College Ups Supervision of Letterman Interns

Tighter rules introduced to empower banished roommates

(NEWSER) - "Sexiles" banished from their rooms by sexually active roommates have long been a feature of student life, but colleges across the country are looking into ways to help the hapless figures found crashed on lounge sofas get a good night's sleep. Many now require roommates to sign a contract covering overnight guests to avoid conflict when the unspoken code between students—now likelier to involve a text message than a sock on the door—breaks down. More»

And he's no Clarence Thomas, either. He didn't harass—or lie.

(NEWSER) - These days you can't drink and smoke in the office like the ad execs on Mad Men, but when it comes to affairs with young women, working men are still living in the 1960s, writes Maureen Dowd. David Letterman is only the latest boss to fall for the interns and secretaries at his workplace, writes the New York Times columnist, but he's no Clarence Thomas: "We haven’t heard that the curmudgeonly comedian forced any staffers to listen to tales of pubic hairs on Cokes or Long Dong Silver." More»

Scandal may hurt talk show king with female audience

(NEWSER) - Staffers of the David Letterman show were girding for fallout today before the first two tapings of the program since the talk show king's shocking revelation that he was being blackmailed over sex with female assistants. "We've seen a lot before with Dave," a source told the Daily News. But "this feels like we're in legal territory. It's going to be a strange day." More»

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

(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: More»

(NEWSER) - Jacqueline Kennedy’s four-year love affair with RFK was so intense that it was she, rather than his wife, who made the decision to turn off his life support after he was shot, according to Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story, which hits shelves this month. The New York Post got a closer look at the controversial book, and reveals some scintillating details: More»