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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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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 …
TMZ.com:
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 …
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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Robert Halderman: David Letterman's Alleged EXTORTIONIST — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — NEW YORK — A CBS News employee is accused of trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman, forcing the late-night host to admit in an extraordinary monologue before millions of viewers that he had sexual relationships with female employees.
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Hotel Sting Operation Brought Down Letterman Extortion Plot — ‘48 Hours’ producer Robert “Joe” Halderman has been indicted in an alleged blackmail plot against David Letterman that was foiled by authorities with an undercover sting operation, the AP reports.
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Samuel Goldsmith / NY Daily News:
David Letterman reveals extortion plot; Con artist wanted $2M for ‘Late Show’ host's sex secrets — A con artist is in custody after trying to shake down David Letterman - threatening to expose the late night funnyman's affairs with several female staffers.
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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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Bill Carter / New York Times:David Letterman Reveals Extortion Attempt
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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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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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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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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 …
msnbc.com:
Networks encouraging boycott of ‘Leno Show’? — Julia Louis-Dreyfus admits she was pressured to skip appearance — LOS ANGELES - NBC may be happy with the new “Jay Leno Show,” but some of the other networks definitely are not. — ABC and CBS have been discouraging their talent …
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EXCLUSIVE LOOK: Tyra Banks Channels Josephine Baker on Gossip Girl — Tyra Banks in a tiara! What better way for the model and mogul to appear on Gossip Girl in an episode airing Monday. — Her role is that of Ursula Nyquist, an award-winning actress looking to offset some negative personal press …
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Schwarzenneger: No Pardon for Polanski — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger waded into the Roman Polanski case Thursday, saying that while he admires the Oscar-winning director's work, he would not treat his “situation any differently than everyone else.”
Courtney Hazlett / msnbc.com:
Jon Gosselin: In search of large paydays — Plus: Kate Hudson doing better with A-Rod's kids than teammates — Jon Gosselin halted production on “Kate Plus Eight,” and his lawyer Mark Heller said the reason behind the sudden work stoppage is that “Jon is resolved not to allow …
