Stars Abandon Wasserman Agency After Controversial Emails

Casey Wasserman's talent agency has faced a mass exodus by embittered artists – including Chappell Roan – from its books this week after .

The 51-year-old Hollywood mogul's raunchy emails to , sent in 2003, were released by the Department of Justice a fortnight ago. The emails were exchanged before Epstein's 2008 conviction and well before Maxwell's 2022 conviction.

While Wasserman has said he 'deeply regrets' his correspondence with Epstein's partner in Maxwell, his statement hasn't stopped numerous stars from quitting from his company.

Here, Daily Mail reveals the artists who have taken a stand and parted ways with the collective.

Chappell Roan

Chappell Roan on February 9.

The Grammy-winner, 27, announced her decision in a story shared to her Instagram in which she said it reflected her belief that 'meaningful change in our industry requires accountability and leadership that earns trust.'

'I hold my teams to the highest standards and have a duty to protect them as well,' she said.

'No artist, agent or employee should ever be expected to defend or overlook actions that conflict deeply with our own moral values.'

Chelsea Cutler

Singer songwriter Chelsea Cutler cut ties with the Wasserman Agency on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old said in her statement that she 'cannot in good conscience be a complicit participant and remain silent witnessing these unethical actions.'

'While I am grateful for my day-to-day team at the agency, it is our responsibility as artists to take any possible opportunity to exercise our personal agency and stand for what we believe in,' she said.

'For that reason, as of today, I will no longer be represented by the Wasserman Agency.'

Weyes Blood

Singer Weyes Blood – real name Natalie Mering – announced her departure from the agency in a post shared to her Instagram story.

In her statement, the 37-year-old voiced her respect for her booking agents, who she claimed are unfairly bearing the impact of the situation.

'As I continue conversations with them about their futures, I want to be unequivocally clear: I will not be remaining at Wasserman,' she continued.

Weyes Blood concluded her post by stating that Wasserman's behavior is 'fundamentally at odds with everything I value.'

Dropkick Murphys

The Dropkick Murphys parted ways with the agency on February 6.

The group – fronted by co-lead vocalists Ken Casey and Matt Kelly – announced their departure via their Instagram story.

'It saddens us to part ways with them, but the namesake of the agency is in the Epstein files, so... we GONE,' they wrote.

Orville Peck

Canadian-based country music star Orville Peck also joined the exodus.

In his statement, the 38-year-old singer voiced sympathy for the staff at the agency who will no doubt be impacted by the exit of multiple clients.

'I leave with a huge amount of compassion for the rest of the agents and staff at the agency, who are being left with a situation that impacts all of our work and livelihoods,' he said.

Hippo Campus

On February 10, rock band Hippo Campus confirmed their exit from Wasserman.

The group – made up of Jake Luppen, Nathan Stocker, Zach Sutton, Whistler Allen and DeCarlo Jackson – said that they 'stand with all victims of abuse and our band will continue to strive for all spaces that we inhabit to be safe ones.'

Wednesday

Fellow rock band Wednesday announced on February 10 that they have begun the process of 'extracting ourselves from Wasserman.'

Members Karly Hartzman, MJ Lenderman, Xandy Chelmis, Alan Miller and Ethan Baechtold said in a statement shared on Instagram that being represented by a company led by and named after Wasserman 'goes against our values.'

They added that they hope he steps down from the company.

After his emails were exposed by the DoJ, Wasserman released a statement.

'I deeply regret my correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell, which took place over two decades ago, long before her horrific crimes came to light,' he said.

'I never had a personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein,' Wasserman added. 'As is well documented, I went on a humanitarian trip as part of a delegation with the Clinton Foundation in 2002 on the Epstein plane.'

'I am terribly sorry for having any association with either of them,' he concluded.

Wasserman is a major figure in Hollywood, representing music greats such as Coldplay and Ed Sheeran. He also added Billie Eilish to his roster by acquiring the music agency Paradigm in 2021.

VIP guests to his 600-person 50th birthday bash in Santa Monica in June 2024 included former president Bill Clinton, ex-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Governor Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris's husband Doug Emhoff.

Wasserman was less than two years into his marriage to then-wife Laura Ziffren when he swapped highly flirtatious messages with Maxwell, asking her on April 1, 2003: 'Where are you, I miss you. I will be in NYC for 4 days starting April 22… can we book that massage now?'