On Monday, February 9, 2026, the pop powerhouse formally severed ties with Wasserman Music, making her the most significant domino to fall since the Department of Justice unsealed a new tranche of documents linked to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. For Roan, the exit isn’t a public indictment of a leadership structure she finds “reprehensible.”

“No artist, agent, or employee should ever be expected to defend or overlook actions that conflict so deeply with our own moral values,” Roan shared in a pointed statement via her Instagram Stories. Her departure is particularly stinging for the agency given her trajectory; she was arguably one of the agency’s most culturally relevant assets.

The catalyst for the split is Casey Wasserman, the billionaire CEO of the agency and the high-profile chairman of the LA28 Olympic Committee. The newly unredacted files, released in early February 2026, detailed flirtatious email exchanges from 2003 between Wasserman and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. 

While Wasserman has since issued an apology, characterizing the messages as “regrettable” and predating his knowledge of Maxwell’s crimes, the fallout has been swift.

This isn’t the first time Wasserman has faced a high-level talent drain as Billie Eilish famously departed the agency in 2024 following separate misconduct allegations against the CEO.

As the “Midwest Princess” looks for a new home, she has set a standard that makes it clear: in 2026, talent isn’t just looking for a booking agent; they’re looking for a moral alignment.