Wino Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 A CBS News employee is accused of trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman, forcing the late-night host to admit in an extraordinary monologue before millions of viewers that he had sexual relationships with female employees. The full story at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091002/ap_on_en_tv/us_tv_letterman_extortion;_ylt=Ah6l8YdSvRUXkhtPkLI3dQhvzwcF;_ylu=X3oDMTJxOXRjcDVtBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkxMDAyL3VzX3R2X2xldHRlcm1hbl9leHRvcnRpb24EY3BvcwMxBHBvcwMzBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA2Z1bGxuYnNwc3Rvcg-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoker Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 It's worth googling for the video of Letterman's confession. It's both funny and sad at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Top 10 Ways You Can Tell If A CBS Employee Had Sex With Dave. 10) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 10) They are running to the bathroom to vomit. 9) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 10) They are running to the bathroom to vomit. 9) All the pretty young ladies have a big smile on their face. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 10) They are running to the bathroom to vomit. 9) All the pretty young ladies have a big smile on their face. 8) They all wore a paper bag over their head so their mommas wouldn't see them on the next Top 10 list. 7) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 10) They are running to the bathroom to vomit. 9) All the pretty young ladies have a big smile on their face. 8) A CBS intern says Bill Clinton said it's OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 10) They are running to the bathroom to vomit. 9) All the pretty young ladies have a big smile on their face. 8) A CBS intern says Bill Clinton said it's OK. 7) They all wore a paper bag over their head so their mommas wouldn't see them on the next Top 10 list. 6) You Can Tell If A CBS Employee Had Sex With Dave because they are the ones with hundred dollar bills coming out of their pockets. 5) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannaGo Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 10) They are running to the bathroom to vomit. 9) All the pretty young ladies have a big smile on their face. 8) A CBS intern says Bill Clinton said it's OK. 7) They all wore a paper bag over their head so their mommas wouldn't see them on the next Top 10 list. 6) You Can Tell If A CBS Employee Had Sex With Dave because they are the ones with hundred dollar bills coming out of their pockets. 5) She starts dressing up like Bristol Palin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoker Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 4. The employee has a vagina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted October 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 4. The employee has a vagina or a nice round mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoker Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 3. Other employees refer to her as "penis breath." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannaGo Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 2. The CBS lunchroom lady suddenly becomes an executive producer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoker Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 1. The intern is buzzed to bring him a "fresh fish sandwich" for lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 1. The intern is buzzed to bring him a "fresh fish sandwich" for lunch. Hehe. Okay, sounds like a good #1 to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desiree Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 The comments on this thread have been almost as good as the media covering this the last couple of days and the video of what Dave said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted October 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Here is a news article by Brett Michael Dykes about Letterman's women. I love the quote from his ex-writer Markoe. She said, "As you can imagine, this has been a very emotional moment for me because Dave promised me many times that I was the only woman he would ever cheat on." When he revealed on-air last week a stunning extortion plot borne of his relationships with female staffers, "Late Show" host David Letterman refused to name his lovers. The act earned him some praise and sympathy. But his plan to protect those women seems to have backfired. Many past and present female staffers have suddenly been put in an unwanted spotlight, harassed by tabloid phone calls and paparazzi. Letterman acknowledged this on his show Monday night, issuing an apology to his entire staff. He also apologized publicly to his wife Regina Lasko, herself a former Letterman staffer. Two former female employees have come forward. Another, whom sources say may have triggered the extortion plot, has remained quiet. Here's what we know about the three of them. The woman who appears to be at the center of the scandal is Letterman's former assistant, Stephanie Birkitt. Frequently a participant in on-air "Late Show" sketches over the years, Birkitt was the live-in girlfriend of alleged Letterman extortionist Robert "Joe" Halderman, a producer for CBS' "48 Hours."According to the New York Post, Birkitt recently moved out of Halderman's Norwalk, Connecticut home where she'd been living with him since 2004. When she moved out, Birkitt reportedly left behind her personal diary containing detailed notes about her relationship with Letterman. It was later discovered by Halderman, a fact confirmed by a law enforcement official who spoke with the AP. Birkitt's diary also allegedly revealed that she was still involved with Letterman after she began dating Halderman. That revelation may have set Halderman off as Birkitt had previously insisted that the relationship between she and Letterman was strictly "platonic," and that she was his "best friend." As of this writing, Birkitt has not commented publicly about the scandal, though her father did tell the press that she's going through a "rough time" right now. Former Letterman producer Merrill Markoe is perhaps the most well-known former Letterman flame to have worked on his show. Markoe won five Emmy awards as the head writer for "Late Night with David Letterman," the NBC talk show that followed the "Tonight Show" and subsequently made Letterman a star. Markoe has been credited with the creation of Letterman's vaunted "Stupid Pet Tricks" and "Stupid Human Tricks" segments, both of which remain hallmarks of his show. She is also the co-author of a book titled The Psycho Ex Game. Markoe posted a humorous statement about the scandal over the weekend to her web site in which she said, "Okay. Here it is. My big comment on Mr. Letterman... It is this: As you can imagine, this has been a very emotional moment for me because Dave promised me many times that I was the only woman he would ever cheat on." Last week Holly Hester came forward to tell TMZ that she had a relationship with Letterman while she was a "Late Show" intern and a student at NYU. Hester, who says that she was "madly in love" with the host, said the affair began when he called her one day in her dorm room while the show was on hiatus to ask if she'd like to go to the movies with him. From there, Hester says that the two of them had a series of secret dates, with both being careful to keep their relationship secret from other "Late Show" staffers. After a year, Hester said that Letterman ended the relationship, citing their age gap. More facts and revelations may be en route, but in the meantime Letterman is deep in damage control. As he said Monday, "I got my work cut out for me." From http://tv.yahoo.com/blog/the-women-of-the-david-letterman-scandal--666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoker Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 My feeling is the whole point of being rich and famous is that you can bang someone who is out of your league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 My feeling is the whole point of being rich and famous is that you can bang someone who is out of your league. An average Joe becomes a rock star in the LOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted October 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 My feeling is the whole point of being rich and famous is that you can bang someone who is out of your league.I see nothing wrong, if it was consensual. If Dave said, "let's roll in the hay or else you are fired," then that is a different story. As smoker said, perks of being rich and famous. Not only babes out of your league but also in your league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 The problem with an employer suggesting an employee have sex with him/her is that the employee may perceive refusal as a possibility for firing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannaGo Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 Yeah, I too fail to see why this is a scandal at all. I mean, if I understand it correctly, a rich and famous older man, surrounded by younger, presumably attractive women in the fast-living world of show business, beds a few of them. So? I'd be more surprised if he wasn't fucking his way through the roster. As long as no one was coerced, they're all big boys and girls just having a good time and trying to get ahead...or some head, whatever the case may be. I haven't seen any of them complaining about it, have you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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