David Letterman Bangs Female Staffers, Gets Blackmailed
Posted by: Wendy Atterberry
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8:00AM, Friday October 2nd 2009
What does a late-night talk show host do to top guest appearances by President Obama on one night, Bill Clinton the next night, and Madonna the following week? Well, if you’re David Letterman, you go on air and admit to having sex with your employees. The confession came last night when Letterman announced he’d been the victim of a $2 million extortion plot to expose sexual relations he’s had with female staffers. He first learned of the plot three weeks ago when he found a package in the backseat of his car one morning on his way to work. The package included “proof” of “terrible things” Letterman has done and a blackmail letter explaining a plan to write a screenplay about Letterman and his affairs unless he forks over $2 million. Letterman called the cops, they caught the guy with a fake check, and Dave testified this week in before a grand jury. His response to the claim that he’s banged female staffers? “My response to that is, yes I have. I have had sex with women who work on this show. Would it be embarrassing if it were made public? Perhaps it would, perhaps it would. Especially for the women.” He then says he wants to protect these people, his family, and hopefully his job. It’s just a hunch here, but I’d say his job is pretty safe. Clip above.
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tigerstripe
wrote on October 2 2009 @ 07:13 am: [report]
He handeled it better than most politicians.
jgd1208
wrote on October 2 2009 @ 07:38 am: [report]
I think he did handle it very well. You are right tigerstripe, the politicians could learn a few things from Dave….
CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on October 2 2009 @ 07:56 am: [report]
But he’s so old! I’m still reeling that he has a young child.
Pinky
wrote on October 2 2009 @ 08:47 am: [report]
What a total hypocrite he is . All these years making jokes about politicians who cheated with their staffers etc. and he is guilty of the same damn pigish crap. And the audience clapped and cheers when he said he had had sex with women in his office, clapping for adultery and cheating-ya thats our society, yet they scream and moan about gay marriage. Your sins always find you out sooner or later. Especially when you treat others withs uch disdain. Gee I wonder if Sarah Palin and her daughter are laughing…
CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on October 2 2009 @ 08:48 am: [report]
@Pinky: Granted, if I was rich and powerful I’d be doing the same thing.
bethlynn00
wrote on October 2 2009 @ 09:12 am: [report]
It was kinda played like it was suppose to be a monologue, I guess I didn’t realize how popular infidelity was…
Pinky
wrote on October 2 2009 @ 09:15 am: [report]
@ Cheese…....I don’t think one needs to be rich and powerful to be a slut or a cheat, whats stoppin’ ya
CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on October 2 2009 @ 09:26 am: [report]
@Pinky: Well, I’m not f*cking. So yeah, that’s my point.
retro chic
wrote on October 2 2009 @ 09:37 am: [report]
I’m sorry, I thought his preemptive
strikemonologue was brilliant and funny if I scrape off all the ironic morality part of it. If I had my own show with a legion of loyal fans, I’d do it.I think he could further any image redemption by performing Community Service with an Open Door policy for politicians so they can step up to the mic in their time of need.
[blowing kisses to my adoring public]
@CheeeeEEEEse: what gave his age away… his deft use of the word “hinky?”
CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on October 2 2009 @ 09:52 am: [report]
@retro chic: No. His use of suspenders.
retro chic
wrote on October 2 2009 @ 10:53 am: [report]
@CheeeeEEEEse: ...and his use of Grecian Formula 16’s generic beige-orange haircolor.
bogart4017
wrote on October 2 2009 @ 02:06 pm: [report]
yeah ok—-
you wanna protect your family you say?
then keep your little volkswagon parked in your garage until its time to bring it on home to your wife. What you did wasnt brave. Your connivery was gonna be page two news whether you copped to it on your show or not. Points off to your audience for laughing on cue to something that wasnt funny. Wait for the punchline people—im here all week.
retro chic
wrote on October 2 2009 @ 03:06 pm: [report]
hahaha, COTD, @bogart. But… Of course this was preemptive PR machinery at work. The audience is caught off guard, duped into the faux monologue. We can laugh at it the morning after here and still appreciate the true motivations behind it all. I could swear this table card says Grownups’ Table. Glad you spelled it out, tho, if just for your delivery, and those still wandering around.
I’ll add his contradictions: He sounds almost blasé throughout, but then testifies before the Grand Jury about how threatened he felt, his family’s safety in danger… From a known CBS coworker/producer who made no such threats? I think not. He’s greedy and stupid, but not that stupid. I await the punchline myself.
