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David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« on: October 02, 2009, 01:17:00 AM »



NEW YORK (Reuters) – Late-night U.S. television talk-show host David Letterman said on Thursday he was the victim of a $2 million extortion plot related to sexual affairs he had with members of his staff, according to media reports.

CNN reported that Letterman told his audience during the taping of CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," that he received a package three weeks ago from a person who claimed to have information about his sexual activities and demanded $2 million to avoid going public.

Letterman said he went to the Manhattan District Attorney's office, which conducted an investigation, resulting in an arrest earlier on Thursday, CNN said.

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She thought she could get away with this?
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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2009, 05:48:41 AM »
 :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :tongue:

What kind of idiot will accept a check in an illegal transaction.?

{ besides politicians}

Plain to see this person has never lived in the world of wealth.  Some of these multimillionaire don't have a darn cent on hand, the money is all on paper.  They get an ALLOWENCE for cash on hand, they don't even have any idea what their bills are, that is in the hands of their financial advisers.  They Charge everything from soup to nuts.

All their staff and upstairs maid are paid by their accountant, few have any idea of how much salary they are paying to the pool boy or the gardener.

This is why the Secrete Service protecting the President often carry cash on them because if the president decides he wants a hot dog, they loan him the money when it is a spur of the moment decision by their Boss.

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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2009, 06:05:25 AM »
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Emmy Award Winning CBS News Producer Behind Letterman Blackmail Scandal
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Published: October 2, 2009 - 1:48 AM
Earlier we reported on the extortion attempt that David Letterman faced. The scandal just gets so much juicier. The person behind the blackmail attempt is an Emmy award winning producer for CBS New's 48 Hours. His name is Robert Halderman, but professionally he goes by Joe Halderman. Here's a bio from a documentary he did for Showtime.

As the writer, producer and director of Three Days in September, Joe Halderman has drawn on the skills gained in his career in journalism. For more than 25 years, Halderman has been shooting, writing and producing news pieces. His work has taken him around the world, reporting on events from 75 different countries. Based in London for 12 years, he has also spent many months in the Soviet Union, and later Russia. Halderman has witnessed war firsthand, covering conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Bosnia and Lebanon. Halderman has been acknowledged for his work with seven Emmy awards and one Columbia Dupont award. He has two children and lives in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Apparently he also lives with one of the Late Show female staffers who slept with Letterman...

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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2009, 06:59:47 AM »
From the Home Office in New York City... Top 10 Reasons to Keep your Pants Zipped Up at Work.
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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2009, 08:51:47 AM »
Quote from: WMD Owl on October 02, 2009, 06:59:47 AM
From the Home Office in New York City... Top 10 Reasons to Keep your Pants Zipped Up at Work.

Good old Joe, just goes to show how drugs or sex will cause people to loose their mind.

WTF, this is perhaps the most bazaar story to come out of Hollywood and the Hero Makers in years.

Where is the motive, not money I am sure, revenge, not likely, none of the woman involved cried rape. So Joe lives with a woman that told him she had sex along with other woman with Letterman, her boss.    Did Lettermen threaten Joe's girlfriend, was she fired for no reason, did she get pregnant and have an abortion that she now regrets.?   

What, What tipped this man over the edge to do something so outrageous as to even think of black mailing Letterman.?

Good old Joe is not just the average fellow, he has awards up the ying yang, well traveled, highly educated and has his own personal wealth.  He unless under big extraordinary Strong drugs had to have the knowledge that there was no way he could pull this extortion scheme off.

Interesting things going on, will we ever know the truth-----Doubt it.
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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2009, 08:54:28 AM »
Yo Dave....


Keep your dick in your pants and this sort of shit won't happen.
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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2009, 09:26:23 AM »
Quote from: rich_t on October 02, 2009, 08:54:28 AM
Yo Dave....


Keep your dick in your pants and this sort of shit won't happen.

You forget the name of his production company?  World Wide Pants?
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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2009, 09:29:50 AM »
Quote from: WMD Owl on October 02, 2009, 06:59:47 AM
From the Home Office in New York City... Top 10 Reasons to Keep your Pants Zipped Up at Work.

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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2009, 09:39:46 AM »
How could he possibly keep his job since he can't be "funny" anymore about everyone else's sexploits ?

Of course, that idiot audience chuckled throughout his bad boy story last night. 
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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2009, 10:16:33 AM »
Keep it in your pants and you won't have that problem, you gap-toothed dickweasel.
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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2009, 10:46:20 AM »
Keep your pants zipped Letterman. He revealed it already. How stupid is he? Karma does come in strange ways.
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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #11 on: October 02, 2009, 11:12:32 AM »
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David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
Thu Oct 1, 10:59 pm ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Late-night U.S. television talk-show host David Letterman said on Thursday he was the victim of a $2 million extortion plot related to sexual affairs he had with members of his staff, according to media reports.

