The TV producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman is a free agent. Robert "Joe" Halderman is out of jail, released for good behavior after se...
AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman was freed Thursday after four months in jail for a plot that pu...
AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — The former CBS television producer who tried to shake down David Letterman over the comic icon's office affairs started a six-month j...
AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — A former television producer pressured by debt and riven by jealousy admitted Tuesday he tried to extract vengeance and money by shak...
Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 05.25.2011
A new Vanity Fair article, by Mark Seal, takes a closer look at the circumstances surrounding the alleged attempt to extort David Letterman over an af...
AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — A jury should get to decide whether a TV producer's dealings with David Letterman were attempted blackmail or just hard-nosed busines...
Amber Holley | Posted 05.25.2011
In an episode of South Park, Johnnie argues in court, "No! Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, it does not make sense! If Chewbacca lives on Endor, you must acquit! The defense rests."
Eric Dezenhall | Posted 05.25.2011
Call me a socialist, but I have believed for decades that the Department of Justice should actively monitor Top 40 Hits because certain songs could lead upstanding citizens to confess to crimes that they did not commit.
People | Posted 05.25.2011
Quinnipiac University says it will tell staff in charge of placing interns to be extra careful when sending students to the studio to work for Letterm...
Patti Wood | Posted 05.25.2011
As a body language expert and media coach, I was awed by David Letterman's near perfect example of how to handle a crisis.
Posted 05.25.2011
(JAKE COYLE, AP) NEW YORK -- Of all of those reacting to David Letterman's situation, Craig Ferguson had a unique perspective. As the host of the "La...
The New York Observer | Felix Gillette | Posted 05.25.2011
Over the weekend, Dr. Bob Arnot, a friend and former colleague of Mr. Halderman, told The Observer that Mr. Halderman is currently planning to try and...
The New York Observer | Felix Gillette | Posted 05.25.2011
But, according to The Observer's sources, Mr. Keteyian and his team of producers are actively investigating the love triangle gone horribly awry betwe...
Alan Dershowitz | Posted 05.25.2011
What is all the fuss about David Letterman having fessed up to some creepy sexual relations? He went to the authorities and then publicly acknowledged his misconduct and apologized.
AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — The hard-driving newsman accused of trying to blackmail David Letterman recently produced a piece on crime boss John Gotti and his fa...
Posted 05.25.2011
The New York Post reports that David Letterman's accused extortionist was afraid the "Late Show" host might have him killed. "I'm not sure how crazy ...
Tom Matlack | Posted 05.25.2011
7. Refused to take the Viagra
Tabby Biddle | Posted 05.25.2011
In the aftermath of the Letterman saga, I would like to follow the topic of single women having affairs with married men. Why are women dissing other women by sleeping with their husbands.
AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — While David Letterman would undoubtedly do without the personal turmoil, his blackmail scandal is great for business. The late-night...
Bonnie Fuller | Posted 05.25.2011
Hysterical pundits don't get it! Women are still born to be seduced by bosses!
Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 05.25.2011
So many law suits that are settled are designated confidential because they are frequently the result of blackmail and extortion, which has become an accepted and common practice in our legal system.
Tamar Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011
It's one thing to voluntarily relinquish all pretense to one's one privacy, but totally different to spill the most intimate details of the lives of others, particularly if they aren't around to defend themselves.
AP | FRAZIER MOORE | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — Some of the politicians zinged by David Letterman over the years for their indiscretions are offering pity and advice for the scandal...
People | Stephen M. Silverman | Posted 05.25.2011
According to the newspaper, Birkitt, Letterman's former personal assistant, wrote that she continued her affair with Letterman even after moving in wi...
AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — David Letterman was on the receiving end of a sales pitch, not a shakedown, a defense lawyer said Tuesday as he argued that a TV prod...
Hollywood Reporter | Posted 05.25.2011