David Letterman Confession: I Had Sex

[BERIGAN]

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/david-...tory?id=8728424

[Quincy]

I don't watch the show like I used to but I thought there was an interesting vibe with a woman who used to bring the envelopes down for "name the cut of beef" and other such audience related stuff. That may have 5 years ago or so, I really don't remember anymore. I liked how he said it could be embarrassing to the women.

Now I can see why he resisted marriage for so long. (Really, I can. Coming up on 20 years of living in sin though without much sin apparently.)

[Jazzmoose]

The screenplay I'd like to see is the one about the idiot who thought he could get away with a $2Mil extortion. I mean, heck, anyone who watches TV knows you go for a few grand, then come back for more, right?

[king ubu]

he had sex with a contortionist?

[Man with the Golden Arm]

no, it was an acrobatic exorcist!

[7/4]

If there wasn't a crime, I'm not really sure this is news.

[Claude]

Sometimes, it's better not to break a thread title into two lines

[bertrand]

There was no crime on Dave's part, but just to be safe, he's fleeing to France anyway.

Bertrand.

[Chuck Nessa]

[paul secor]

Who gives a s***?

[Dan Gould]

If there wasn't a crime, I'm not really sure this is news.

Attempted extortion isn't a crime? If it wasn't a crime, why was the CBS employee arrested late yesterday?

[7/4]

If there wasn't a crime, I'm not really sure this is news.

Attempted extortion isn't a crime? If it wasn't a crime, why was the CBS employee arrested late yesterday?

In other words (I'll translate it for you): if there wasn't a crime, should it be news?

[Dan Gould]

If there wasn't a crime, I'm not really sure this is news.

Attempted extortion isn't a crime? If it wasn't a crime, why was the CBS employee arrested late yesterday?

In other words (I'll translate it for you): if there wasn't a crime, should it be news?

I'll translate it back at you, slick:

What part of CBS Employee Is Charged In Letterman Plot do you think signifies there wasn't a crime committed?

[7/4]

If there wasn't a crime, I'm not really sure this is news.

Attempted extortion isn't a crime? If it wasn't a crime, why was the CBS employee arrested late yesterday?

In other words (I'll translate it for you): if there wasn't a crime, should it be news?

I'll translate it back at you, slick:

What part of CBS Employee Is Charged In Letterman Plot do you think signifies there wasn't a crime committed?

further translation: even if there was a crime, I still don't care.

[BruceH]

Pretty creepy.

And then there's the attempted extortion. That's creepy too.

(Sorry.)

[Jazzmoose]

further translation: even if there was a crime, I still don't care.

You seem to be confusing "translation" with "complete revision"; there could be a future for you in political speech writing!

[7/4]

further translation: even if there was a crime, I still don't care.

You seem to be confusing "translation" with "complete revision"; there could be a future for you in political speech writing!

bah humbug!

[papsrus]

Well, there seems to have been a crime here, but Letterman didn't commit it.

He had a relationship with at least one subordinate. I guess he indicated there's more. Never a good idea at work.

And he has left the company he works for open to lawsuits from other employees over the perception -- real or imagined -- that he granted favoritism in exchange for sex. That could be a problem.

Reminds me of George Costanza's response after his boss finds out he diddled the cleaning woman:

George Costanza: [pause] Was that wrong? Should I not have done that? I tell you, I gotta plead ignorance on this thing, because if anyone had said anything to me at all when I first started here that that sort of thing is frowned upon... you know, cause I've worked in a lot of offices, and I tell you, people do that all the time.

Mr. Lippman: You're fired!

Edited October 3, 2009 by papsrus

[Cliff Englewood]

Reminds me of George Costanza's response after his boss finds out he diddled the cleaning woman:

George Costanza: [pause] Was that wrong? Should I not have done that? I tell you, I gotta plead ignorance on this thing, because if anyone had said anything to me at all when I first started here that that sort of thing is frowned upon... you know, cause I've worked in a lot of offices, and I tell you, people do that all the time.

Mr. Lippman: You're fired!

That was one of my favorite bits of George, just classic Costanza.

[Dan Gould]

I don't watch the show like I used to but I thought there was an interesting vibe with a woman who used to bring the envelopes down for "name the cut of beef" and other such audience related stuff.

The Times reported that according to records in Norwalk, CT, where the accused extortionist lived, for a time he shared a home with a girl who was identified as the person who gave out audience prizes. So the clear implication is that she was the source of at least some of the information the guy tried to use against Letterman.

Well, there seems to have been a crime here, but Letterman didn't commit it.

He had a relationship with at least one subordinate. I guess he indicated there's more. Never a good idea at work.

And he has left the company he works for open to lawsuits from other employees over the perception -- real or imagined -- that he granted favoritism in exchange for sex. That could be a problem.

This is the big question - did this woman come home to say "I had to sleep with that repulsive sleazeball again, it was disgusting" and when this guy's personal life fell apart - nasty divorce, serious money problem - he figured that info was his meal ticket?

I guess it boils down to a question of whether he had consensual relations with no benefits or penalties or whether he was more of a sleazy boss. I kinda suspect it was more of the latter because in this day and age, if everything was consensual, how is release of the information going to "bring his life crashing all around him"?

[sheldonm]

...don't care that he had sex and don't care for letterman either. feel some sadness for hiw wife and kid.

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[JSngry]

if everything was consensual, how is release of the information going to "bring his life crashing all around him"?

feel some sadness for hiw wife and kid.

Like that.

[T.D.]

I stopped watching TV a couple of years ago, and watched Letterman very rarely prior to that, but I'm shocked that this is surprising so many people. Gee, a show-biz celeb was having sex with a subordinate!...How unusual.

I saw in today's newspaper that ex-intern Stephanie ("Monty") was named as one of the sex partners. Another stunner! Going back ten (?) or so years, I always assumed Letterman was boinking her. Her frequent air time was otherwise inexplicable.

Either I'm highly cynical or a lot of Letterman viewers are bizarrely naive. I figure the latter.

[Dan Gould]

if everything was consensual, how is release of the information going to "bring his life crashing all around him"?

feel some sadness for hiw wife and kid.

Like that.

The wife was an employee, too, and their relationship was long-standing, or off and on for a period of time. You don't think she knew about his extracurricular activities with other staff members before the marriage? As I understand it, the relationship with the woman who was involved with the extortionist ended with the birth of his son, which in turn pre-dated the marriage ceremony with the mother of his son. So ... my strong suspicion is that Dave hasn't been sleeping on the couch since he told his wife about the extortion attempt. I don't think any of it was news to her.

The threat was more about his public image - which ties back into the possibility that some of these affairs weren't consensual. If CBS decided to fire him, then his world would come crashing down around him.

[mjzee]

See, I think there's something else going on. Because it's as many here have pointed out: if none of the participants were married, and they were boinking each other, why would this be considered a scandal? I therefore wonder what else was in the material that was used for extortion. I would imagine it would point to some more serious problems. As to what those may be, I have no idea, but at least the extortionist thought they'd be worth $2 million.