VIDEO SHOWS: FILE AND RECENT FOOTAGE OF LOS ANGELES 2028 OLYMPICS CHIEF CASEY WASSERMAN SHOWS: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FILE - AUGUST 5, 2025) (U.S. NETWORK POOL - No use USA) 1. U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, WALKING WITH CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE LOS ANGELES 2028 OLYMPICS, CASEY WASSERMAN /WASSERMAN SAYING: "As you know, 1984 hosted the Olympics in Los Angeles. And someone we admire, President Reagan, both of us presided over those. And you'll preside over our games. So we have for you a full set of the 84 original medals." /AUDIENCE APPLAUDING / U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING: "And can I say that I won them athletically?" /WASSERMAN SAYING: "Yes, sir." LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (RECENT - JANUARY 13, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) 2. CHAIRMAN OF LA 2028, CASEY WASSERMAN AT PODIUM 3. WASSERMAN SPEAKING AT PODIUM (NOT A SOUNDBITE) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE - NOVEMBER 14, 2024) (REUTERS - Access All) 4. SIGNAGE FOR LA28 OLYMPICS 5. WASSERMAN SPEAKING AT PRESS CONFERENCE (NOT A SOUNDBITE) 6. WASSERMAN AND INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE MEMBER NICOLE HOEVERTSZ STANDING NEXT TO EACH OTHER DURING GROUP PHOTO LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND (FILE - JULY 10, 2017) (REUTERS - Access all) 7. WASSERMAN (RIGHT) ALONGSIDE THEN LOS ANGELES MAYOR, ERIC GARCETTI (LEFT), AND THEN IOC PRESIDENT, THOMAS BACH (CENTRE) OUTSIDE THE IOC MUSEUM WHERE LOS ANGELES SUBMITTED THEIR BID DOSSIER TO HOST THE OLYMPICS LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE - AUGUST 12, 2024) (REUTERS – Access all) 29. LOS ANGELES MAYOR KAREN BASS COMING OUT OF AIRPLANE WAVING OLYMPIC FLAG NEXT TO LA28 CHAIRMAN CASEY WASSERMAN 30. BASS & WASSERMAN DESCENDING STAIRS ALONGSIDE ATHLETES 31. CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR, GAVIN NEWSOM, OLYMPIC FLAG WHILE POSING FOR GROUP PHOTO 32. VARIOUS OF GROUP PHOTO LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE - MAY 6, 2025) (REUTERS - Access All) 33. VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF L.A. COLISEUM VENUE FOR LA28 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (RECENT - JANUARY 13, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) (MUTE) 34. VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF TORCH AND LA MEMORIAL COLISEUM STORY: Los Angeles 2028 Olympics chief Casey Wasserman has apologised for communicating with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell more than 20 years ago, after the publication of a series of personal e-mails between the two. New files related to late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein published by the U.S. justice department on Friday included flirtatious emails exchanges between Wasserman, who was married at the time, and Maxwell dating from 2003. "I never had a personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein," Wasserman said in a statement issued early on Sunday. "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." Maxwell is a British socialite and Epstein's former girlfriend who is serving a 20-year prison sentence after being found guilty in 2021 by a jury in New York on charges including sex trafficking of a minor. "I deeply regret my correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell," said Wasserman, adding that it took place before her and Epstein's crimes "came to light". Maxwell was arrested in 2020 after being accused by federal prosecutors of recruiting and grooming girls for sexual encounters with Epstein between 1994 and 2004. Epstein died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial. Wasserman is a sports and entertainment executive who has been leading the LA28 Olympic project from the bidding phase and currently serves as chairman of the organising committee. The 2028 Summer Olympics were awarded to the city in 2017. (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
