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Stephanie Birkitt: Letterman's Former Lover, Assistant (PHOTOS, VIDEO, INFO) — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — Stephanie Birkitt has been identified as one of the women involved in the David Letterman extortion plot. — Birkitt, Letterman's former assistant who has made several appearances on the …
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Woman in Letterman Case Lived with Suspect — One of the women at the center of the David Letterman alleged extortion case is Stephanie Birkitt, his former assistant — according to the search warrant obtained by FOX 5 New York. And, the warrant says, Birkitt was the suspect's girlfriend …
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EXCLUSIVE: Man Arrested For Extortion Lived With Woman Who Slept With Letterman — An NYPD source has told RadarOnline.com that the suspect under arrest in the Letterman extortion case is Robert Halderman, a CBS producer. — Letterman Victim Of Attempted Extortion, Admits Affairs With Staff Members
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Dave's Alleged Extortionist's Child Support Woes — Robert “Joe” Halderman — the man accused of trying to extort David Letterman out of $2 million — had to pay a pretty penny in child support, according to court documents obtained by TMZ. — According to the divorce settlement agreement …
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TMZ.com:
Letterman Says Someone's Extorting Him — SECOND UPDATE: 11:58 PM ET TMZ has learned the identity of the alleged extortionist who was arrested today for attempted grand larceny in the first degree. He is 51-year-old Robert “Joe” Halderman who lives in Norwalk, CT.
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Kathy Ehrich Dowd / People.com:
The Woman at the Center of the Letterman Scandal — Former David Lettermen assistant Stephanie Birkitt has emerged as the woman at the center of the shocking plot to extort $2 million from the Late Show host, but who exactly is she? — Birkitt, 34, until recently lived with Robert “Joe” …
TMZ.com:
Dave's Alleged Extortionist Busted Outside CBS — We've learned Robert “Joe” Halderman was arrested yesterday outside the CBS headquarters in NYC, and it was news to the people inside who make the news. — Our sources say the Manhattan D.A. played the investigation close to the vest …
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Kanye West — They're Just Not That Into You — If Kanye West doesn't regret hijacking Taylor Swift, he will now — we're told his concert tour with Lady Gaga was scrapped because ticket sales sucked. And “sucked” happens to be a nicer version of the word we were told.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Jon Says He Was Going to Quit Before Being Fired — A new bombshell in the War of the Gosselins was dropped Thursday night as the battle stage shifted to the West Coast studio of CNN interviewer Larry King. — Five minutes into the appearance of Jon and his attorney Mark Heller …
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Kate Gosselin's Lawyer: Jon Can't Stop Reality Show — A lawyer for Kate Gosselin says her estranged husband Jon won't have much luck halting production of the TLC show, Kate Plus 8. — “These parties entered into an agreement once the divorce action was filed that allowed each parent …
Dalia Al-Achi / UNHCR:
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie urges the world not to forget Iraqi refugees — UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie called Friday on the international community not to forget the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees who remain in exile despite a relative improvement in the security situation in their homeland.
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘HIMYM’ exclusive: Rachel Bilson cast as you-know-who?! — In what could turn out to be the mother of all casting scoops, Rachel Bilson has landed a pivotal — some would say legendary — role in How I Met Your Mother's 100th episode. — Last month, exec producer Craig Thomas told …
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David Letterman / New York Post:
Names to watch — Britney Spearshas been traveling under a number of aliases over the years. — Steve Dennisreveals in a new biography, “Britney: Inside the Dream,” that her favorite fake names include Ms. Alotta Warmheart, “because she had such a warm heart”; Mrs. Diana Prince in honor of Diana …
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Reagan Alexander / People.com:
Lauren Conrad Admits She's One Bad Actress — Though her days of battling Kristen Cavallari and Speidi in the realm of reality TV are officially behind her, no way is Lauren Conrad headed for the unemployment line. But she doesn't expect to run up the aisle to collect an Oscar, either.
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TMZ.com:
Mystery Illness Forces Paul Rodriguez into ICU — Doctors haven't figured out exactly what's wrong with comedian Paul Rodriguez — who's in ICU right now with severe abdominal pains. — Mario Santoya — who works with Paul at the California Latino Water Coalition — tells us Paul …
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
The oompaloompas, live and in person — Willy Wonka could soon be kicking up his heels. — Warner Bros. is developing a stage musical based on “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” the children's classic that it bought to the big screen four years ago. — Sam Mendes' and Caro Newling's …
