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Letterman Suspect Wants Charges Dismissed
Filed under: David Letterman David Letterman's accused extortionist Robert Halderman is asking the judge to dismiss the extortion case against him. In papers filed with the court, Halderman's lawyer wrote, "The sensationalism surrounding this indictment, fueled by the celebrity ... Permalink >
David Letterman spokesman bashes National Enquirer report, says wife did not give funnyman the boot
David Letterman spokesman bashes National Enquirer report, says wife did not give funnyman the boot
nydailynews.com — TV funnyman David Letterman on Sunday denied a supermarket tabloid report claiming his wife booted him from... their Westchester mansion over his sex scandal. Letterman's spokesman Tom Keaney blasted the National Enquirer report as bogus. "The National ... David Letterman spokesman bashes National Enquirer ...
David Letterman Denies His Wife Kicked Him Out
David Letterman Denies His Wife Kicked Him Out
popeater.com — After The National Enquirer reported that David Letterman had been kicked out of his home with wife... Regina Lasko over his affairs, a rep for the late-night host has denied the rumor. "The National Enquirer has it wrong," Letterman's rep Tom ... ... David Letterman Denies His Wife Kicked Him Out
Letterman Suspect -- Now Accepting Donations
tmz.com — Filed under: Celebrity Justice Joe Halderman -- the guy accused of trying to extort $2 million from... David Letterman -- is getting the ultimate vote of sympathy from his friends ... we're told they've chipped in to pay over a quarter of his mega legal ... Letterman Suspect -- Now Accepting Donations
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Halderman 'Suspended Without Pay,' Appearing in Court
mediabistro.com: TVNewser — Alleged David Letterman blackmailer Joe Halderman is appearing in court today where his attorney is asking a judge to dismiss the extortion case. The NY Post reports that Halderman, a CBS News producer, is no longer being paid by his network: CBS has cut off the "48 Hours" producer's paychecks, changing his status to suspended-without-pay effective two weeks ago, sources told The Post. It was decided that he had violated the morals clause of his contract, one source ...

Seriously, He Just Wanted to Sell Letterman a Screenplay [Explanations]
Gawker — This whole alleged David Letterman "extortion" plot? All a big misunderstanding. Allow alleged extortionist Joe Halderman's attorney to lay it all out for you how it really happened: after Joe discovered Letterman was boning Joe's girlfriend, still, he thought, hey, great idea for a screenplay! The lawyer says this was not extortion, calling it "a pure commercial transaction." The lawyer says Halderman was merely trying to sell the exclusive screenplay rights to Letterman. Who would enjoy a ...

Aspiring Screenwriter Robert ‘Joe’ Halderman Insists That He Just Wanted to Sell David Letterman His Screenplay
Vulture — ... that Halderman had evidence that Letterman had "created and fostered an environment of workplace sexual misconduct that under any definition, amounted to actionable sexual harassment." Oh, and he also said that he had evidence that the relationship between "hiking" buddies Dave Letterman and Stephanie Birkitt was still on as recently as this summer. Wow, we have all of our fingers and toes crossed that Halderman raises enough money for this thing to go to trial. Letterman Suspect Wants Charges Dismissed [TMZ] Read more posts by Mark ...

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Jezebel — ... 's accused extortionist Robert Halderman asked a judge to dismiss the charges against him because he says he was trying to sell a screenplay to Letterman and the so-called extortion was just "a pure commercial transaction." [ TMZ ] While David Letterman made it sound like his affair with Stephanie Birkitt was long over, according to papers filed by Robert Halderman it continued "unabated" into this past summer. [ ...

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A lawyer for the TV news producer accused of blackmailing David Letterman plans to ask a judge to dismiss an extortion case that ...
Letterman scheme suspect to ask court to drop case (AP)Yahoo! News: Gossip/Celebrity News 11/10/2009
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