US EditionKaren Bass Says Casey Wasserman Should Step Down as LA28 Chair
- In a staff memo, Casey Wasserman announced he will step down and began selling the company, apologizing for his past personal mistakes.
- The move follows revelations about 2003 emails linked to Ghislaine Maxwell, prompting client walkouts and calls for resignation by some Southern California political leaders.
- On Friday night, Wasserman named company president Mike Watts as interim leader, and Providence, the majority investor, endorsed the transition and expressed confidence in Watts.
- The agency will be renamed after Wasserman's exit, and Providence Equity Partners, which holds more than 60%, is discussing the firm's new moniker while Casey Wasserman's roughly 40% stake may be sold to Providence or a third party.
- The LA28 board said earlier this week it will continue backing Wasserman as chair even as Watts runs day-to-day operations, prompting speculation among rival agencies monitoring the roster.
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Mayor Karen Bass calls on LA Olympics boss Casey Wasserman to step down amid Epstein scandal
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Karen Bass says Casey Wasserman should step down as LA28 chair
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a CNN interview Monday that she believes Casey Wasserman should step down as chair of the LA28 Olympics Organizing Committee, breaking weeks of silence on this issue. “My opinion is that he should step down,” Bass told CNN’s Dana Bash. She added that while the LA28 board has discretion over its leadership, she did not support its recent decision to keep Wasserman in place. “The board made a decision. I think …
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