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SNL: Dave Extortion a 'Stupid Human Trick'

Plus, the Daily News thinks Dave has a secret love nest in his office—or at least a couch

By the Associated Press

Posted Oct 4, 2009 7:19 AM CDT
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(AP) – Add Saturday Night Live to the ranks of those making sport of David Letterman's difficulties. But in the hands of SNL, Dave got off pretty easy. "Weekend Update" anchor Seth Meyers dubbed the extortion attempt "a stupid human trick," adding that the would-be blackmailer was threatening to reveal embarrassing details of Letterman's personal life: After sex, Dave would say, "Stay tuned for Craig Ferguson." Elsewhere in the Letterman frenzy:

  • Letterman's off-limits office in the Ed Sullivan Theater contains a love nest—or at least a fold-out couch and a kitchenette, reports the New York Daily News. Letterman insiders say the workaholic comedian simply uses the space to crash occasionally.
  • A '90s intern tells TMZ she had a yearlong fling with Letterman that began when he asked her to the movies. "I was madly in love with him at the time," says Holly Hester. "I would have married him. He was hilarious." She says the comic broke it off, citing their age difference.
  • Women excelled at the Late Show, continues the New York Post, noting that the late-night host surrounded himself with attractive young women who were often promoted quickly.

Robert J. Halderman in Manhattan Supreme Court, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009 in New York. Halderman was arraigned on charges that he attempted to blackmail Late Show host David Letterman for $2 million.
Robert J. Halderman in Manhattan Supreme Court, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009 in New York. Halderman was arraigned on charges that he attempted to blackmail "Late Show" host David Letterman for $2 million.   (AP Photo/Pool, Marc A. Hermann)
Robert J. Halderman in State Supreme Court in New York, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, for an arraignment on an attempted grand larceny charge.
Robert J. Halderman in State Supreme Court in New York, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, for an arraignment on an attempted grand larceny charge.   (AP Photo/Pool, Marc A. Hermann)
In this Jan. 17, 2008 file photo, David Letterman walks out of The Ed Sullivan Theater during a taping of The Late Show with David Letterman.
In this Jan. 17, 2008 file photo, David Letterman walks out of The Ed Sullivan Theater during a taping of "The Late Show with David Letterman."   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
David Letterman talks during a taping of his show on Thursday Oct. 1, 2009, revealing that he had sexual relationships with female employees and that someone tried to extort $2 million from him.
David Letterman talks during a taping of his show on Thursday Oct. 1, 2009, revealing that he had sexual relationships with female employees and that someone tried to extort $2 million from him.   (AP Photo/CBS)
David Letterman on the Late Show with David Letterman, in this Oct. 8, 2007, file photo, in New York.
David Letterman on the "Late Show with David Letterman," in this Oct. 8, 2007, file photo, in New York.   (AP Photo/John Paul Filo, CBS, File)
David Letterman talks during a taping of his show on Thursday Oct. 1, 2009, revealing that he had sexual relationships with female employees and that someone tried to extort $2 million from him.
David Letterman talks during a taping of his show on Thursday Oct. 1, 2009, revealing that he had sexual relationships with female employees and that someone tried to extort $2 million from him.   (AP Photo/CBS)
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bewilderbeast
Oct 5, 2009 11:34 AM CDT
Yeah, read your bible, Rake16 - the part where it says - provided you're A MAN - you CAN have multiple wives and you can thrash them if they act cheeky (AND you can sell your daughters, if you need some money).
bewilderbeast
Oct 5, 2009 11:31 AM CDT
Yes, MrsK - and the "right" KNOWS. When they put their thumb UP to save a life the KNOW that's a good thing; And when they put it DOWN to sentence someone to death, why they KNOW that's a good thing, too. "The scumbag deserved to die" (um, did you know her? "No, but she was wearing a scarf over her head! Kill the bitch"). Life is actually very simple when you KNOW things.
Thinker
Oct 5, 2009 11:25 AM CDT
Rake, sigh. Morality is not a lifestyle. That's a stupid thing to say. Morality can dictate what which lifestyle one chooses to live, but it, in itself, is not a lifestyle. The reason you hate lefties is because they can think and, since you can't, you hate them. Go back and read your bible.

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