Abby Wambach Leaves Wasserman Agency Over Epstein Ties

Abby Wambach, the celebrated former captain of the United States women's national soccer team, announced her departure from the Wasserman Agency on Wednesday, citing discomfort with the firm's founder and CEO, Casey Wasserman, following the release of documents linking him to Jeffrey Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

In an Instagram post, Wambach explained her decision stemmed from reviewing Wasserman's emails included in the Epstein files, which were unsealed by the Department of Justice last month. The 2003 exchanges between Wasserman and Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021 of sex trafficking and abusing minors alongside Epstein, contained flirtatious messages. One email from Wasserman read, "I think of you all the time. So, what do I have to do to see you in a tight leather outfit?" In another, Maxwell asked if weather conditions during a planned visit would allow Wasserman to "float naked down the beach and no one can see you unless they are close up."

"I have left the Wasserman Agency," Wambach wrote. "I read Casey Wasserman's correspondences in the Epstein files. I know what I know, and I am following my gut and my values. I will not participate in any business...