Posts with tag "robert halderman"

David Letterman's Extortionist Sentenced to Six Months in Jail

Posted May 4th 2010 at 03:30 PM by PopEater Staff

Robert Halderman, the former CBS producer who tried to extort millions from David Letterman, will be spending six months in jail. A judge sentenced Halderman to half a year behind bars after he pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny, TMZ reports. He originally entered a plea of not guilty -- and faced up to 15 years in jail -- before changing his mind. Halderman wanted $2 million from ...

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Letterman Extortion Suspect Uses Tiger Woods Scandal To Bolster His Defense

Posted Dec 30th 2009 at 07:04 AM by PopEater / Wire Services

The man charged with trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman in exchange for not peddling a screenplay based on the Late Show host's backstage affairs with staffers has offered up a new point of defense -- the alleged hush money Tiger Woods gave to reported mistress Rachel Uchitel. In court papers filed Tuesday, Robert Halderman's lawyer cited published reports that Woods paid an alleged ...

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David Letterman Denies His Wife Kicked Him Out

Posted Nov 16th 2009 at 07:40 AM by PopEater Staff

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 Kearney tells the New York Daily News. ...

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PopEater Poll Results: What You Think About David Letterman

Posted Oct 11th 2009 at 09:09 AM by PopEater Staff

A little over a week ago, the news broke that David Letterman had several affairs over the years with female staffers of 'The Late Show.' His admission came because the comedian was allegedly the victim of an attempted extortion plot. What followed were several public apologies, including one to his wife Regina Lasko. But how do PopEater readers feel about the scandal? Thanks to the hundreds of ...