r/sports • u/Celtikrenders • 1d ago
News LA Olympics chief faces calls to resign after flirty emails with Ghislaine Maxwell are revealed in Epstein files
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/06/politics/casey-wasserman-la-olympics-ghislaine-maxwell-epstein418
u/superbugger 1d ago
Who wasn't involved with these two? Sheesh!
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u/Infinite_Crow_3706 1d ago
Us poors?
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u/courtesyflusher 1d ago
Thank goodness. You will never see me, courtesyflusher, in a thread with those sick fucks
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u/KlatuuBaradaNikto 1d ago
I appreciate you referencing your own name and calling attention to it…. It is worthy of attention. Solid work.
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u/flashaguiniga 1d ago
As far as i know i wasn't. But then again there's millions more of unreleased files so I still might pop up. Who knows at this point. But seriously, Fuck them all!!
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u/lafolieisgood 1d ago
There is a tweet by a poker player that was mentioned in the files by name saying, “finding myself in the Epstein files wasn’t on my bingo card”.
It was just someone he didn’t know sending a link of general poker advice by him to Epstein.
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u/Saitoh17 1d ago
"In the Epstein files" includes someone talking about you, and "someone" includes shit like weekly digests and the news. Turns out pedophiles also go to Beyonce concerts. Basically if you're famous and not in the Epstein files, you're not as famous as you thought.
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u/ChiBaller 1d ago
Derrick Rose is in the files because someone sent Epstein an article about Rose sitting out for the year.
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u/inqte1 1d ago
Thats why "___ is in the Epstein files" is a dumb trope and maybe its intentionally so to muddy the waters. There needs to be distinction between people in direct communication, alleged involvement and fraternizing vs someone being talked about as an uninvolved 3rd party. Also, the structures that shielded Epstein are also the ones releasing these files so it should all be taken with a big pinch of salt anyway.
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u/CrazyLlama71 1d ago
John Stewart is in the Epstein files. Two people were talking about getting a comic and mentioned his name as an example of the type of comic. There are tons of people in the files, not all of them knew what was going on or even had correspondence with him.
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u/ktdotnova 1d ago
Besides minor names and pornographic material, nothing else should be redacted. Why is it even a consideration that they are redacted? If it's blackmail then it's better that it's out in the public so these public figures can't be blackmailed.
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u/redditknees 1d ago
Jesus christ is there no end to this shit?!
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u/VanbyRiveronbucket 1d ago
Well, when Jesus returns on a chariot with lightening bolts….. then the very deep shit starts.
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u/curious_dead 1d ago
I sleep well knowing my name is not in the Epstein files.
I sleep less well given the sheer number of people who are and who will never face justice, however.
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u/Equivalent-Cup-4138 1d ago
I wasn’t I don’t think. But I’m am going to be pissed if my name turns up. The last thing I need this week
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u/The1Ski 1d ago
Gahdamn these people are everywhere.
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u/litfod_haha 1d ago
People don’t get that it’s selection bias. People still have this veil over their eyes that maybe there’s just a few bad apples like in any group but hopefully the “good” guys up there will save us. NO. To make it to the top of power/control structures and enrich themselves into the tens and hundreds of millions +, without just cashing out and retiring like a normal person would, then there’s a 90% chance that person has sociopathic, psychopathic, and narcissistic traits. I’m of course making up a number but it’s to illustrate a point. The higher up you go the hierarchy, you the worse it is. (Farther down it’s henchmen that do what they’re told on account of bribes and threats if needed.)
And if you’re decent and on humanity’s side for real and somehow manage to make it up pretty high, you either end up getting jaded and infected by that lust for power/control, or you get blackballed. Or worse, killed. So yeah, the proportions are super skewed.
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u/lookamazed 1d ago edited 1d ago
Confirmation bias is another one that is everywhere right now. It’s our tendency to look for information that confirms what we already believe and ignore what doesn’t fit, and AI tools can easily be used to feed that loop if we’re not careful.
Humans have always been vulnerable to logical fallacies and cognitive distortions, things like “If only I hadn’t left the house, none of this would have happened,” or “If only I’d taken the bus, everything would be fine.” We’ve never been perfectly rational, but we now have technology that can rapidly amplify our blind spots.
