Joe Halderman—the man who attempted to blackmail David Letterman with information about his workplace affairs—pleaded guilty on Tuesday to grand larceny. Joe has been sentenced to six months in jail, 1,000 hours of community service and 4 1/2 years' probation. He is also prohibited from having any contact with Dave for five years. On last night's Late Show, Dave thanked the NYPD and the district attorney's office for handling his case, "professionally, skillfully and appropriately." Details Of The David Letterman Sex Extortion Case

You may remember that Joe hatched his extortion scheme after discovering that his girlfriend Stephanie Birkitt, … Read More

Do you recall the 2004 R&B hit "Leave (Get Out)"? In the ballad, the female protagonist implored her no-good man to "Get out right now. It's the end of you and me." And rumor has it that Regina Lasko (Mrs. Letterman) is channeling the then 14-year old JoJo. According to Celebitchy, David Letterman's wife has tossed the gap-toothed late nighter out of their marital home.

Please keep in mind that this scoop comes secondhand from The National Enquirer (but they did get the John Edwards baby-mama drama right), so a grain of salt should be ingested with this information. … Read More

Stephanie Birkitt, the woman at the center of the Letterman drama, wrote in her diary that she continued having a relationship with Dave, even after she moved in with Joe Halderman, the man who eventually tried to blackmail the comedian.

As we wrote yesterday, Halderman was making over $200k a year as a producer for CBS. A fair amount of money, even after you factor in the almost $7k a month he pays in child support. So perhaps his extortion scheme was motivated in part by his anger at Birkitt and Letterman. According to the New York Post,

Halderman exploded … Read More

Yikes. This Letterman thing is not going away. According to various news sources, more than one other woman has come forward with her own tale of inter-office shenanigans.  Read: Details Of The David Letterman Sex Extortion Case

People has an article about an unnamed source who claims that Dave Letterman had a sexual relationship a staffer before the Stephanie Birkitt incident. It was the late 1990s and the unmarried host and comedian conducted a semi-private relationship with a member of the Late Show's staff. The unnamed source goes on to lavish praise on the generally very … Read More

David Letterman said during his show last night that someone had tried to blackmail him for $2 million, over allegations that Letterman had sexual relationships with some of the women who worked for him.

The late-night funnyman admitted that yes, he had had inappropriate relations with some lady-folk working, ahem, under him.

"My response to that is, yes I have. Would it be embarrassing if it were made public? Perhaps it would. I feel like I need to protect these people. I need to certainly protect my family."

An honorable instinct, but we're not sure if they're really protected, as their names are … Read More