{"id":1767136,"date":"2026-02-10T02:24:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T23:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1767136"},"modified":"2026-02-10T02:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T23:24:34","slug":"chappell-roan-exits-wasserman-music-agency-due-to-ceos-epstein-emails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1767136","title":{"rendered":"Chappell Roan Exits Wasserman Music Agency Due to CEO\u2019s Epstein Emails"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cI hold my teams to the highest standards and have a duty to protect them,\u201d she wrote on Instagram<\/div>\n
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Chappell Roan has left the talent agency Wasserman Music after the company\u2019s founder and CEO, Casey Wasserman, appeared in the Jeffrey Epstein files recently released by the Justice Department. The pop star explained her decision in an Instagram story this evening (February 9), citing a need to keep her team safe.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs of today, I am no longer represented by Wasserman, the talent agency led by Casey Wasserman,\u201d wrote Roan. \u201cI hold my teams to the highest standards and have a duty to protect them as well. No artist, agent or employee should ever be expected to defend or overlook actions that conflict so deeply with our own moral values. I have deep respect and appreciation for the agents and staff who work tirelessly for their artists and I refuse to passively stand by. Artists deserve representation that aligns with their values and supports their safety and dignity. This decision reflects my belief that meaningful change in our industry requires accountability and leadership that earns trust.\u201d Roan was formerly represented by Jackie Nalpant, Kiely Mosiman, Adele Slater, and Anna Bewers at Wasserman.<\/p>\n

Wasserman is one of the largest talent agencies in the music business, with a roster boasting hundreds of artists, including Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, Phish, SZA, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Childish Gambino, Janelle Monae, Animal Collective, Geese, and Tyler, the Creator. Over the weekend, Wasserman\u2019s artist roster was removed from its website.<\/p>\n

Earlier today, Wednesday openly parted ways with the agency. Their move followed a handful of other public statements by artists who are also on Wasserman. Beach Bunny, Water From Your Eyes, Salute, and a group of music agents at the company all called for Casey Wasserman to step down and threatened to resign.<\/p>\n

Last week, Best Coast frontwoman Bethany Cosentino shared an open letter to Wasserman, urging him to exit the company. \u201cI\u2019m speaking out because pretending this is normal isn\u2019t normal. Because people in power can\u2019t keep skating by,\u201d she wrote. \u201cArtists are not interchangeable assets. We are people. Many of us are women. Many of us, myself included, are survivors. We deserve systems that let us work without asking us to compromise our values in exchange for opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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