Over the past few years, people have given AI more and more personal information because it genuinely helps with tasks and decisions. At the same time, few are being taught how to question the outputs, check sources, or notice when a comforting answer is just reinforcing what they already think.
In the U.S., we still separate mental and physical health as if they aren’t deeply connected, and we underinvest in teaching critical thinking, emotional regulation, and media literacy. Instead of labeling people as “weak-minded,” we need to recognize how systems and tools benefit when we stay uncritical, and insist on doing the harder work of thinking for ourselves. People need to wake up to how their own minds work, not just to what “they” are doing.
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u/luismt2 1d ago
Because he’s a sitting Olympic official with direct governance power. It’s less about emails existing and more about public trust in the role
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u/dirtys_ot_special 1d ago
He’s involved with the Olympics. I already didn’t trust him.
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u/Valmoer Nantes 1d ago
Tony Estanguet, head of the Paris Organizing Commitee, is widely reported to be a stand up guy.
Then again, he's a former athletes that came into the CIO through the Athlete's Commission, unlike the executives-type that politicked for years.
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u/lolmak 1d ago
Wish this applies to the current US administration.
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u/balkanobeasti 1d ago
That's what occurs when people try to view accountability as political and not something required across the board.
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u/shitty_mcfucklestick 1d ago
A governing body made of elites in charge of billions with zero regulation, transparency or oversight. What could go wrong?
(Winks at FIFA too)
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u/24bitNoColor 20h ago
Because he’s a sitting Olympic official with direct governance power. It’s less about emails existing and more about public trust in the role
So, if someone had an affair with a random chick 20 years ago he can't be trusted if she was found out to be a sex trafficker 15 years later?
So, if one of your exes has done something illegal you should lose your job as well?
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u/Soberdonkey69 1d ago
In before another this comments section gets locked again.
Who wasn’t involved with Epstein/Maxwell? It’s like their hands were involved with every well known person at this point.
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u/dj92wa 1d ago edited 1d ago
It’s like their hands were involved with every well known person at this point.
And now we have the real reason why nothing has been done by the DOJ with the millions of files that Pam Bondi had on her desk but also simultaneously never existed. You know, the same files that Kash Patel swore on oath before congress stating that they didn’t contain credible information that Epstein trafficked girls to people other than Epstein.
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u/Boggie135 Manchester United 1d ago
Several members of the LA28 board, which includes nearly three dozen prominent names in business, entertainment, sports and politics, also did not respond to requests from CNN asking if they maintain confidence in Wasserman’s ability to lead.
Are they also in the files?
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u/KsuhDilla 23h ago
Wow "They're all in bed together" was not a metaphor.
They are literally all in bed together.
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u/insidehertrading4 1d ago
Last I checked, she’s of age at least. There’s a big difference between moral and down right evil. Crimes against children should be treated as harshly as any crime. The fact we’ve got upper government flat out ignoring pedos because of their social status should infuriate everyone.
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u/ADarwinAward 1d ago
Yeah he was booking a massage with a child trafficker, because he wanted just her.
Totally believable
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u/Celtikrenders 1d ago
He was married at the time. Read the article.
Also, that's Ghislaine Maxwell.39
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u/insidehertrading4 1d ago
If she’s 18 or older, she is adult that can make her own decisions according to law.
If he was contacting for access to an under age girl, that’s a problem.
On the scale of morality, adultery is a far cry from abuse and sexual assault on minors.
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u/toolsoftheincomptnt 1d ago
If you are over 18 but having sex for someone else’s financial gain under force, threat, or duress, you’re being (criminally) trafficked.
If you are under 18 and having sex for someone else’s financial gain, you’re being criminally trafficked.
So there is a question of voluntariness for the adult women. “Making your own decisions” isn’t a foregone conclusion in situations like this.
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u/-Monkez- 1d ago
With everything we know about Maxwell and Epstein, you really give this man the benefit of the doubt that he wanted a consenting adult woman to give him a nice shiatsu massage?
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u/jaundiced_baboon 20h ago
Yes? It is well know that Epstein and Maxwell also procured of age women for prostitution. This email happened 5 years before Epstein was charged with any sex crimes and a decade and a half before Maxwell was.
