president of the organizing committee of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

At first, Karen Bass refrained from taking a position in the controversy over Wasserman, stating that it was up to the board of directors of the Games to decide whether or not she would remain in her position.

Wasserman, 51, has been an influential Hollywood personality. Following the revelations of his contacts, he published a statement in which he "deeply" regretted that correspondence from 2003, prior to the sex offender's first arrest.

Epstein died in prison in 2019 before being tried for sexual exploitation of minors. However, in 2008 he had received a first conviction for soliciting sexual services from a minor.

For now Wasserman has not been accused of any crime in the context of this scandal.

His artistic agency represents numerous stars from the world of music, sports and entertainment, including Pharrell Williams and the groups Coldplay and Imagine Dragons.

Several artists, including Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Chappell Roan, have announced their departure from the agency after Wasserman's involvement in the scandal became known.

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