Popular recording artist Chappel Roan bolted from besieged Casey Wasserman’s talent agency, which is leading to speculation Tuesday that other major artists on the company’s roster may follow suit.
Roan, of “Pink Pony Club” and “Hot To Go” fame, announced Monday that she was departing the agency, which is led by Hollywood legend Lew Wasserman’s grandson, after his name surfaced in the so-called Epstein files related to late convicted sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.
The departure of the Grammy nominee comes as calls are growing for Wasserman to resign his position as chairman and president of the LA28 Organizing Committee due to his connection to convicted Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell and the revelation of his intimate conversations with her.
Casey Wasserman founded the Wasserman Agency in 1998 and grew the company through acquisitions.
The Wasserman Group’s musical artist roster, which was recently removed from the company’s website, include such notables as Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Ed Sheeran, Tyler the Creator and Phish, to name but a few.
Billie Eilish departed in 2024, but without the level of coverage following Roan’s departure and pressure building for Wasserman to resign his LA28 position. Los Angeles County supervisors Janice Hahn and Lyndsey Horvath are among those local figures who have called for him to step down.
The Wasserman Group also represents top actors and athletes.
The agency’s fate is sure to a be a topic of conversations when Pollstar Live, one of the most notable annual concert industry conferences, comes to Los Angeles’ Loews Hollywood Hotel April 14-16.