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David Letterman stories: 138 news summaries

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Maureen Dowd



 C'mon, Dave 
 Letterman Is 
 No Bill Clinton 

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

Oct 7, 09 8:05 AM CDT
(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... More »

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entertainment • sex scandal • blackmail • affair • Maureen Dowd • David Letterman • intern • Late Show • Robert Halderman • Stephanie Birkitt

 Galpal Cheated 
 on Halderman With Dave 

Stephanie Birkitt was still seeing Letterman until last fall, sources say

Oct 6, 09 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The story of David Letterman’s twisted love triangle with alleged extortionist Robert Halderman continues to unfold. Former Late Show staffer Stephanie Birkitt was still sleeping with Letterman even after moving in with Halderman—and as late as last fall Birkitt and Letterman went hiking together, sources tell the... More »

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entertainment • sex scandal • celebrity • blackmail • extortion • affair • late night talk show • David Letterman • Late Show • Robert Halderman • Stephanie Birkitt

REACTION ROUNDUP



 Letterman Gets 
 Mostly Raves for 
 Handling Scandal 

Plus: Late Show host did not violate company guidelines with affairs

Oct 6, 09 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nope, the David Letterman extortion story didn’t lose momentum over the weekend. From fans to fellow talk show hosts, everyone’s still talking:
  • “If we are now holding late-night talk-show hosts to the same moral accountability as we hold politicians or clergymen, I'm out,” said Letterman
... More »

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entertainment • CBS • sex scandal • The View • celebrity • blackmail • extortion • late night talk show • David Letterman • sex in the workplace • Craig Ferguson • Late Show • workplace sex

VIDEO

 Letterman 
 Apologizes 
 to Wife, Staff 
 —and Palin 

Late Show host still glad he pushed back against alleged extortionist

Oct 6, 09 6:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Letterman wasn’t planning to talk anymore about his extortion scandal, “but it seems like people want to talk about it,” he said on last night’s Late Show. After apologizing to the staff for subjecting them to “hounding” from reporters, he made it clear... More »

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entertainment • CBS • sex scandal • celebrity • blackmail • extortion • late night talk show • apology • David Letterman • Regina Lasko • Late Show • Robert Halderman

late night hot seat



 Letterman 
 Apologizes 
 to Wife on Air 

Late Night pauses for another round of confession

Oct 5, 09 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - David Letterman will use his opening monologue tonight to publicly apologize to his wife and his current and former colleagues, according to numerous audience members. "Wow, that weekend went fast," he joked before turning serious during this afternoon's taping, his first public appearance at the Ed Sullivan Theater... More »

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late night talk show • late night host • infidelity • David Letterman • Steve Martin • Late Night • Regina Lasko • Robert Halderman • Stephanie Birkitt

VIDEO

 Letterman 'Manipulating' 
 Audience: Halderman Lawyer 

Robert Halderman's attorney also wonders why Letterman would pay by check

Oct 5, 09 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - David Letterman is “a master at manipulating audiences,” and he’s not telling the whole story of the alleged extortion plot by Robert Halderman, says Halderman’s attorney. Gerald Shargel did the talk-show circuit this morning, E! reports, and he pointed out to Today that, “in... More »

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entertainment • sex scandal • celebrity • blackmail • extortion • late night talk show • David Letterman • Late Show • Robert Halderman

ALL THINGS DAVE

 CBS Tries to Bury Letterman Vid 

As network works to erase confessional, more info on extortion, galpal comes out

Oct 5, 09 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - For reasons unknown to Rachel Sklar, CBS spent the weekend removing “unauthorized copies” of David Letterman’s confession from YouTube—and still hasn't posted the clip on its own site. “Check your Fair Use rules,” Sklar writes on Mediaite. “Videos of Letterman’s mea culpa don’... More »

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entertainment • sex scandal • celebrity • blackmail • extortion • David Letterman • Robert Halderman • Stephanie Birkitt

 Letterman, Crew 
 Steel for Fallout 

Scandal may hurt talk show king with female audience

Oct 5, 09 3:41 AM CDT
(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 ... More »

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LETTERMAN ROUNDUP

 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

Oct 4, 09 7:19 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Saturday Night Live • sex • extortion • David Letterman • intern • Robert Halderman

 Dave's Accused 
 Blackmailer: 
 Smart, Tough, 
 Cocky, Broke 

'Charming rogue' was a star field producer and serial office romancer

Oct 3, 09 8:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Halderman, the CBS producer charged with grand larceny for blackmailing David Letterman, was known around the network as an astute, aggressive newsman, a womanizer, a voracious reader, and the unhappy object of an expensive divorce settlement. Colleagues, calling him a "charming rogue, say they were stunned by the... More »

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OPINION

 Top Public 
 Mea Culpas 

Not surprisingly, Bill Clinton is king of the list

Oct 3, 09 5:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Letterman’s acknowledgement yesterday of some skeletons in his closet is only the latest caught by television’s unforgiving lens; Lisa Todorovich runs down her faves on True/Slant:
  • Bill Clinton: The Democratic candidate, with wife Hillary alongside, cops to “mistakes in my marriage in a 1992
... More »