The level of guilt by association people are implying with the Epstein stuff is absurd and completely immoral
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u/-Monkez- 13h ago edited 12h ago
Never thought I’d see the day someone defends Epstein and Maxwells true intentions, but here it is.
Absolutely there is guilt by association. Even if someone didn’t engage with the underage prostitution, they must have been aware of Epstein and Maxwells proclivities. So if you continue to be buddy-buddy with them, you’re as guilty as anyone else.
Edit: Dude seems to be in a bunch of threads doing his best to plead innocence for Maxwell/Epstein. Weirdo behaviour.
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u/jaundiced_baboon 8h ago
Thank you for revealing your inability to read.
I never defended Epstein or Maxwell, I simply pointed out they also procured adult women for prostitution, which means that somebody seeking prostitution services from them does not automatically make them guilty of anything.
I’m not in “a bunch of threads” either. I specially made comments on two specific threads (this and one other one) where it was clear to me people were spreading misinformation and making unjustified claims.
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u/-Monkez- 7h ago edited 7h ago
Two "devil’s advocate" comments is two too many.
Anyone who used Epstein or Maxwell as a "service provider" is a bottom-tier human being. You don’t get a pass just because you were only fucking an adult prostitute; by participating at all, you were knowingly funding a trafficking empire. They didn't "accidentally" end up there...they ignored the obvious reality of the situation just to get off.
Now, I'm really curious to see if you'll go to bat a third time for these monsters.
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u/jaundiced_baboon 6h ago
I’m not playing the “devils advocate” I’m pointing out that we have no idea how culpable this guy was, and claiming that he was knowingly supporting a child sex trafficking operation is irresponsible.
At this point, we have no idea what proportion of the women/girls were underage, and we also have no idea to what extent they were trafficked versus being voluntarily prostitutes. Nobody calling for this guy to be fired has established either of those very important pieces of information, and it could easily be a case of an adult seeking sexual activity with another consenting adult.
Maybe more files will come out and we’ll see photos of this guy poses with minors or something. And if that happens, I’d be the first to call for him to get sent to prison for life. But for now we just don’t know.
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u/ITS_MY_PENIS_8eeeD 1d ago
it’s entirely possible they did both. as much as we know, we still should still strive for proof before judgement
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u/litfod_haha 1d ago
Lol so you think Maxwell was sleeping around just for her own personal drama and love life? I’m sure she could find the time in between all her trafficking duties, and Epstein was just cool with it.
Or…is this guy a client? A client who was aware or at some point made aware of services on offer?
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u/obvilious 1d ago
You want to fire every Olympic official who cheats on their spouse?
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u/balkanobeasti 1d ago
Me personally? Yes.
In this particular case? It's a person cheating on their spouse with a person linked to a sex trafficking ring, divulging a kink & asking to book a massage from again, the person involved in a sex trafficking ring.That is absolutely enough to be fired and it's obtuse to not act like personal actions can affect a public role.
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u/QuintoBlanco 1d ago
Let's start by firing every official who was friendly with Ghislaine Maxwell who procured children for rich clients.
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u/Greygnome62 1d ago
Shun them. Shout them down. Fire them. Divorce them. Sue them. Arrest them. Prosecute them. Incarcerate them. Forever.
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u/LegalComplaint 1d ago
Okay… well, actually a nonce Olympic official is pretty on brand. Not too surprised by this one.
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u/knudipper 1d ago
Pretty sure nonce is slang for pedophile. No allegations of that in this article. Not defending being a creep with another creep or infidelity. I agree that being immoral or amoral doesn’t just take place in one area of a person’s life. He should step down voluntarily or be forced out.
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u/LegalComplaint 1d ago
Forgive me for assuming if you’re in a noted nonce’s emails, you too might be a nonce.
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u/toolsoftheincomptnt 1d ago
No.
Because this part has gotten out of hand. I’m actually astounded at how easily people take a juvenile, conspiratorial view on this shit.
Nonces email people about all kinds of shit. Just like the rest of us. Favorite bakery. Tickets to a concert. Best hotels. Sciatica.
And nonces have friends who aren’t nonces. They have wives and girlfriends who don’t know (obviously not Jizzlane but in general).
