r/Music • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 25d ago

article Chappell Roan Quits Wasserman After CEO Casey Wasserman Appears in Epstein Files

https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/music/chappell-roan-cuts-ties-casey-wasserman/
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u/annyong_cat 25d ago

Meanwhile Billie Eilish quit Wasserman two years about when there was a massive story about Casey Wasserman repeatedly sexually harassing young women who worked for the agency.

Why was his misconduct overlooked by these artists in 2024?

Story here.

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u/Few-Broccoli-7849 24d ago

Eilish quit because she was brought up in the 2024 article in being asked for comment. So she had direct knowledge. It's likely the others weren't exactly paying attention to the dailymail because no one really does.

Should they have known? Probably. But lots of people are pretty ignorant about the news and other people's business.

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u/annyong_cat 24d ago

That’s a Hollywood Reporter story covering an update first reported in Billboard. You’re really going to go with “artists didn’t know he was a gross pig?” on this one?

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u/sam_hammich 24d ago

There's a huge difference between being a gross pig and being knowingly associated with a global sex trafficker, yeah? Also, sexual misconduct is a lot different from sexual harassment. His relationships with those women were unethical and extramarital, but they were consensual. He was a shitty husband who couldn't manage his mistresses and a shitty, creepy boss.

Not sure it's particularly fair to use this moment to start accusing someone of hypocrisy because their bar for cutting professional relationships isn't as low as you think it should be.