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Olympic hockey fans raise Greenland's flag during USA's dominant win over Denmark, sparking viral reaction
During Team USA's comeback men's hockey win over Denmark at the Winter Olympics, two fans raised the flag of Greenland in the stands to protest President Donald Trump's intent to acquire Greenland for the U.S.
The flag was raised enthusiastically after Denmark took an early lead. However, the U.S. came back to win the game 6-3.
Vita Kalniņa and her husband Alexander Kalniņš, fans of the Latvian hockey team who live in Germany, held up a large Greenland flag during warmups and again when the Danish team scored the opening goal of the preliminary round game against the U.S., which ultimately beat Denmark 6-3.
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"We are Europeans, and I think as Europeans we must hold together," Kalniņš told The Associated Press.
"The Greenlandic people decide what will happen with Greenland, but, as it is now, Greenland is a part of the Danish kingdom and, as Greenland is a part of Denmark, as in this case, we support both countries against the U.S."
A Danish fan at the game, Dennis Petersen, said, "It doesn’t matter whatever sport it is — it could be tennis, it could be bobsledding, it can be ice hockey, it could be football — it has nothing to do with politics. … They are athletes, not politicians."
An American fan at the game, Rem de Rohan, said, "I think this is the time for people to kind of put that down and compete country versus country and enjoy," he said. "We love rooting on every country that’s been here."
Fans on social media had their own reactions to the flag display and the result of the game.
"Now that the USA is up 4-2 could we place a wager that if the USA wins the game, Denmark gives up Greenland?" one fan wrote in response to the flag.
One fan wrote, "Team USA won, do we get Greenland now?"
Another fan similarly said, "How did that turn out? we won, we get greenland now."
Some American conservative influencers used the U.S. victory as a springboard to make viral jokes about annexing Greenland.
The comeback victory by the U.S. appeared uncertain early in the game.
After trailing 2-1 through the first period, the Americans dominated on offense to take a 6-3 victory over Denmark Saturday in the Milan Cortina Olympic Games.
The Americans scored three unanswered goals to open the second period, with 4 Nations hero Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa Senators), Jack Eichel (Vegas Golden Knights) and Noah Hanifin (Vegas Golden Knights) finding the back of the net.
Both sets of brothers on the team — Brady and Matthew Tkachuk and Jack and Quinn Hughes — each had a point in the contest. Fourteen players had points for the Americans with a different goal scorer each time the lamp was lit.
The Americans had 47 shots on goal compared to Denmark's 21.
The U.S. ends preliminary play Sunday with a game against Germany at 3:10 p.m. ET. The Americans will once again be heavy favorites, and a victory will put them into the knockout stage.
The Americans can also go right to the knockout stage with an overtime loss. With a regulation loss, their fate would be determined by Canada's game against France and point differentials with Slovakia, Finland and Sweden.
But as a heavy favorite against a German team with just eight NHL players, the U.S. may not need to worry.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Rubio meets with Zelenskyy ahead of crucial Geneva talks as he says Trump wants solution that 'ends bloodshed'
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference, saying that President Donald Trump "wants a solution that ends the bloodshed once and for all."
"Met with Ukrainian President @ZelenskyyUa on Ukraine's security and deepening defense and economic partnerships," Rubio wrote in an X post where he shared a photo of him shaking hands with the Ukrainian leader. "President Trump wants a solution that ends the bloodshed once and for all."
Earlier Saturday, Zelenskyy revealed he had spoken with Rubio as well as Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner ahead of trilateral talks in Geneva, which he said his government expected to be "truly productive."
"I had a conversation with envoys of President Trump @stevewitkoff and @JaredKushner, ahead of the trilateral meetings in Geneva," Zelenskyy wrote on X. "We count on the meetings being truly productive."
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Zelenskyy said they also discussed "some developments following the meetings in Abu Dhabi, which were held at the end of last month and the beginning of this month.
"Not everything can be shared over the phone, and our negotiating team will present Ukraine’s position next week," the Ukrainian president added.
