Cecilia Ley

Dakota Smith is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times.

Wasserman, who was married at the time, discussed a possible rendezvous with Maxwell and told her that he thought of her all the time.

Wasserman has not been charged with any crime in connection with Epstein or Maxwell, and the documents don't suggest illegal conduct.

But after the story came to light, his talent agency faced some high-profile splits, including retired U.S.

soccer star Abby Wambach, senior Chapel Roan, and country star Orville Peck.

In his memo, Wasserman said he deeply regretted what he called limited interactions with Maxwell and apologized to his staff for the distraction.

But he's showing no deference to Mayor Bass.

Smith told us that her intervention followed similar calls from a political rival as well as other city officials who have turned against him.

The LA28 executive committee said they made their decision to back Wasserman following an independent review.

He was an icon of the civil rights movement, an international and ambitious politician, and a charismatic faith leader.

The death of 84-year-old Reverend Jesse Jackson yesterday has drawn tributes from across the political spectrum and around the world, and a reminder of his enormous influence over several decades.

Past presidents were united in their praise.

Barack Obama called him a true giant.

Donald Trump described him as a force of nature like few others.

And Joe Biden said he was, quote, determined and tenacious, unafraid of the work to redeem the soul of our nation.

And speaking yesterday, his close friend, Reverend Al Sharpton, talked about how Jackson influenced him.

Jackson was a protege of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who sought to continue his mission after his assassination.

He ran two groundbreaking, though ultimately unsuccessful, campaigns for the presidency in the 80s and started the Rainbow Push Coalition, a multiracial advocacy organization.

Jackson was known for the call-and-response poem he would deliver for more than half a century.

Sometimes it would sound more like a call to action, as it did here at an event in 1963.