flirtatious
adjective
flir·ta·tious
ˌflər-ˈtā-shəs 
: inclined to flirt
flirtatiously
adverb
flirtatiousness
noun
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The issue has been a distraction for the International Olympic Committee this month since Wasserman’s flirtatious emails from 2003 with Ghislaine Maxwell were published in a release of United States government files days before the Milan Cortina Winter Games opened.
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Graham Dunbar, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The documents revealed flirtatious emails between Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell and details of a 2002 flight Wasserman took to Africa on Epstein’s private plane, as part of a humanitarian trip organized by former President Bill Clinton.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 15 Feb. 2026
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.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
In the same email, Wasserman apologized for his flirtatious relationship with Jeffrey Epstein’s former partner, Ghislaine Maxwell, which lasted from 2001 to 2003, as revealed in the latest Epstein files released earlier on January 30.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2026
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Graham Dunbar, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The documents revealed flirtatious emails between Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell and details of a 2002 flight Wasserman took to Africa on Epstein’s private plane, as part of a humanitarian trip organized by former President Bill Clinton.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 15 Feb. 2026
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.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
In the same email, Wasserman apologized for his flirtatious relationship with Jeffrey Epstein’s former partner, Ghislaine Maxwell, which lasted from 2001 to 2003, as revealed in the latest Epstein files released earlier on January 30.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2026
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