After the Abu Dhabi talks, Zelenskyy told reporters that the U.S. had set a June deadline for Moscow and Kyiv to strike a peace agreement.
"The Americans are proposing the parties end the war by the beginning of this summer and will probably put pressure on the parties precisely according to this schedule," Zelenskyy said at the time, according to the Associated Press.
Zelenskyy added at the time that if the June deadline is not met, the Trump administration would likely put pressure on Moscow and Kyiv to meet.
On Saturday, he also thanked the U.S. for its "constructive approach" to ending the war.
"We greatly appreciate that America consistently maintains a constructive approach and is ready to assist in protecting lives," Zelenskyy wrote. I thank President Trump, his team, and the people of the United States for their support.
Rubio on Saturday also said he had discussed peace between Ukraine and Russia at the Munich Security Conference with his G7 counterparts.
"Met with my @G7 counterparts in Munich to advance @POTUS’s vision of pursuing peace through strength," Rubio wrote. "We discussed ongoing efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, promote stability in Venezuela, and address global threats to achieve international peace and prosperity."
The trilateral talks between the U.S., Russia and Ukraine are expected to start on Tuesday in Geneva.
Canada's curling team accuses Sweden of filming violation in response to Olympic cheating allegations
Canada's curling team has fired back at Sweden after the Swedes accused the Canadians of cheating at the Winter Olympics.
After Sweden accused Canada of double-touching stones on Friday, igniting a global controversy, Canadian curler Marc Kennedy leveled allegations against the Swedes of improperly filming his delivery.
"They have come up with a plan here at the Olympics, as far as I know, to catch teams in the act at the hog line," Kennedy told reporters.
"This was planned, right from the word go yesterday. From the words that were being said by their coaches and the way they were running to the officials, it was kind of evident that something was going on, and they were trying to catch us in an act.
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"I know we’re not the only team that they’ve done that to," Kennedy added. "So, I think this was — I don’t know what the word is for that — but like a premeditated plan to try to catch us."
Curling Canada CEO Nolan Thiessen told reporters he thinks video was shot outside of the strict rules for Olympic filming.
"I was surprised that there was a live video on the hog line outside of OBS rules," Thiessen said. "That seems odd to me."
Fox News Digital has reached out to Sweden's curling team for comment.
According to the National Review, Team Sweden denied any inappropriate filming, claiming the video came from the Swedish public broadcaster.
Sweden's Niklas Edin said "absolutely not" when asked about the allegations from Team Canada.
"We’ve been saying this for maybe seven, eight years or something," he said of the hog line issue. "The media crew decided to place the camera on the hog line to see what was happening, to explain it to the people watching.
"It was Swedish media, the people covering the game that did that, we were told, at least. I have no idea, but that’s what we were told afterwards."
The Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) released a statement saying it did not produce the video that appears to show Canada curlers double-touching stones after releasing them at the hog line that has circulated across social media.
The OBS added, "However, to clarify the general framework, OBS as well as any properly accredited media rights holder that has acquired broadcast rights from the International Olympic Committee is permitted to film within Olympic venues."
The feud came to a boiling point during Friday's match when Kennedy and Sweden’s Oskar Eriksson got into it after Eriksson accused Kennedy of an illegal procedure called double-touching.
Kennedy shouted at Eriksson, "I haven’t done it once. You can f--- off."
Eriksson replied, "I’ll show you a video after the game. I’ll show you a video where it’s two meters over the hog line."
Both sides appealed to the officials, but no results were changed.
Swiss curlers have made similar comments about Canada. Swiss curler Pablo Lachat-Couchepin was captured on a broadcast talking to his coach during a fifth-end break in which he mentioned he witnessed double-touching.
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"I don’t want to focus too much on it, but he double-touched, and the referee saw it," he said, according to The Toronto Star. It was unclear if those concerns were raised to officials.
The controversy even bled onto the women’s side on Saturday.
