By People.com David Letterman spoke briefly on his CBS Late Show Tuesday to thank authorities who handled the $2 million extortion attempt against him, which earlier in the day had resulted in Robert “Joe” Halderman’s guilty plea and sentence to six months behind bars. Just as the case ...

By Reuters.com A television producer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to trying to extort $2 million from U.S. talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal his affairs with women who worked on his late-night program on CBS. Robert Joel Halderman, a former producer for the CBS news program “48 ...

By FOXNews.com The late-night hosts came together for a light-hearted commercial poking fun at their long-standing rivalry. Jay and Dave stole the show! Bitter late-night rivals Jay Leno and David Letterman — with peacemaker Oprah Winfrey — stunned Super Bowl viewers last night by joining ...

By abcNews.com A New York judge refused on Tuesday to toss out a case against a TV producer accused of a $2 million extortion attempt against David Letterman over the talk show host’s sexual affairs with co-workers. New York State Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon rejected a bid by the producer’s ...

The CBS producer accused in a $2 million shakedown of David Letterman was so paranoid, he thought the late-night king might get him fired, burn his house down — or even kill him, according to shocking revelations in the alleged extortion scheme. “I’m not sure how crazy this guy is, ...

A laywer for David Letterman said he’s not buying claims that the comedian’s alleged extortionist was simply trying to negotiate a business deal when he hit up the talk show host for $2 million. “Who negotiates a business transaction at 6 a.m. in the shadows of someone’s apartment ...