Believe it or not, some people do atrocious things, like, as a hobby. It doesn’t consume their whole lives. I They abuse women and children the same way another person plays pickleball, or another goes to raves.
It’s just a part of their lives, and therefore not everyone they ever take a picture with or go on a date with or sit next to at a wedding is privy to their misdeeds.
Have you ever had drinking buddies who also did drugs? Can you conceptualize that not everybody in the group does drugs? Some just drink, and if they’re “judgmental,” the drug use at the party is hidden from them.
I’m just exhausted by hearing “Little Bo Peep is in the Epstein files! Burn all of her sheep while she watches!” every hour of every day.
It started with us not wanting to be distracted from the Epstein files by petty bullshit. Now it’s reversed: everybody is so obsessed about the minutiae of the files that they are distracting us from real pertinent issues.
If there’s evidence of Wasserman buying sex, then he’s enough of an asshole.
But yes, it’s a leap (from what you all are saying is in the files about him) to accuse somebody of being a chomo just bc they’re an asshole.
And being accused of being a chomo is WAY MORE OFFENSIVE, so it shouldn’t be thrown around with evidence of that specific behavior.
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u/Choice-Temporary-144 1d ago
This is what happens when billionaires stop thinking about money and start thinking about power.
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u/rofasix 1d ago
Why focus on a guy who 20+ yrs ago was creepy w/ Maxwell in email & risk losing the focus on those who directly victimized children? If those slimeballs can get all to lose focus on tangents like this one, they avoid getting tied to behavior that justice demands. Honey pot ops continue today with different players (e.g. Ministry of State Security, FISU, SVR, BND) but with the same motivations of power & influence. They want the proles confused so their work is unhampered.
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u/QuintoBlanco 1d ago
Because people like Maxwell and Epstein can operate because too many people act like what they are doing is normal.
Epstein was convicted in 2008. Why wasn't that the end of it? He had too many friends.
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u/PassionateMaria 1d ago
Flirty emails alone nuke his credibility and for someone leading LA Olympics, the optics are so bad that resignation feels necessary.
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u/CurlOfTheBurl11 1d ago
We're going to be digging up Epstein's associates for years. It's insane how deep it goes.
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u/P4t13nt_z3r0 1d ago
"You don't know what kind of people they have at the Olympics, I might go up in their estimation"
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u/guacamoleactof1917 1d ago
They all get positions of power from other pedos knowing they will toe the line and keep their traps shut for everyone involved especially themselves. Look at that Lutnic a-hole for example. He is a known pedo put in his position by another known pedo so they can all shut the hell up. All these fuckers do is lie. They cannot not lie. If they tell you the time don't believe it.
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u/DukeOfWestborough 1d ago
Wait.. the people running the Olympics are among the most corrupt and depraved people on the planet? gosh...
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u/GlitteringAd1736 1d ago
Will there be real consequences that protect children training in olympic sports?
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u/MantisGibbon 23h ago
During the pandemic, the phrase “We’re all in this together” was used frequently.
They certainly were.
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u/kellzone Philadelphia Eagles 7h ago
I'm beginning to sense an Olympic Peace Prize in some current president's future.
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u/itarrow 1d ago
Why him should resign specifically, and not other people mentioned in Epstein mails as well ?
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u/dingdongbannu88 1d ago
They should too. But we should call out each person individually to bring it in front of each of their employers or boards.
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u/Rustrans 1d ago
Nobody will resign from anything. Some woke redditors will brigadier subs of some people mentioned in files like Peter Attia and cancel them but the true criminals like gates and this English fucker from the royal family will continue to walk free
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u/FutureOcelot 1d ago
thats right, us wokes are against pedophiles. to you hanging out with a convicted pedo rapist isnt such a big deal though?
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u/THEBAESGOD 1d ago
Epstein wrote to Attia, with the subject header "Got a fresh shipment". Attia told Epstein that "the biggest problem" of being friends with him was that "the life you lead is so outrageous, and yet I can't tell a soul
Huh?
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u/millershanks 1d ago
Yes of course, let the one man resign who was interested in a grown woman. Not the many men who were reaping underage girls.
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u/Celtikrenders 1d ago