Tabloid Frenzy Didn't 'Occur' to Letterman? Did Dave Just Move to NYC?

Last night, after a weekend of being battered by the press, David Letterman apologized on air to both his wife and his staff. Was it sincere? You can watch here and decide for yourself. Here's what struck me as utterly insincere and unbelievable: that he didn't see it coming.

And it did not occur to me last week when I was discussing having had sex with women who worked on this show, that then what would happen is reporters and newspaper people and radio and TV would start hounding the staff and saying, 'What do you say, are you, and this and that.' It was very, very unpleasant and I would just like to set the record straight, no, I'm not having sex with these women, those episodes are in the past.

Really? Really it did not occur to him that the tabloids would have a field day with this story and do their best to dig up all parties involved? Come on. Did David Letterman just move to New York City? Was this past weekend his first encounter with the morning newsstand tabloids? I've never met David Letterman but I'm pretty confident that the answer to both questions is no. A big resounding no.

This story arrived straight out of central tabloid casting; no matter how upset or distracted Letterman was -- and no doubt he was both -- the man has too much media savvy not to know better. You don't announce multi-million dollar extortion sex scandal on a national television program in the manner in which he did without some forethought. Anyway, the question now is how many more days can the papers stretch this story out as cover material (we're currently on day five - gallery below) and how completely will Stephanie Birkitt's life be ruined before a) this is over, or b) she pens a book deal to turn those infamous diaries into a proper book?

The Five Day Arc of a Tabloid Scandal - Day One

NEXT: The Five Day Arc of a Tabloid Scandal - Day Two

 

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Comments

[RuthHouston]

By poking fun at infidelity – his or anybody else’s, David Letterman is making light of a very serious matter. Directly or indirectly, infidelity is responsible for many of society’s problems. For more details about this, as well as an infidelity expert’s point of view on David Letterman’s sexual escapades, see Why David Letterman Should Realize That Infidelity is No Joke at http://bit.ly/peK64

Also, by having sex with female members of his staff, David Letterman broke at least 2 of the rules of engagement regarding workplace romances and office affairs. To see the complete list of the Rules of Engagement for Office Affairs and Workplace Romance. and find out which rules Letterman broke, and which rules he strictly observed, see David Letterman Broke 2 Cardinal Rules Governing Workplace Romance at http://bit.ly/yhTMo

You can also find this information on my Infidelity News and Views blog.