10/02/2009
David Letterman Reveals Sex with Staffers Extortion Attempt -
Extortionist Named as 48 Hours Employee Robert J. Halderman
David Letterman stunned his audience (some of whom didn't realize he was being serious) last night when he revealed he had slept with female staffers and was the subject of a $2 million extortion attempt by a CBS News employee.
The extortionist is said to be a 48 Hours staffer Robert Halderman by an AP source: "The person spoke on condition of anonymity because authorities have not released the suspect's name. A '48 Hours' producer named Joe Halderman was part of a team nominated for an Emmy for outstanding continuing coverage of a news story in a news magazine in 2008. Two numbers listed for Halderman were disconnected, and a message left at a third number was not immediately returned Thursday."
Halderman was busted outside of CBS yesterday. The woman involved with Letterman has also been named.
Watch Letterman's confession and reaction, AFTER THE JUMP...
Posted 9:55 AM EST by Andy Towle in Crime, David Letterman, News | Permalink
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Dave rocks
Posted by: KFLO | Oct 2, 2009 11:10:00 AM
More shocking info on Letterman : http://www.70news.com/2009/10/02/cbs-news-producer-arrested-in-2-million-letterman-extortion-plot/
Posted by: Alex | Oct 2, 2009 11:15:38 AM
I'll still watch him. He's been on a roll lately...better than he has been in years.
Posted by: john | Oct 2, 2009 11:55:06 AM
I know it's spelt differently, but the name Halderman immediately made me think of H.R.Haldeman - the righthand man of Richard Nixon who was imprisoned over the Watergate scandal.
Although, I bet this Halderman's a Republican too.
Posted by: Donovan | Oct 2, 2009 1:42:44 PM
This explains so much. Dave described his marriage (they actual day, I mean) like it was a chore around the house and perhaps out of guilt, this is why he apologized to Sarah Palin when every other comedian said he should not have done so.
I still think he's way more funny than that cue-card reader, Jay Leno.
Posted by: Drew | Oct 3, 2009 10:07:17 PM
Letterman is fine; he never was the “Family Values” type. Yes, he probably cheated on his girlfriend now wife. But at least he does go around claiming he is Mr. “Family Values” like some of our politicians (can you just see the grin on all “Fake News” reporters/commentators). This has been a tough summer, for Dave, for our economy but at least he did not end up on the “Republican 2009 Summer of Love” list: Assemblyman, Michael D. Duvall (CA), Senator John Ensign (NV), Senator Paul Stanley (TN), Governor Mark Stanford (SC), Board of Ed Chair, and Kristin Maguire AKA Bridget Keeney (SC).
Posted by: Paul | Oct 4, 2009 7:12:05 PM