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Saturday, October 3, 2009
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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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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Rob Lowe Accused Of Sexual Harrassment, Takes To The Blogosphere To Fight Nanny’s Extortion Attempt

2:30AM Molly Friedman | It’s one thing when Courtney Love blogs about her legal problems, but Rob Lowe? Maybe it’s our Brat Pack fever or simply the fact that he’s always flashing the peace sign, but we never figured Lowe as the type to air his dirty laundry online. Especially when the laundry in question involves an alleged “close and intimate relationship” with a former nanny. According to a HuffPo post by Lowe yesterday, a longtime nanny is trying to extort money from him and his wife after claiming Rob pulled a Jude Law: “A former employee is demanding my wife Sheryl and I pay her $1.5 million by the end of the week or she will accuse us both of a vicious laundry list of false terribles.” But Lowe isn’t stopping at fierce prose to set things straight; more details on the “false terribles” and hanky panky after the jump.
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