Canadian curler Rachel Homan had her stone removed after an official ruled she had touched it again after releasing the handle. Homan protested, but, according to World Curling’s rules, there are no official replays, and the official’s final call stands.
According to The Athletic, video replay of the incident did show Homan’s finger grazing the rock.
World Curling has released a statement addressing the claims first made by Sweden on Friday and Kennedy’s subsequent reaction.
"Game umpires are situated at the end of each sheet and physically cannot see every delivery infraction. However, when they are made aware of delivery issues, game umpires are positioned to observe the delivery for three ends. During this period of observation in the Friday evening game, there were no violations recorded," the statement said.
The sports governing body also addressed two rule concerns, including "double-touching" and touching the granite. According to the rules, players can retouch the handle multiple times, but "touching the handle after the hog line is not allowed and will result in the stone being removed from play."
Additionally, the stone will be removed from play if the granite of the stone is touched at all during "forward motion."
As a result of the allegations, World Curling said two officials will be positioned to observe all deliveries beginning with Saturday’s games.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Global protests call for Iran regime change in major cities worldwide after bloody crackdown
Anti-Iran regime protesters gathered in major cities across the globe on Saturday calling for a leadership change in the Global Day of Action Rally.
Over 250,000 protesters rallied in Munich, Germany on Saturday on the backdrop of the Munich Security Conference.
"With the number of participants recorded, this gathering is one of the largest rallies held in Munich in recent years," the Munich Police reported in a press release. "The peaceful atmosphere is particularly noteworthy, despite the high number of participants in the meeting."
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Crowds reportedly chanted "change, change, regime change" and "democracy for Iran" with green-white-and-red flags with lion and sun emblems waving in the air with a few "Make Iran Great Again" red hats spotted.
Exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi was among the hundreds of thousands protesting, telling Reuters, a possible attack on Iran will either weaken the regime or accelerate its fall.
"It's a matter of time. We are hoping that this attack will expedite the process and the people can be finally back in the streets and take it all the way to the ultimate regime's downfall," said Pahlavi.
He shared that he hopes President Trump will have the United States intervene and "have the people's back."
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On Friday, President Trump said regime change in Iran would be the "best thing" to happen while speaking to troops at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
"People are hoping that at some point the decision will be made that there's no use, there's no point, we're not going to get anywhere with negotiations," said Pahlavi. ""Intervention is a way to save lives."
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham was present in Munich for the security conference and echoed a similar sentiment in a sideline interview on Friday.
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"There's no negotiating with these people, in my view. They're hell-bent on enacting an agenda based on religion that teaches them to lie, teaches them to destroy in the name of God," said Graham.
He shared that the regime is the weakest they have been since 1979, adding, "it is a regime with American blood on its hand," calling on protesters to "keep protesting."
The senator also took the stage at the Global Day of Action speaking to the crowd and holding up a "Make Iran Great Again" black hat.
Large demonstrations were also held in Toronto, Melbourne, Athens, Tokyo, London, and Los Angeles.
An estimated 350,000 people marched on the streets of Toronto, the city’s police spokesperson, Laura Brabant, told the Associated Press (AP).
Iranian American activist and Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Sheila Nazarian told Fox News Digital the protests across the globe represent a universal truth.
"When regimes silence their people, the people eventually find their voice. Whether in the streets of Tehran or in diaspora communities around the world," she said.
Nazarian left Iran when she was 6 years old along with her family.
"As someone who came to this country from Iran, I know firsthand that these protests are not about politics, they’re about basic human dignity, women’s rights, and the fundamental freedom to live without fear," she added.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
Over 190,000 'lethal' doses of cocaine seized in Valentine's Day week bust at southern border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials at the Laredo Port of Entry seized 190,000 lethal doses of cocaine worth $6,800,000, according to a press release.
The drugs were seized from a truck delivering flowers at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas on Tuesday.
A 2018 T3 International tractor and trailer was referred for inspection by a CBP officer. The vehicle had a shipment of "roses/fresh flowers."
Officers seized a total of 211 packages containing 516.76 pounds of alleged cocaine following a canine and non-intrusive inspection system examination.