CNN reported that Letterman told his audience during the taping of CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," that he received a package three weeks ago from a person who claimed to have information about his sexual activities and demanded $2 million to avoid going public.

Leave it to the idiots at Reuters to not know the difference between EXTORTION and BLACKMAIL. 

How the hell do you get out of journalism school functionally illiterate?
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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2009, 11:49:54 AM »
Quote from: DefiantSix on October 02, 2009, 11:12:32 AM
Leave it to the idiots at Reuters to not know the difference between EXTORTION and BLACKMAIL. 

How the hell do you get out of journalism school functionally illiterate?

Aren't most journalism schools very liberal?  :whatever:
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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #13 on: October 02, 2009, 12:13:13 PM »
Wait.  Wait.  Wait.

Women actually consented to have sex with Letterman?

Beer goggles, maybe?
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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #14 on: October 02, 2009, 12:41:20 PM »
Quote from: jinxmchue on October 02, 2009, 12:13:13 PM
Wait.  Wait.  Wait.

Women actually consented to have sex with Letterman?

Beer goggles, maybe?

Dollar Sign goggles, more likely.
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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #15 on: October 02, 2009, 01:42:08 PM »
Gross, I think I would rather do Michael Moore and that is when I am dead and maggots eating my innards.
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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #16 on: October 02, 2009, 01:55:39 PM »
Hey Letterman, THAT aint funny. If I watched your show, I'd be waiting for your 10 best reasons that THAT aint funny. Read, of course, by Bill Clinton.
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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #17 on: October 02, 2009, 02:24:26 PM »
Quote from: mamacags on October 02, 2009, 01:42:08 PM
Gross, I think I would rather do Michael Moore and that is when I am dead and maggots eating my innards.

I would rather do Letterman than Michael Moore.  You couldn't pay me enough to do either but I know if I were forced to pick one or the other it would be Letterman.  Gag
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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #18 on: October 03, 2009, 04:22:40 AM »
Letterman is just like any other lib playing the victim card.

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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #19 on: October 03, 2009, 05:24:05 AM »
there just ain't enough money in the entire world to do Michael Moore......he is sooooo gross. :puke:
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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #20 on: October 03, 2009, 09:46:57 AM »
"Top Ten Things About Letterman's Trysts With Staffers":

10. Learned everything he knows about interns from Bill Clinton.
9. Was jealous of A-Rod, if you know what I mean.
8. Well on the way to becoming the next ex-governor of New York.   
7. Makes Mark Sanford look like a rank amateur.
6. Because he’s a liberal, endorsement from NOW was never in jeopardy.
5. Didn’t care about the book, but wanted the movie rights to ‘The
Scarlet Letterman.’
4. Is so glad he didn’t have a ‘morals’ clause in his contract.
3. Has great story for his support group, ‘Philanderer’s Anonymous.’
2. If he had to do it over again, he’d collect cars like Jay Leno.
1. Gives company name “Worldwide Pants” a whole new meaning.
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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #21 on: October 03, 2009, 09:49:43 AM »
The name of his company should be world wide unzipped pants IMHO
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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #22 on: October 03, 2009, 10:24:14 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on October 02, 2009, 11:49:54 AM
Aren't most journalism schools very liberal?  :whatever:

The school at the University of Missouri (Mizzou) in Columbia, MO, is EXTREMELY liberal.

The Obama worshiping there is unbelievable. And the hatred of conservatism there is a very, very palpable thing.

It's kind of odd, really. Most of the outlying areas around Columbia are rural, therefore conservative to a large level. So those little turds in Columbia think of themselves as some kind of bastion or outpost of liberalism.  :whatever:
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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #23 on: October 03, 2009, 02:03:58 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on October 03, 2009, 10:24:14 AM
The school at the University of Missouri (Mizzou) in Columbia, MO, is EXTREMELY liberal.

The Obama worshiping there is unbelievable. And the hatred of conservatism there is a very, very palpable thing.

It's kind of odd, really. Most of the outlying areas around Columbia are rural, therefore conservative to a large level. So those little turds in Columbia think of themselves as some kind of bastion or outpost of liberalism.  :whatever:

Very true....Mrs. doc and I were at our attorney's office in Columbia last week for some estate planning, and the place had a very palpable hostility about it (not our lawyer, whom we've been with for generations)......not at all like the days when home from college, we used to chase the Stevens College girls......and occasionally catch a few.....

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Re: David Letterman victim of extortion plot: reports
« Reply #24 on: October 03, 2009, 02:17:10 PM »
Quote from: TVDOC on October 03, 2009, 02:03:58 PM
Very true....Mrs. doc and I were at our attorney's office in Columbia last week for some estate planning, and the place had a very palpable hostility about it (not our lawyer, whom we've been with for generations)......not at all like the days when home from college, we used to chase the Stevens College girls......and occasionally catch a few.....

doc

What did Mrs. doc do with the college girls when she caught them?  :innocent:
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