If you watch 'The Late Show' regularly, you just might recognize Stephanie Birkitt. She appeared countless times on the program, in skits as herself and as a gift certificate-bearing assistant named "Vicki." Birkitt is also reportedly the woman at the center of an alleged extortion plot against her ex-boss, David Letterman, who Thursday admitted to having sexual relationships with several of his female staffers. Two segments featuring Birkitt over the years:Stephanie Birkitt No Stranger to 'Late Show' Viewers
By PopEater Staff Posted Oct 2nd 2009 04:30PM
If you watch 'The Late Show' regularly, you just might recognize Stephanie Birkitt. She appeared countless times on the program, in skits as herself and as a gift certificate-bearing assistant named "Vicki." Birkitt is also reportedly the woman at the center of an alleged extortion plot against her ex-boss, David Letterman, who Thursday admitted to having sexual relationships with several of his female staffers. Two segments featuring Birkitt over the years:According to TMZ, Birkitt is the girlfriend and former roommate of Robert "Joe" Halderman, the '48 Hours' producer who was indicted Friday in a plot to blackmail Letterman out of $2 million in exchange for his silence on the affairs.
Halderman was reportedly in possession of Birkitt's diary and certain photos that he said would damage Letterman if made public.
Birkitt worked for Letterman for over a decade, and rose in the ranks to be his assistant. On several occasions, she appeared on the air in various skits and gags, including reports from the Winter Olympics in both 2002 and 2006.
It is believed Birkitt and Letterman had a sexual relationship that ended before his marriage and the birth of his son, Harry, in 2003. Sources tell RadarOnline.com that Birkitt is reportedly "mortified Halderman is using her fling with Letterman to blackmail her boss."
Birkitt is a 1997 graduate of Wake Forest University and Gawker is reporting that she received "extra compensation for duties as his First Assistant, in the form of Letterman picking up the tab for her graduate law studies at the Yeshiva University Law School."
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NEW YORK - OCTOBER 02: Robert "Joe" Halderman (C) appears at his arraignment, for an alleged blackmail plot against television personality David Letterman, at New York Supreme Court on October 2, 2009 in New York City. Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau announced an indictment today against Robert "Joe" Halderman for an alleged blackmail plot against television personality David Letterman. Halderman, a producer employed by CBS at the television news magazine "48 Hours," was caught in an undercover sting at a hotel in which he tried to extort $2 million from David Letterman by threatening to release information about sexual relations Lettermen had with female employees at work. (Photo by Steve Hirsch-Pool/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Robert Halderman
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NEW YORK - OCTOBER 02: Robert "Joe" Halderman (C) appears at his arraignment, for an alleged blackmail plot against television personality David Letterman, at New York Supreme Court on October 2, 2009 in New York City. Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau announced an indictment today against Robert "Joe" Halderman for an alleged blackmail plot against television personality David Letterman. Halderman, a producer employed by CBS at the television news magazine "48 Hours," was caught in an undercover sting at a hotel in which he tried to extort $2 million from David Letterman by threatening to release information about sexual relations Lettermen had with female employees at work. (Photo by Steve Hirsch-Pool/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Robert Halderman
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NEW YORK - OCTOBER 02: Robert "Joe" Halderman (C) appears at his arraignment, for an alleged blackmail plot against television personality David Letterman, at New York Supreme Court on October 2, 2009 in New York City. Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau announced an indictment today against Robert "Joe" Halderman for an alleged blackmail plot against television personality David Letterman. Halderman, a producer employed by CBS at the television news magazine "48 Hours," was caught in an undercover sting at a hotel in which he tried to extort $2 million from David Letterman by threatening to release information about sexual relations Lettermen had with female employees at work. (Photo by Steve Hirsch-Pool/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Robert Halderman
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NEW YORK - OCTOBER 02: Robert "Joe" Halderman (C) appears at his arraignment, for an alleged blackmail plot against television personality David Letterman, at New York Supreme Court on October 2, 2009 in New York City. Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau announced an indictment today against Robert "Joe" Halderman for an alleged blackmail plot against television personality David Letterman. Halderman, a producer employed by CBS at the television news magazine "48 Hours," was caught in an undercover sting at a hotel in which he tried to extort $2 million from David Letterman by threatening to release information about sexual relations Lettermen had with female employees at work. (Photo by Steve Hirsch-Pool/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Robert Halderman
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NEW YORK - OCTOBER 02: Robert "Joe" Halderman (C) appears at his arraignment, for an alleged blackmail plot against television personality David Letterman, at New York Supreme Court on October 2, 2009 in New York City. Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau announced an indictment today against Robert "Joe" Halderman for an alleged blackmail plot against television personality David Letterman. Halderman, a producer employed by CBS at the television news magazine "48 Hours," was caught in an undercover sting at a hotel in which he tried to extort $2 million from David Letterman by threatening to release information about sexual relations Lettermen had with female employees at work. (Photo by Steve Hirsch-Pool/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Robert Halderman
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NEW YORK - OCTOBER 02: Robert "Joe" Halderman (C) appears at his arraignment, for an alleged blackmail plot against television personality David Letterman, at New York Supreme Court on October 2, 2009 in New York City. Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau announced an indictment today against Robert "Joe" Halderman for an alleged blackmail plot against television personality David Letterman. Halderman, a producer employed by CBS at the television news magazine "48 Hours," was caught in an undercover sting at a hotel in which he tried to extort $2 million from David Letterman by threatening to release information about sexual relations Lettermen had with female employees at work. (Photo by Steve Hirsch-Pool/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Robert Halderman
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NEW YORK - OCTOBER 02: Robert "Joe" Halderman (C) appears at his arraignment, for an alleged blackmail plot against television personality David Letterman, at New York Supreme Court on October 2, 2009 in New York City. Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau announced an indictment today against Robert "Joe" Halderman for an alleged blackmail plot against television personality David Letterman. Halderman, a producer employed by CBS at the television news magazine "48 Hours," was caught in an undercover sting at a hotel in which he tried to extort $2 million from David Letterman by threatening to release information about sexual relations Lettermen had with female employees at work. (Photo by Steve Hirsch-Pool/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Robert Halderman
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Friday 02 October
By chris
Read the article "Mortified that......" She was not involved in the extortion. Sad for all involved.