Laredo Port of Entry director Alberto Flores said in the release the "substantial" seizure "highlights the steadfast dedication of our officers in safeguarding our borders and communities from the threat of illicit drug trafficking."
"The discovery within a shipment of roses demonstrates the vigilance and expertise of our officers," said Flores.
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He added, "Their commitment to the mission reflects the high standards of service CBP upholds, and their actions continue to make a meaningful impact in protecting our nation."
The World Trade International Bridge connects the United States and Mexico over the Rio Grande between Laredo and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.
Homeland Security Investigations special agents are investigating the seizure.
TEXAS BORDER OFFICERS ARREST 3 FUGITIVES WANTED FOR ALLEGED CHILD SEX CRIMES
Over the Super Bowl weekend, a fugitive was apprehended at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge in Laredo.
A CBP officer requested a secondary examination for a 64-year-old male, Rito Bueno, matching him to an arrest warrant.
"Bueno has been wanted on an outstanding felony warrant for aggravated sexual assault of a child," read a press release at the time.
Bueno was transported to Webb County jail in Laredo for adjudication of the warrant.
Fox News Digital reached out to CBP for additional comment.
US hockey team storms back from early deficit to crush Denmark in dominant performance
It was not pretty in the early going, but the U.S. hockey team picked up the pace and showed why it is a favorite to play for a gold medal.
After trailing 2-1 through the first period, the Americans dominated on offense to take a 6-3 victory over Denmark Saturday in the Milan Cortina Olympic Games.
The Americans scored three unanswered goals to open the second period, with 4 Nations cult hero Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa Senators), Jack Eichel (Vegas Golden Knights) and Noah Hanifin (Vegas Golden Knights) finding the back of the net.
Denmark, though, was not going out without a fight, putting a third goal past Jeremy Swayman (Boston Bruins) before the horn sounded.
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It was false hope for them, however, because Jake Guentzel (Tampa Bay Lighting) scored, and Jack Hughes (New Jersey Devils) added another for good measure late in the third.
Both sets of brothers on the team — Brady and Matthew Tkachuk and Jack and Quinn Hughes — each had a point in the contest. Fourteen players had points for the Americans with a different goal scorer each time the lamp was lit.
Swayman struggled early on, especially as Denmark's second goal was scored from nearly center ice, but he found his footing in the final two periods. Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg Jets) got the start in the first game, and Jake Oettinger (Dallas Stars) will likely be in the crease in their next game.
The Americans had 47 shots on goal compared to Denmark's 21.
The U.S. ends preliminary play Sunday with a game against Germany at 3:10 p.m. ET. The Americans will once again be heavy favorites, and a victory will put them into the knockout stage.
The Americans can also go right to the knockout stage with an overtime loss. With a regulation loss, their fate would be determined by Canada's game against France and point differentials with Slovakia, Finland and Sweden.
But as a heavy favorite against a German team with just eight NHL players, the U.S. may not need to worry.
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Ilia Malinin postpones press conference a day after eighth-place Olympic finish
U.S. Olympic skater Ilia Malinin did not hold his scheduled media session Saturday. The session was postponed, according to Christine Brennan.
The postponement comes one day after Malinin finished eighth in the men's free skate. The American star was the frontrunner to win gold but fell twice during his performance, shocking fans and pundits.
Malinin's folly was considered one of the most unexpected stories of the Winter Olympics since he dominated competition prior to Friday.
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Malinin revealed his mind became flooded with "thoughts and memories" before his performance.
"I just had so many thoughts and memories flood right before I got into my starting pose, and almost, I think, it maybe overwhelmed me a little bit. I've been through a lot in my life, a lot of bad and good experiences," Malinin told NBC Washington after the competition Friday.
"So, I just feel like it's the pressure of especially being that Olympic gold medal hopeful. It was just something I can't control now.
"The pressure of the Olympics, it's really something different, and I think not a lot of people understand that. They only understand that from the inside and going into this competition, especially today, I felt really confident, really good," he said. "But it really just went by so fast I did not have time to process."
