Wasserman Agency Clients: From Ed Sheeran to SZA — Which Artists Are Staying and Who's Leaving Over the Epstein Files

The name on the building hasn't changed. But the list of people willing to stand under it is shrinking fast.

Casey Wasserman's talent agency is bleeding clients after the US Department of Justice released more than three million Epstein-related documents on 30 January. In that dump were flirtatious emails between Wasserman and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell from 2003, including one where he asked about seeing her in a 'tight leather outfit'.

The biggest exit came Monday. Chappell Roan confirmed she was done.

'No artist, agent or employee should ever be expected to defend or overlook actions that conflict so deeply with our own moral values,' Roan wrote on Instagram. 'I refuse to passively stand by.'

She's not the first to walk. But she's the one who could break the dam.

A Growing List of Departures

Before Roan, Best Coast frontwoman Bethany Cosentino published an open letter calling for Wasserman to step down. 'I'm speaking out because pretending this is normal isn't normal,' she wrote. Wednesday and Beach Bunny followed. So did Dropkick Murphys, who posted bluntly: 'The namesake of the agency is in the Epstein files so...we GONE.'

This isn't even the first scandal. In August 2024, Billie Eilish left after the Daily Mail reported Wasserman had serial affairs with junior employees over nearly 20 years. Her team was 'horrified', according to Variety. That exit barely made a ripple. This one is different.

The Silence of the Biggest Names

Here's what makes this bigger than a few indie bands walking out. The agency still represents Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, SZA, Kendrick Lamar, Noah Kahan, Lorde, Phish, Tyler, the Creator, and hundreds more. None has said a word.

The company scrubbed its artist roster from its website over the weekend, reportedly to shield those names from social media backlash. But rival agencies are already circling. CAA, WME, IAG, and UTA have all been making calls, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 'Chappell Roan is in play. Imagine Dragons are in play,' one agency source told the outlet.

For fans buying tickets to Sheeran's next tour or queuing up for SZA at a summer festival, this matters. If enough artists bolt, it could scramble touring schedules and reshape festival line-ups.

Who Is Casey Wasserman?

For those Googling the name for the first time: Casey Wasserman, 51, is the grandson of Lew Wasserman, the man who essentially built modern Hollywood talent representation. Casey founded his agency in 1998 and grew it aggressively, acquiring Paradigm's North American live music division in 2021 and buying Brillstein Entertainment Partners in 2023, which brought Brad Pitt, Adam Sandler, and Florence Pugh into the fold. The agency also runs a sports division that hasn't faced the same pressure.

He's also the chairman of the LA 2028 Olympic Committee, a role now drawing open calls for his resignation. LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn told Rolling Stone directly: 'I think Casey Wasserman needs to step down.'

Wasserman has said he 'deeply regrets' the Maxwell correspondence and denies any relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. But sources told Rolling Stone he previously assured senior staff 'there's nothing else' that would surface. Then the emails dropped, and those closest to him felt lied to.

What Comes Next

Inside the company, top agents Marty Diamond and Duffy McSwiggin have been reaching out to rival firms about buying out the music division and rebranding without the Wasserman name, Deadline reported. Providence Equity Partners, the agency's strategic investor since 2022, hasn't commented.

The name on the building hasn't changed. But if the people who fill the arenas keep walking, it won't matter whose name is on it.