Letterman Victim Of Extortion, Admits To Having Sex With Staff!
Scandalous!
David Letterman made a very personal revelation yesterday on his show, admitting that he has had sexual relations with different (female) members of his staff.
Letterman told the story to his studio audience and the world because he was the target of a $2 million!
Robert Halderman, the alleged extortionist and a producer for CBS, threatened to make the "terrible things" Letterman did public and put them in both a book and a movie unless he was paid off to the tune of 2 million big ones.
Letterman first received a package early one morning in his car about three weeks ago. He explained the situation:
"I get to looking through it and there's a letter in the package and it says, 'I know that you do some terrible, terrible things. And I can prove that you do these terrible things.' Sure enough, contained in the package was stuff to prove that I do terrible things. He's going to take all the terrible stuff he knows about my life — and according to this packet, there seems to be a lot of terrible stuff he knows about — and he's going to put it into a movie unless I give him some money."
Per his attorney's advice, Letterman met with Halderman 3 different times with the last meeting resulting in the extortionist's arrest by the District Attorney. Letterman continues on why he went to the authorities:
"I had to tell them how I was disturbed by this I was worried for myself, I was worried for my family, I felt menaced by this, and I had to tell them all of the creepy things that I have done that were going to be exposed."
Dave then admitted to having sex with his staff members:
"My response to that is, yes I have. Would it be embarrassing if it were made public? Perhaps it would. Especially for the women. But that's a decision for them to make if they want to come public and talk about the relationships. I feel like I need to protect these people — I need to certainly protect my family."
Dave has been married to Regina Lasko since March of this year and the two had dated since 1986. They have a 5-year-old son Harry.
Wow.
Although what he did was very wrong and completely disgraceful, we have to commend Dave for coming clean with the situation and handling it with the proper authorities.
We're sure this an extremely embarrassing and difficult time for his family.
[Image via AP Images.]
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Re: MeinAZ – He never said he had "affairs". I watched his show last night just as I have done every day or night since 1980. He said he had sex with fellow employees. He was a single man. Grow up. People date people they work with all the time. That is how a large majority of people meet the people they date. Again, I wasn't aware that just because people are entertaining us on television that they have to divulge their sex life to us. Perhaps Jay Leno should start telling us how often he and Mavis get it on? Celebrities only owe us a job well done. There is a reason it is called a "personal" life. It's personal and private and no one but him and his wife and the other women know what happened and that is between them.
Re: Mad Dog –
Yes, I hope she is!! Letterman is a fucking asshole!!!
What? You mean politicians aren't the only ones that cheat on their significant others?
Shock!
Everyone is human, everyone has their weaknesses, and everyone makes mistakes.
"Celebrities" aren't above anyone or immune to everything negative because they are in the spotlight…
Re: Texas Mom – and another thing… I'm sure this is a ploy to soften the media blow and get the ratings from this whole deal in his camp. Not fun for wife and family and him. Lots worse f'd up shiz than this. Not to take away from difficulty that anyone would have dealing with this. Including the not being able to sleep at night and a bunch of other symptoms way better than a Pharmaceutical drug. Do some yoga and breathe.
He handled it the best he could. Admitting to something like this , publicly, must be very difficult.
Re: Texas Mom – I completely agree with you on your point of celebrity vs. their personal lives. But unfortunately there is a reason that Us magazine, E! News, and blogs like Perez are successful… and this is the kind of news that a lot of people want to hear.
I wish there was a respectful line/law drawn with gossip. It's one thing to make a joke about someone's fashion sense at an award show and other "light" things like that - but family, children, and someone's health ( rehab, etc) should be not be deemed "public" info…. that's just my opinion.
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Yeah fucktard, and I'm sure you're an extremely embarrassing and difficult time for your family. Maybe if something would let you have sex with you, you too could have somebody extort you (now that was too funny to write… who the fuck would even want to imagine a fucking thing like you having sex).
WHAT THE ?? Who would sleep with him!??? It's disgusting when men abuse their authority like this, these poor women probably thought they'd be fired if they didn't sleep with him. Gross.
Good for him! He manned up and came clean. Took it like a gentleman.
"Although what he did was very wrong and completely disgraceful, we have to commend Dave for coming clean with the situation and handling it with the proper authorities."
Perez is on the moral high ground lol. Moron.
who cares, this is no big deal!
Re: Texas Mom – HE chose to make it part of public life when he discussed it on air. It's no longer personal. But all that aside, your attitude sickens me.
okay, he is a major douche! sorry, coming clean does not change that!
I laughed and laughed when he admitted to it on live tv! it was awesome.
Re: jones19 – Some people find David funny and attractive. The women were probably chasing HIM just as much as he was flirting with them.
Re: refinnej – agree completely.
can't wait for dave to be the butt of all jay and conan's jokes…ha
EWWWWW he is so fugly. Even though i dont like sarah Palin at all he keeps taking shots at her EVERYNIGHT like he is obsessed. I hope all the gossip rags write the whole crappy story , he is a shithead.
all you idiots saying there's nothing wrong with this cause it's normal to have relationships with co-workers: yes, it is very normal and okay to have relationships with co-workers. but not when you're married, which david is.
Hell. I'd do him !
He can do with his sex life whatever he likes…
well, one can't speak of his relationship with his now wife of several months, though…if he wasnt married during this case, hm, trickey. it offically (i venture) was concentual- everyone is adults here and being in the business at hand i dare say his partner may have known to an extent. (god imagine the stories celebs carry!) if i or you had to list our 'terrible things' ouch! he's brave and forthright to deliver the news so that is what it is…a poignant insight. haven't we all slept with co-workers….not lately but it is a side effect of working close and in the trenches along side one another. plus it takes two to work it. i try to understand everything…this too. he did a solid here. he's human…horny as we are yall. wasnt married, etc. i just wonder what was in the pkg (pix? yuk who took them, how? kinkykinky?) whatever. life…its private yet when someone trys to profit-kinda weird and def not brilliant.
Arrogant asswipe! He's not even embarassed or ashamed to have been caught philandering? He's not contrite?? He cares about the whore maybe being embarassed if their identities are revealed but does not mention a thought for how his wife must be so embarassed that half the world now knows her husband dicks around on her?? WTF is wrong people these days? Heartless cad!
Re: brainchild – that's brillant! They should do that!
"Maybe they should throw them up against the VELCRO wall, and whoever sticks gets to tell their story live on air with Dave!! "
LMAO!!!!all those monica lewinski jokes he cracked…and HE himself was bangin' interns,lol.Give him a break though…alot of powerful rich guys screw the help I bet,lol.We just don't get to know bout it always…if we can forgive slick willy clinton…why not Dave