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Over 33 years as an animator of end-of-evening talk show, David Letterman was not a stranger to put famous people - actors to politicians - on their bad behavior. Like many actors of his time, he took a particularly joking taste on the old President Bill Clinton Business, including its romantic affair with Monica Lewinsky —Jabs he felt badly on this subject, in 2014, he named them among The greatest regrets of his career .

Perhaps the famous host acquired a certain perspective after having crossed his own scandal involving work infidelities. In 2009, Letterman came specific about his sexual relations with women who worked for him The late show with David Letterman "But only after a master of master threatened to reveal everything for him. Continue reading to learn more.

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Studio public members for The late show The broadcast of October 1, 2009 did not know what they were in when the host opened its doors A rather unusual monologue .

Letterman began by admitting that he had had Sex with women on its staff. Although he offered no explicit details on business or that was involved, he explained that he had a good reason to make the confession publicly: someone tried to make him sing for incendiary information and had demanded $ 2 million to be silent. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

His public declaration also included apologies to his wife, Regina Lasko , which had been his partner since 1986 before marrying in March 2009. The couple remains married.

"This morning, I did something that I never did in my life," said Letterman in his show, according to a contemporary report ABC News. "I had to go to the city center and testify before a great jury . ""

While Letterman told the public, about three weeks earlier, he had received a package in the mail threatening to reveal his business with staff members. The package included proof of these relationships.

"'I know you are doing terrible and terrible things and I can prove that you are doing these terrible things," said Letterman, citing the letter of extortion. "And of course, what was contained in the package was proof that I do terrible and terrible things."

He continued by saying that "terrible things" inclined " [Have] sex with women who work for [him] on [ The late show ]. ""

The letter also announced the accuser's plans to publicly humiliate the actor, in particular by Write a script And a book on his exploits - if Letterman has not paid, according to The Guardian.

The host then described how he had played with the singer's request while working with the police, even by writing a false check for $ 2 million to attract him.

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The singer's identity became public after being arrested for depositing the false check for $ 2 million. It was Robert "Joe" Halderman , a former producer of news from CBS who worked on the program 48 hours , who had tried to extort Letterman.

Halderman admitted this, describing how he had given the packaging containing the letter of extortion and his project of scenario to the master driver. He also said he later met the letterman lawyer On several occasions to discuss a gain in exchange for his silence, according to CNN.

After his arrest, Halderman apologized to Letterma N and his family, including Lasko and their young son Harass , who was then five years old. He also apologized to one of the women mentioned in blackmail documents - a 27 -year -old man with whom Halderman had previously been romantically involved.

The former producer accepted a advocacy agreement which included a sentence of six months in prison, probation and 1,000 hours of community service in order to avoid going to judgment.

The incident has marked the second time that Letterman was the victim of an extortion attempt. In 2005, Kelly Frank, a man who had worked as a handyman for the personality of his ranch television in Montana, was arrested for an alleged plot to kidnap the son of Letterman Harry, then one year old.

Although he was not found guilty of this crime, Frank was delivered A 10 -year prison sentence To overload Letterman for the work done in his ranch. He was released in 2018 "A decade after having briefly escaped from prison and was taken up.