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Scandal And Death Spell Success For Letterman And Michael Jackson

4:33AM Richard Rushfield | Somewhere out there in Hollywood, there are a few dozen people who made bets that “scandal was never the way to win over audiences” kicking themselves, hard. More »
Small Screen

Letterman Apology: A Lesson In Covering All Your Bases

8:00PM Andrew Belonsky | Eh. Despite his promise not to discuss his sex scandal too much, David Letterman used this evening’s Late Show to do just that and offered his requisite apology. It’s a three-pronged effort that’s a bit confounding, but, ultimately, convincing. More »
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Well, That Didn’t Take Long

8:54AM Brian Moylan | Letterman apologizes to wife on tonight’s broadcast: “I have a lot of work to do.”
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Letterman Had Human Emotions, Relationships

1:03AM Hamilton Nolan | Will David Letterman ever live down the shame of being the first American to sleep with someone at work? Let’s hope not! Sexxxy Letterman revelations this morning: Another fling, pictured! Dave’s alleged Halderman hate rage! And, what will happen tonight?!? More »
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CBS Tries, In Vain, To Erase Letterman’s Affair Confession

7:02PM Andrew Belonsky | CBS has been going through YouTube and its own site to erase all mention of David Letterman’s sex scandal confession. We don’t know why. It’s not like that will make this go away. Plus, there’s no stopping the internet. [NYT]
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Purported Letterman Blackmailer Slept With Colleagues Himself

8:59AM Ryan Tate | It turns out the man accused of trying to extort $US2 million from David Letterman for having “creepy” sex with his own staff knew from creepy. The brawling, hard-drinking 48 Hours producer was reportedly known for his own intra-office liaisons. More »
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Who Is David Letterman’s Alleged Extortionist?

2:38AM John Cook | It boggles the mind that the man accused of hatching a bizarre scheme to blackmail David Letterman appears to be an experienced and talented television journalist. Here’s what we know about Joe Halderman. More »
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Letterman Paid Assistant’s Law School Bill

12:52AM Richard Rushfield | As revealed last night, Late Night host David Letterman could be an especially good boss to some of his more special assistants. The show’s staff has long buzzed upon the attentions Dave bestows upon his favourites. Some details we’ve learned: More »
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Judging Potential Hypocrite David Letterman’s Sex Extortion Scandal

2:53PM Andrew Belonsky | So, here they are: David Letterman’s remarks on how he had “creepy” sex with an indeterminate amount of female staffers and was then extorted. Considering Letterman has long used affairs as punchlines, should we run him out of town? More »
People

Jeremy Piven Will Repeat His Story Until You Think It’s True

12:45AM Brian Moylan | The devil is in the details, and the details to this little devil’s story keep getting piled on. Piven told David Letterman last night that he not only had mercury poisoning, but a host of other ailments as well. More »