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When his routine started Friday, Malinin connected on a quad-flip to start but then settled for a single axel. He then had a double loop instead of a quad loop.
He then fell on a quad Lutz attempt and then fell on another jump shortly after. He scored a 156.33, a far cry from the world record of 238.24 he set in December and the 200-mark he routinely hits in the free skate.
Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won the gold with a total score of 291.58, a personal best. His 198.94 score in Friday's free skate was also the highest of his career.
Yuma Kagiyama of Japan got the silver, and Shun Sato, Kagiyama's teammate, came away with the bronze.
Malinin, who posts total scores in the 300s regularly, settled for just 264.49. His personal best is 333.81.
Malinin congratulated his Kazakhstani competitor after the event concluded.
While on the bench, Malinin said if he had been in Beijing four years ago, he would not have skated as poorly as he did. Malinin was 17 when he was left off the roster in favor of veterans.
Malinin's finish sparked widespread disappointment among Team USA and ice skating fans across social media.
Fox News' Ryan Morik contributed to this report.
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6 foods even Guy Fieri refuses to eat — some common, some bizarre
Celebrity chef and Food Network star Guy Fieri has built a career on embracing bold flavors across America, from greasy-spoon classics to under-the-radar regional specialties on "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives."
But even the self-proclaimed Mayor of Flavortown has his limits — and some of the dishes Fieri won't touch are surprisingly common in everyday diets.
Over the years, the 58-year-old Emmy-winning chef has made clear what he avoids and struggles to stomach. Here are six of the most surprising.
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Fieri is known for loving spicy food, but even he has a ceiling.
Ghost peppers, also known as Bhut Jolokia, rank among the hottest peppers in the world at roughly 1 million Scoville heat units, according to Chowhound.
During appearances on "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," Fieri approached ghost pepper–laden wings and hot sauces cautiously, once joking that the peppers were "gonna eat my soul."
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A cheeseburger topped with peanut butter may sound like a novelty, and perfect for "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," but for Fieri, it’s a tough sell.
On an episode of the show filmed in Indiana, Fieri reacted strongly when trying a peanut butter-topped burger, declaring, "I absolutely don’t enjoy that at all … I wanna go home."
He later gave the combination another try at a California spot and admitted it was better executed the second time around.
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Organ meats are a recurring theme on Fieri’s no-fly list.
Fieri sampled fried cow brains at Oklahoma’s Cattleman’s Steakhouse during Season 7 of "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," and visibly struggled with the texture. Brains are sometimes served with eggs, combining two of Fieri’s least favorite foods in one dish, The Daily Meal reported.
While cow brains are considered a delicacy in some culinary traditions, texture proved to be a deal-breaker for the TV host, per Mental Floss.
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Scotland’s national dish doesn’t get a free pass, either. Haggis, which traditionally includes sheep’s heart, liver and lungs mixed with oats and spices, falls under the offal category. The traditional version containing sheep lungs is banned in the U.S.
Fieri reportedly sampled beer-battered haggis balls at Mac’s Fish ‘N Chips in Santa Barbara during Season 13 of his show, and while he admitted it was well-seasoned, his broader aversion to organ meats remains.
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Fieri hasn’t minced words about liver, reportedly saying he "can’t even be in the same room" as the dish.
Liver and onions was previously named America’s "most hated food" by Forbes, suggesting Fieri is far from alone in his distaste. The nutrient-dense dish dates back to ancient Rome, where it was considered a prized food, according to Britannica.
Perhaps the most surprising item on Fieri’s list is plain egg dishes. While he’ll use eggs as an ingredient in sauces and baked goods, Fieri avoids them when they’re the star of the plate, he has said.
In a 2024 Food Network clip, Fieri compared scrambled eggs to "liquid chicken." His aversion reportedly stems from childhood memories of struggling through the chalky yolks of hard-boiled eggs.
