The chairman of the 2028 Summer Olympics is feeling the heat, and it’s not from the giant torch that just arrived in Los Angeles from Paris. It’s been two weeks since the publication of a damning tabloid report about Casey Wasserman , grandson of the vaunted Hollywood dealmaker Lew Wasserman, in which the talent agency owner was accused of having “serial” affairs with junior employees over many years. These reported indiscretions – on which Wasserman did not comment — set stars, political figures and industry insiders on edge as the Paris games ended last weekend and L.
A. took the baton. It has also brought attention to his company, which represents music powerhouses like Kendrick Lamar and Chappell Roan and athletes including Megan Rapinoe.
First and most consequential for Wasserman is the loss of Billie Eilish, a superstar client who jumped ship on Tuesday. The “Birds of a Feather” singer and her brother Finneas will now be represented by competitor WME. When the U.
K.-based Daily Mail published its Aug. 1 report calling Wasserman a “serial cheater” — naming former and current employees he’s accused of having sexual relationships with — they referred to him as the “mastermind” behind the careers of Eilish and bands like Coldplay.
Eilish and her team were “horrified” at their inclusion in the story, three top-level sources told Variety . Eilish has minimal personal knowledge of Wasserman himself, two insiders said. She had long been represent.