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Nadia Khomami at The Guardian:

The pop star Chappell Roan has announced she has left her talent agency after emails between its founder and Ghislaine Maxwell were featured in the Epstein files. The Grammy-winning artist shared a statement on social media announcing her departure from Wasserman, led by the sports and entertainment executive Casey Wasserman. “As of today, I am no longer represented by Wasserman,” Roan, best known for hits including Good Luck, Babe! and Pink Pony Club, wrote on Instagram. “I hold my teams to the highest standards and have a duty to protect them as well. No artist, agent or employee should ever be expected to defend or overlook actions that conflict so deeply with our own moral values.” Documents recently released by the US justice department included flirtatious email exchanges between Wasserman, who was married at the time, and Maxwell from 2003. Maxwell was convicted in 2021 on federal charges that she conspired with Epstein to sexually abuse teenage girls.

Wasserman, who is in charge of organising the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, has apologised for communicating with Maxwell. “I deeply regret my correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell,” he said, adding that it occurred “long before her horrific crimes came to light”.

[...] The indie rock band Wednesday said they were “aghast” to see Wasserman feature in the Epstein files and they hoped he would step down “for the sake of his staff”. The Dropkick Murphys posted on social media: “The namesake of the agency is in the Epstein files so … we GONE.” The rock band Beach Bunny said they were “hugely disappointed and disgusted” that Wasserman “had involvement with Ghislaine Maxwell”. Others who shared statements about Wasserman included Best Coast’s frontwoman, Bethany Cosentino, who wrote “people in power can’t keep skating by”, and the experimental indie rock duo Water From Your Eyes, who said they had “no interest in being affiliated with Casey Wasserman”. Alexis Krauss of Sleigh Bells said the duo would not leave the company, citing the financial impact it would have on the band. “Do I wish I could burn it all down, boycott and divest? Sure I do,” she wrote. Other prominent musicians represented by Wasserman include Ed Sheeran, Kendrick Lamar, Coldplay, SZA, Lorde and Tyler, the Creator.

🚨NEW SONG: "Citizen I.C.E." by Dropkick Murphys (ft. Haywire)

🗣️“As Americans are being executed in the street, we feel it is our duty to raise consciousness, and be one of the voices speaking against this nightmare. CITIZEN I.C.E. is FOR THE PEOPLE. Stand strong against tyranny. Use it however you want.

In Solidarity, with Love, Dropkick Murphys"

Dropkick Murphys perform at a benefit concert across the street from where Alex Pretti was killed by federal agents. Dropkick Murphys finished their acoustic set with "I'm Shipping Up to Boston". Their set was part of a 7 hour benefit show across from where Alex Pretti was killed by federal agents on January 24. A little over a mile from where Renee Good was killed 17 days prior. “We’ll never forget what we saw with our own eyes, we’ll never forget what we’ve seen here today. Thank you all for allowing us to come bear witness with you, thank you Minnesota!”.