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Dave's Alleged Extortionist Busted Outside CBS

Posted Oct 2nd 2009 9:14AM by TMZ Staff

David LettermanWe'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 and people inside the building were baffled when the highly-respected producer was cuffed and hauled off in the David Letterman extortion case.

As we already reported Halderman had a relationship with Stephanie Birkitt and lived with her. But we're told they had broken up "recently." We do not know who ended the relationship, but Halderman allegedly was in possession of Birkitt's diary, correspondence and photos -- which he says incriminated Letterman.

People connected with the network tell us Letterman did have a relationship with Birkitt, but the word is that it ended before Letterman had his baby in 2003.



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1. I wonder if he will get "producer" credits when his own case appears on 48HOURS?

Posted at 9:28AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by Wombat

2. Those two were always so obvious. You could tell when they split, she started treating him like crap, on air.

Posted at 9:31AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by Allen Ridak

3. huh.....got anymore sleazy Palin jokes, Dave?

Posted at 9:32AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by Stacey

4. I hope letterman gets fired. He is a loud mouthed hippocrite.

Posted at 10:04AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by jack arnet

5. Dave is a scumbag!

Posted at 9:40AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by janet

6. She is Uuuuuuggly! Total butterface. But then again, Letterman is nothing to look at either. Now, the whole nation sees her as a grave robbing, home wrecking, sk@nk. Good Job, babe, here's your 15 minutes of shame.

Posted at 9:42AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by E

7. I say wtg dave for coming out in the public and say yes I had sex, not some big lie. People comment on him being a hypocrit blah blah blah. He was an unmarried man, he may or may not of had a girlfriend at the time, no comment if they were in the off again mode. I say so what and let's not start with oh the poor women he abused his power. Uh we women can say no.

Posted at 9:43AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by Kimmi

8. LETTERMAN IS A SCUM BAG AND I HOPE HE GETS FIRED..ON WITH THE JOKES DAVE!!!! FUNNY HOW THE JOKE IS ON YOU THIS TIME AND I HOPE YOU LOSE YOUR JOB OVER THIS ONE. DOES THE WORD PALIN HIT YOU IN THE GUT????????????????????????

Posted at 9:46AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by BARB CRANFIELD

9. Dang! How OLD is this girl anyway? She's Not ugly by any means, just sorta plain. Too good for Letterman. EEWWWW! Now, Craig Ferguson is different story. I'll take HIM ANYDAY!!

Posted at 9:51AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by janalal4

10. If david was not married and both of them agreed to have sex without involving work stats, what is it anyone elses bizz.

Posted at 10:04AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by The Braidedrazor

11. HEY DAVE-- i hope it gets around about you and that 16 year old YOU PERV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 10:16AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by rain man

12. KARMA SUCKS - RIGHT DAVE??

Posted at 10:17AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by Kooky Fan

13. Back to Michael Jackson .. Mo Money for us!!! .. Buy our family dvd's, cd's, t shirts and of course tickets to our movie .. Ker Ching

Posted at 10:22AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by Teto Jackson

14. David Letterman is no Michael Jackson!! .. Back to us .. mo money .. mo money .. MUCH MO MONEY !!!! .. Ker Ching

Posted at 10:27AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by The Jackson Family

15. Oh yeah...Stephanie was the one who always came into the audience when Dave handed out restaurant certificates...
Anyway, it's a non-story, except for the fact that Dave had the guts to turn the extorsionist in.
Republicans senator John Ensign had his Mommy and Daddy pay off the employee's wife HE was sleeping with, and then tried to get his high powered buddies to give the mistresse's hubby a job to shut him up...pretty shady.
Bravo Dave, for following the law.

Posted at 10:26AM on Oct 2nd 2009 by so what

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