Fact Check: Is Adam Sandler in the Epstein files after Casey Wasserman's name appeared in the files?

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: After Casey Wasserman's name appeared in the massive tranche of files released by the Justice Department, a rumor has been circulating claiming the Hollywood actor Adam Sandler’s name is on the list, sparking speculation among many. Let us analyse what the files say and fact-check them.

Claim: Adam Sandler's name is in the Epstein files

The speculation that Adam Sandler is in the newly released documents surfaced after Casey Wasserman’s name appeared in the Epstein files.

Wasserman, a powerful sports and entertainment executive who is the founder of a sports and talent agency that represents prominent athletes in football, basketball, and baseball, as well as high-profile actors, including Adam Sandler.

He now leads the organizing committee for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

The newly released files include emails from 2003 between Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime associate, who is now in prison.

Fact Check: False, Adam Sandler's name does not appear in the Epstein files

However, Sandler’s name is not mentioned in the files, nor does his name appear anywhere near Wasserman. 

The files show flirtatious exchanges between Wasserman and Maxwell years before her criminal conduct became public.

In one message, Wasserman wrote to Maxwell, "I think of you all the time. So, what do I have to do to see you in a tight leather outfit?"

Other emails include references to massages and a discussion of an upcoming visit, in which Maxwell asked whether it would be foggy enough 'so that you can float naked down the beach and no one can see you unless they are close up?' Wasserman replied, 'or something like that.'

Casey Wasserman expresses regret as his name appears in the files 

In a statement released Saturday, Wasserman said he 'deeply regret[s]' the correspondence, which he emphasized occurred 'long before her horrific crimes came to light.' He added that he 'never had a personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.'

"As is well documented, I went on a humanitarian trip as part of a delegation with the Clinton Foundation in 2002 on the Epstein plane," Wasserman said. "I am terribly sorry for having any association with either of them."

Following the release of millions of additional pages of records linked by the Justice Department to Epstein last month, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the release also included more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.

The decision came after weeks of criticism that the department was not following a federal law passed in November, which required all Epstein-related files to be made public by December 19.