Brooks Nader admits ‘chasing perfection’ in Hollywood was a mistake after dissolving her fillers
Brooks Nader is opening up about why she decided to get her fillers dissolved.
In a recent interview with US Weekly, the 29-year-old model shared why she felt she had to get facial fillers in the first place and the biggest difference she's felt since getting them dissolved.
"I honestly felt really good about it, because I feel like I get a lot of the comments that are like, ‘You look 40, you look 40, you look 40,’" Nader explained. "I’m like, ‘What? I don’t want to be 40.'"
Since getting her filler removed, Nader says, "Everyone’s like, ‘Finally, you actually look like 28,’" and that even her parents told her that her face doesn't look "blown up" anymore.
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During the interview, Nader revealed she got fillers when she first moved to New York at 18 years old, after her "parents gave me, like, $1000 and they were like, ‘Have fun.’"
"I felt like it was what everyone was doing," Nader added. "I was thrown into this world of Hollywood and chasing perfection. And I thought that getting filler was the answer."
After getting them removed, Nader explained she is "loving my smile and how I’m looking" but hasn't ruled out trying them out again when she gets older.
Nader recently posted a series of steamy photos from her vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, captioning the post, "Old lips, new clothes, same me."
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The post featured photos Nader posing in a cropped white graphic T-shirt featuring a cherry design, paired with a red string bikini bottom, as well as snaps of her in a leopard-print bikini.
"The natural lips are YOU and that is always the best, natural beauty!!" one fan wrote in the comments section. Another added, "Old lips are good, everything is good."
A third fan chimed in writing, "Old lips, new clothes… same knockout."
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When it comes to her more risqué looks, Nader told Maxim magazine in September 2025, that having grown up in a more conservative family in Baton Rouge, she always dreamed of living in a big city.
"I always wanted to express myself and I wanted to look sexy," she said. "I fantasized about living in LA or New York, but it seemed worlds away. I also had to toe the line because of where I’m from."
Casey Wasserman selling agency after flirtatious Ghislaine Maxwell emails surface, clients leave: report
High-profile sports and talent agent Casey Wasserman announced to staff he will be selling his talent agency in the aftermath of recently released emails between him and Ghislaine Maxwell, The Associated Press reported Saturday.
Wasserman, the founder and CEO of Wasserman Agency and chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, exchanged flirtatious emails in 2003 with Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s right-hand woman, according to documents included in the most recent release by the Department of Justice.
The memo arrived days after the LA28 board's executive committee met to discuss Wasserman's appearance in the Epstein files. The committee said it and an outside legal firm conducted a review of Wasserman's interactions with Epstein and Maxwell with Wasserman's full cooperation.
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"We found Mr. Wasserman's relationship with Epstein and Maxwell did not go beyond what has already been publicly documented," the committee said in a statement, adding that Wasserman "should continue to lead LA28 and deliver a safe and successful games."
Wasserman has said previously he flew on a humanitarian mission to Africa on Epstein's private plane at the invitation of the Clinton Foundation in 2002. He said in his memo to staff that his interactions with Maxwell and Epstein were limited and that he regrets the emails.
"It was years before their criminal conduct came to light, and, in its entirety, consisted of one humanitarian trip to Africa and a handful of emails that I deeply regret sending. And I'm heartbroken that my brief contact with them 23 years ago has caused you, this company, and its clients so much hardship over the past days and weeks," the memo said.
"I never had a personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein," Wasserman said in a prior statement. "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. I am terribly sorry for having any association with either of them."
United States women’s national soccer team legend Abby Wambach announced earlier this week she was leaving the agency. Chappell Roan also left the agency.
In the email exchanges, Wasserman told Maxwell, "I think of you all the time. So, what do I have to do to see you in a tight leather outfit?" Another exchange showed Maxwell asking Wasserman whether it would be foggy enough during an upcoming visit "so that you can float naked down the beach and no one can see you unless they are close up?" Wasserman responded, "or something like that."
Wasserman has not been accused of any wrongdoing.
Fox News' Scott Thompson and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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