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Friday 02 October
By delacourte
Letterman was not married at the time either,so really,what harm was done to ANYBODY because he and an employee had a fling? If it was consensual, then WTF business is it of this Halderman dude? It looks like this happened before they were even together! I hope the worm Halderman goes to prison and gets his ass kicked by some real men!
Friday 02 October
By Focused Achiever
remember also it's the boss* hitting on a subordinate employee who reported directly to him here, so potentially it was a course of sex harassment back at the time given he reveals he had sex with a number of his* own employees. I wonder how "consensual" these liasons really were in the sense of his power as the boss and as the charasmatic celebrity ultimate employer here. Granted, nothing came of it (lawsuits) but we may find he was using his status to get sexual favors from employees. Not so innocent.
*recall it's his own company (world wide pants) which produces the show and has the copyright to everything.
Friday 02 October
By palerider
I always wondered why he had that dopey girl on the show. Such a declasse thing- the oversized varsity jacket matched her dull look. He was paying for his dalliane already.
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Saturday 03 October
By beth
she was far from "dopey!!" she was already a college grad and then letterman paid for her to go to law school at hofstra university on long island, a very good law school. that whole act was part of her "schitck!!" DUH!! obviously, u r the dopey one!! she is a lawyer. and was smart enough to get it paid for by letterman, she didn't have to stay w/ him, have sex w/ him or have him pay for it. it's called free will. she allowed him too!!
u sound like u never even went to elementary school to think that she was dopey. that outfit was what she was told to wear. lmao. maybe u should go back to 2nd grade. i mentor inner-city kids. what day is good for u?!
Friday 02 October
By FEDUP
EGG ON YOUR 2 FACES CALL SARAH AND BRISTOL...SORRY WILL DO...
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Friday 02 October
By Swingstater
Again...Oh, please...
Friday 02 October
By shanedieselblack
Shouldn't you be in church fessing up to your sins instead of trolling AOL? Loser!
Friday 02 October
By Dave
Yes, but Sarah had it coming.
Friday 02 October
By stoner
Oh Please
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Friday 02 October
By Ginny
Its weird. The guy who tried to extort money from Ledtterman looks like a young Barney Frank. The senator from Mass. I guess he's just as creepy too!
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Friday 02 October
By akai
That Halderman guy is one sick loser: First he gets jealous because he can't keep his gf satisfied so his gf has sex with Letterman. Second he has to take the girlie man way out and try to extort money out of this whole thing.
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Friday 02 October
By palerider
What was REALLY creepy, was listening to the studio audiene laughing when Letterman told this tale on his show. Didn't seem at all funny to me, nor did it seem (initially) that he was even trying to be funny.
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Friday 02 October
By johnnyc5
when you attend a show like that, they hold up signs that say "laugh" "applause" etc. so of course all those sheep do what they are told!
Friday 02 October
By Kurt
Letterman is a liberal, he can do what ever he wants because his audience are just part of Satan's common piss ant street masses. His jokes about Sarah Palin's daughters will continue and his abhorrent followers will continue to laugh. So do conservatives for a different reason :-) So what else is new !
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Friday 02 October
By You are HOLIER THAN THOU
Oh REALLY NOW !!!! What... are you, STOOPID ? And by the way he was talking about that 18 year old tramp Bristol Palin who ADMITTED that teenagers are going to screw no matter what. Her Momma should have given her birth control pills.
Stephanie was an adult and unmarried with no kids as was Letterman at the time of the affair.
P.S I wish Sarah Palin's mother took birth control pills, or got an abortion or SOMETHING!!! I wish yours did too !!!
SATAN......REALLY ??? WTF ???
Friday 02 October
By Lin
You have it all confused. It's the Glenn Beck show you are thinking of. All the crooked republicans! It took Clinton 8 years to undo all of the damage to our society after Reagans 8 years. Now it will take even more time after Bush's 8 greedy destructive years for Obama to clean up his mess and try to make things better for ALL AMERICANS.
glen beck will be railroaded out soon I hope.
Sunday 18 October
By shanedieselblack
another xtian with a potty mouth! jeebus is so proud of you
Friday 02 October
By Ron
I do not understand why you people think it is so bad to be single and have a sexual incounter with another single person. The fact that she works for him means nothing because they both consented to the sex. It such a shame that all you sexual frustrated people always throw a fit when someone else is geting some and you are not. GET A LIFE PEOPLE
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Friday 02 October
By a2948
Now, the jokes on Letterman! Maybe he can have a top 10 list of his affairs from the show.
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