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October 2nd, 2009 CBS employee charged with Letterman extortion plotNEW YORK — A CBS News employee has been indicted in an extortion plot against David Letterman, who was forced to acknowledge sexual relationships with female staffers on his show after the man tried to blackmail him for $2 million, the Manhattan district attorney said Friday. Robert J. "Joe" Halderman, a producer for the true-crime show "48 Hours," was arrested Thursday and indicted on one count of attempted first-degree grand larceny, punishable from five to 15 years upon conviction, District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said.

October 2nd, 2009 Letterman admits having sex with female employeesNEW YORK — A CBS News employee is accused of trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman, forcing the late-night host to admit in an extraordinary monologue before millions of viewers that he had sexual relationships with female employees. Letterman said that "this whole thing has been quite scary." But he mixed in jokes while outlining what had happened to him, seeming to confuse a laughing audience at Thursday's taping about whether the story was true.

October 2nd, 2009 Letterman admits affairs after report of blackmailNEW YORK — A CBS News employee is accused of trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman, forcing the late-night host to admit in an extraordinary monologue before millions of viewers that he had sexual relationships with female employees. Letterman said that "this whole thing has been quite scary." But he mixed in jokes while outlining what had happened to him, seeming to confuse a laughing audience at Thursday's taping about whether the story was true.

October 2nd, 2009 CBS worker arrested in Letterman blackmail plotNEW YORK — A CBS News employee is accused of trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman, forcing the late-night host to admit in an extraordinary monologue before millions of viewers that he had sexual relationships with female employees. Letterman said that "this whole thing has been quite scary." But he mixed in jokes while outlining what had happened to him, seeming to confuse a laughing audience at Thursday's taping about whether the story was true.

October 1st, 2009 U.S. talkshow veteran DAVID LETTERMAN testified in front of a grand jury on Thursday (01Oct09) after falling victim to an extortion plot over his sexual affairs. The Late Show host revealed to his studio audience during Thursday's show that he was targeted by an unknown individual who had details of Letterman's intimate relations with some female employees.

October 1st, 2009 Letterman says he was target of extortion attemptLOS ANGELES — David Letterman acknowledged on Thursday's show that he had sexual relationships with female employees and that someone tried to extort him over the affairs. During the taping of his CBS late-night show in New York, Letterman discussed receiving a threat to either pay $2 million or risk the relationships being made public.

July 17th, 2009 Big Letterman win in late-nightNEW YORK — There are some startling changes in late-night TV ratings. David Letterman whipped Conan O'Brien last week by 800,000 viewers.

June 25th, 2009 Letterman's 'Late Show' beats the 'Tonight Show'NEW YORK — Nielsen Media Research says the "Late Show With David Letterman" beat the "Tonight Show" last week — the first time in more than three years. Letterman scored a weeklong average of 3.46 million viewers, edging out the 3.32 million viewers who watched NBC's "Tonight Show," hosted by Conan O'Brien.

June 16th, 2009 Letterman apologizes again for 'bad' Palin jokeNEW YORK — David Letterman said his joke about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter was a lousy joke, no matter how you cut it, and he's sorry.

June 16th, 2009 Sarah Palin accepts David Letterman's apologyNEW YORK — Sarah Palin says she accepts David Letterman's apology. The Alaska governor says she hopes the apology, made by Letterman on his CBS late-night show, will help change attitudes about men who joke about the sexual exploitation of young girls.

June 12th, 2009 Palin: Letterman owes women an apology NEW YORK — Sarah Palin says David Letterman owes an apology to young women across the country for his joke about her daughter. The Alaska governor appeared on NBC's "Today" show Friday, continuing a feud with Letterman over his joke that Palin's daughter got "knocked up" by Alex Rodriguez during their recent trip to New York.

June 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - American TV host David Letterman was grilled about his secret March 19 marriage to Regina Lasko by actress Julia Roberts on the June 9 Late Show. Roberts, 41, started the conversation on the topic by teasing Letterman, 62, on what had prompted him to tie the knot.

June 10th, 2009 CBS, Letterman close to deal for extensionNEW YORK — David Letterman isn't going anywhere soon. CBS and the late-night funnyman's production company is close to a deal that would extend his stay on the "Late Show" into 2012.

June 9th, 2009 Steve Nash to report on NBA finals for LettermanNEW YORK — Steve Nash has a new job during his offseason. The two-time NBA MVP will serve as a correspondent for CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" at Game 3 of the NBA finals Tuesday in Orlando, Fla.

May 14th, 2009 Robin Williams jokes about his heart surgeryNEW YORK — Robin Williams, who had heart surgery eight weeks ago, says he and David Letterman "are now brotherhood of the zipper chests." Williams, appearing on CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" scheduled to air Wednesday, was referring to Letterman's quintuple bypass heart surgery in 2000. It was the 57-year-old actor's first interview since surgery that replaced an aortic valve.