Letterman Scandel

[IsleofRhodesEnt]

Letterman admits to affairs

This is one of the largest things to hit TV in a LONG time. David Letterman was being blackmailed by a "48 Hours" employee. The man demanded 1-2 million dollars or he would release all of Dave's "dirty little secrets" in a screenplay/book. Dave gave him a bogus check, and then gave testimony to a grand jury in Manhattan. A warrant was issued and the man was arrested, facing charges on extortion. He is suspended from his job, and most likely will loose it.

The scandal was that Dave has sex with several of the women that work for him on the show. It is now pretty much impossible to extort Letterman on this point, as he has admitted to doing such during his show.

As much as I don't agree with what he did (the multiple sexual relations with co-workers while being married), I do have to give Dave mad props for a confession on air, and making himself bulletproof to future extortion, at least when dealing with the same subject. It had to take a lot of guts for CBS to let him confess it, and for Dave himself to go ahead and say it, and make it something kinda funny at the same time. Good job, Dave! Stick it to that asshole for trying to run your life!!

[Onyx]

Yeah, that is really the best thing to do and though it took a lot of guts to own up to it, now he just took away all the other would-be blackmailers ammunition. It likely won't affect his career at all because of the way he handled it (could even help it with more attention being paid to him).

[phee]

"We all spend so much time lieing to eachother, I thought I'd tell the truth for a change and see if anyone was paying attention." Roger Zelazny

[creatureofthenyte]

I don't recall hearing whether or not these affairs took place while he has been married, or prior to.

If you can't stay faithful to the one you're in a relationship with, why get into a relationship in the first place ?

Stay single if you want to play the field.

[Msterbeau]

I don't recall hearing whether or not these affairs took place while he has been married, or prior to.

If you can't stay faithful to the one you're in a relationship with, why get into a relationship in the first place ?

Stay single if you want to play the field.

Which leads us down the path of why people bother being monogamous in the first place. Not to mention learning to communicate...

[Tacohitts]

I don't recall hearing whether or not these affairs took place while he has been married, or prior to.

If you can't stay faithful to the one you're in a relationship with, why get into a relationship in the first place ?

Stay single if you want to play the field.

+ 1,000,000

[Slogo]

don't care. why? not my life. if someone cheats on me or vice versa yes it matters, but what happens in someone elses marriage ain't none of my business