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Letterman's Former Hookup Banned from CBS Set

Posted Oct 7th 2009 4:43PM by TMZ Staff

TMZ has learned Stephanie Birkitt -- the woman at the center of the David Letterman sex scandal -- has been banned from setting foot on the CBS set where the "Late Show" is filmed.



Birkitt used to be David's assistant -- appearing on the "Late Show" numerous times -- and later became his personal attorney. It was Birkitt's ex-boyfriend -- Robert Halderman -- who discovered Letterman's secret relationship with her ... and then allegedly threatened to release the scandalous information unless Letterman forked over $2 million.

Sources tell TMZ that security at CBS is well aware of Birkitt's ban from the set.

Worldwide Pants just issued the following statement: "Stephanie is on paid leave of absence ... she has not been banned from the Ed Sullivan Theatre."

But TMZ just spoke with someone associated with security at Letterman who just told us, "Security got a verbal order that she is 'banned' from the property for the time being."

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1. That picture really shows what an ugly, cranky old man Letterman has become. Goes to show, if you tell jokes about other people's problems, they may return to bite you in the butt.

By the way, TMZ, show the Erin Andrews pics. She is HOTHOTHOTHOT!!!

Posted at 4:49PM on Oct 7th 2009 by LOVEerinandrewsbody

2. She became his personal attorney? I think you mean personal assistant.

Posted at 4:52PM on Oct 7th 2009 by Rick

3. Dave, Dave. Dave... What were you thinking?
Oh that's right you were thinking with the little head instead of the big head.

Posted at 8:39AM on Oct 8th 2009 by Barb

4. I don't get it. Why ban her and not him? LOL!

Posted at 4:53PM on Oct 7th 2009 by autodidact

5. Popozao, bitches!

Posted at 4:54PM on Oct 7th 2009 by K Fed (lots of hamburgers)

6. Why would they do that? She didn't do anything. I hope she wasn't still an employee. If so, being banned from the set is text book sexual harrassment.

Posted at 4:56PM on Oct 7th 2009 by A Fan of Some

7. finally. get the temptation out of the workplace. i hope dave and regina can make it work.

Posted at 5:01PM on Oct 7th 2009 by paige

8. stephanie birkitt still works there. no longer dave's assistant. she went to law school, so i'm guessing she works in the legal department of worldwide pants. she has no reason to distract dave and be at the set. she can stay in the office like regular office workers.

Posted at 5:02PM on Oct 7th 2009 by paige

9. I believe she was his personal assistant, not lawyer.

Posted at 5:03PM on Oct 7th 2009 by laura

10. Why her and not BOTH of them gone???? I hope she gets a dream job and walks away from creepy womanizing David. He is horrid man.

Posted at 5:05PM on Oct 7th 2009 by Maria

11. I am sick of hearing about David Letterman & his cheating!Enough already, we do not care, let him work it out. He should also stop talking about this crap on his show!

Posted at 5:03PM on Oct 7th 2009 by life is like that

12. who cares!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted at 5:06PM on Oct 7th 2009 by billiejeanRIP

13. Why the hell is SHE being punished? That's B.S.

Posted at 5:10PM on Oct 7th 2009 by lalaland

14. I don't get it, CBS is not taking any actions against David but they are with her?

Posted at 5:11PM on Oct 7th 2009 by Jane

15. Weel, is she the first or the only one among all the women concerned in that story to be banned from the set? How many women on that CBS set will be banned because of that? I guess the women are always there to pay for the consequences. That's the way it has always been. That's the way it is.

Posted at 5:14PM on Oct 7th 2009 by OHLALALA

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