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entertainment • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Bill Clinton • Eliot Spitzer • Larry Craig • Monica Lewinsky • David Letterman • Jim McGreevey • Mark Sanford • extramarital affair • public disclosure


 Not Guilty Plea 
 in Letterman 
 Shakedown 
 Scheme 

Fellow CBS employee makes bond after bail set at $200K

Oct 2, 09 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 48 Hours producer pleaded not guilty to attempted first-degree grand larceny today after allegedly trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman. The Late Night host was the target of an attempt to "destroy the reputation of Mr. Letterman and to submit him and his family to humiliation... More »

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extortion • late night talk show • late night host • David Letterman • Late Night • grand larceny • Robert Halderman • shakedown

 
  Extortion Try 
 Just Latest 
 Weirdness 
 in Dave's Life 

Letterman's extortion plot follows earlier stalkers, would-be kidnapper

Oct 2, 09 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - David Letterman’s extortion drama is just the latest in a long line of bizarre happenings. A look back:
  • 1993: Margaret Ray, who stole Letterman’s Porsche in the 1980s and called herself “Mrs. David Letterman,” broke into his home at least seven
... More »

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entertainment • stalker • celebrity • blackmail • extortion • late night talk show • David Letterman • kidnapper • Harry Letterman • Late Show • Colleen Nestler • Kelly Frank • Margaret Ray

Letterman Paid for Assistant's Degree: Rumor

Host said to keep three to five young women
on staff at all times

Oct 2, 09 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Letterman can be a great boss for certain special employees. In the case of Stephanie Birkitt, who once dated alleged blackmailer Robert Halderman, Letterman paid her way through college, Gawker reports, citing “the scuttlebutt on the set.” Birkitt was Letterman’s top assistant—the host employed at... More »

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LETTERMAN ROUNDUP


 At First 
 Blush, Fans 
 Forgive Dave 

Scandal-tainted David Letterman rules in ratings and with devotees

Oct 2, 09 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Letterman’s fans—at least the handful surveyed by the Daily News—agree: All is forgiven. In fact, his extortionist is the one who should be ashamed of himself. “We love Letterman no matter what he does. He brings us joy,” said a would-be audience member outside... More »

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 Extortionist Dated 
 Letterman Staffer 
 Who Had Affair 

'48 Hours' producer slept around, former father-in-law says

Oct 2, 09 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - When David Letterman shocked last night's audience with his tale of blackmail—or as the New York Post calls it, sextortion—he left out the names of everyone else involved, but details are beginning to emerge. The man arrested in the case was Robert Joel Halderman, 57, an Emmy-winning producer... More »

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entertainment • CBS • extortion • affair • late night talk show • late night host • David Letterman • Regina Lasko • Late Show • Robert Halderman

updated

 Letterman Reveals 
 Extortion Attempt 
 Over Office Sex  

After grand jury testimony, late-night host says con man wanted $2M,

Oct 2, 09 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a highly unusual moment during the taping of last night’s Late Show, David Letterman confessed to his studio audience that he had had sexual flings with female staffers on the show, and that they had become the basis for a $2 million extortion attempt by a CBS news... More »

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entertainment • CBS • extortion • affair • late night host • David Letterman • sting operations • office workers • Regina Lasko • Late Show • Robert Halderman

VIDEO

 Madonna Eats—Gasp!—Pizza

Thanks to David Letterman, the singer finally tries a New York staple

Oct 1, 09 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stop the presses: Madonna has eaten New York City pizza for the first time. The historic moment came about on last night’s Late Show With David Letterman, reports Rolling Stone, adding that the interview had another notable element: The Material Girl was actually funny, even joking... More »

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entertainment • Alex Rodriguez • celebrity • late night talk show • David Letterman • Madonna • Guy Ritchie

political comedy


 Thank (or Blame) 
 Bush for Dave's 
 Left Turn 

Letterman veers from apolitical-leaning-right to full-on liberal

Sep 27, 09 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The most telling thing David Letterman has said in a while may have been a brief comment he made last Monday, as he wrapped up an hour with President Obama: "I can't tell you how satisfying it is to watch you work," the famously crotchety Late Night ... More »

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John McCain • CBS • late night talk show • late night host • Bob Dole • David Letterman • Late Night • Election 2008 • Iraq war • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin • President Obama

 Obama on Letterman: 
 Funniest Moments 

The president sums up his thoughts on health care, and more from the interview

Sep 22, 09 6:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yes, there was that whole potato thing. But President Obama’s stint on Letterman included more funny moments, and Time runs down the top 10:
  • During Dave’s Top 10 list, the No. 2 reason why Obama agreed to appear on the show: “Said yes without thinking,
... More »

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entertainment • Barack Obama • late night talk show • late night host • David Letterman • President Obama

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