"L.A. Mayor Karen Bass told CNN late Monday that "my opinion is that he should step down" despite Wasserman getting support last week from the LA28 board to stay. The issue has been a distraction for the International Olympic Committee this month since Wasserman's flirtatious emails from 2003 with Ghislaine Maxwell were published in a release of United States government files days before the Milan Cortina Winter Games opened."
"The IOC had consistently deflected questions in Milan about Wasserman, saying it was a matter for the LA28 board, though its language shifted slightly Tuesday. "I understand there are many conversations happening at this moment but I will not make any further comment," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said Tuesday in Milan. "This is obviously a matter for the board of LA28 still at this stage.""
Pressure has increased for Casey Wasserman to leave as head of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing team after Mayor Karen Bass urged him to step down because of his ties to Ghislaine Maxwell. Mayor Bass said she believes he should step down while noting she cannot fire him. Flirtatious emails from 2003 between Wasserman and Maxwell were published in U.S. government files days before the Milan Cortina Winter Games opened. The International Olympic Committee repeatedly deflected questions and identified the matter as one for the LA28 board. The LA28 board recently backed Wasserman after an outside legal review. The controversy has led to client losses at Wasserman’s agency and he is selling the agency.
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