Late Show host David Letterman is once again in hot water after dipping his pen in the company ink. Letterman sat behind his desk after his monologue this Thursday and asked the television and live audience if they would like to hear a story. Over the period of the next 5-10 minutes he explained how he is the victim of an extortion plot that was set to reveal "terrible, terrible things" about his life if he did not agree to pay a large sum of money.
It turns out, a CBS Producer, Robert "Joe" Halderman, had visual evidence that linked Dave to having sexual relations with some of his female staff members and unless Dave was willing to pay a total of $2 million dollars he was going to produce a movie and publish a book about these facts.
Dave, in a jokingly fashion, used his live television broadcast to announce that the allegations were true in order to protect these women as well as his own family. Stating "I know it may be hard for some of you to believe but yes I, David Letterman, have had sex." The audience seemed both amused and confused at the same time and in true Dave form, no one really knew whether this was all a big joke or the real deal.
Well, as it turns out, it is the real deal and early on Friday, Halderman pleaded not guilty after being arrested the day before and being charged with one count of attempted grand larceny in the first degree.
This falls on the heals of an incident in June when Letterman made remarks about Sarah Palin's 14-year-old daughter and then used his broadcast to apologize for his actions. People picketed outside the Ed Sullivan Theatre trying to have Letterman removed from his post as Late Show host which obviously didn't happen. But what does this mean for his career now? Probably nothing. It seems that he has taken the right approach by publicly admitting his faults on air And according to a spokeswoman from World Wide Pants, Letterman's production company, Dave is not in violation of their sexual harassment policy and no one has ever raised a complaint.
After 15 years of being the bridesmaid of late night television, Letterman finally took over 1st place in the ratings in his timeslot during premiere week in September. Lucky for him, his counter part, our fellow carrot top over at neighbouring NBC, plummeted in the standings at that time. Only time will tell what will come of this.
Watch Dave's full revelation below:
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