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Posted Nov 10th 2009 12:50AM by TMZ Staff
Robert Halderman -- the guy accused of trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman -- is getting the ultimate vote of sympathy from his friends ... we're told they've chipped in to pay over a quarter of his mega legal bill.
Sources inside CBS tell TMZ friends and co-workers are raising money to help pay Halderman's $200,000 legal bill ... so far they've anted up around $50,000.
We're told some of the staff at "48 Hours" refuse to believe their colleague is guilty of extortion ... and if he is guilty, it's because he cracked over money issues surrounding his divorce.
For Halderman, friends in need are friends indeed. But the jury's out on whether Letterman has any left.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives, David Letterman
Tags: 48 hours, 48Hours, david letterman, DavidLetterman, extortion, joe halderman, JoeHalderman, robert halderman, RobertHalderman
Posted Oct 3rd 2009 7:00AM by TMZ Staff
Jay Leno just couldn't pass up an opportunity to crack on his old late night rival David Letterman -- and dare we say ... it was actually kinda funny.
Leno confessed that he too was once the victim of an extortion plot, saying, "How do think NBC got me to do a 10 o'clock show?"
Filed under: TV, David Letterman
Tags: 48 hours, 48Hours, blackmail, david letterman, DavidLetterman, extortion, jay leno, JayLeno, joe halderman, JoeHalderman, robert halderman, RobertHalderman
Posted Oct 2nd 2009 10:08AM by TMZ Staff
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 he signed with ex-wife Patty Montet in 2004, the "48 Hours" producer was required to pay $6,800 a month in child and spousal support for three years. That amount was reduced to $5,966.66 in May 2007.
Their house was sold and the proceeds divided during the divorce. And the credit card bills, totaling approximately $13,500, were split down the middle. Halderman agreed to pay for the unreimbursed medical bills for his two children. He was also required to maintain life insurance.
The agreement also provided that the court would have the power to order payment of the children's college education by either parent. One of the children is now 18 -- college age. The other child is 11.
The wife -- Patty Montet -- filed for divorce on grounds the marriage was "broken down irretrievably."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV, Exclusives, David Letterman
Tags: 48 hours, 48Hours, david letterman, DavidLetterman, divorce, extortion, joe halderman, JoeHalderman, producer, robert halderman, RobertHalderman, spousal support, SpousalSupport, two million dollars, TwoMillionDollars
Posted Oct 2nd 2009 9:29AM by TMZ Staff
This is the man arrested for the $2 million extortion plot against David Letterman.
Robert "Joe" Halderman -- a well-respected producer for "48 Hours" -- was busted outside CBS headquarters in NYC for attempted grand larceny in the first degree.
Until recently Halderman was living with Stephanie Birkitt, Letterman's former assistant. We're told Letterman was having a relationship with Birkitt but ended it before his son was born in 2003.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV, David Letterman
Tags: 48 hours, 48Hours, affair, daivd letterman, DaivdLetterman, extortion, extortion plot, ExtortionPlot, robert joe halderman, RobertJoeHalderman, sexual affair, SexualAffair, stephanie birkitt, StephanieBirkitt, the late show with david letterman, TheLateShowWithDavidLetterman
Posted Oct 2nd 2009 8:48AM by TMZ Staff
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 and we've learned she was living with him until recently.
According to the warrant, the suspect, "48 Hours" producer Robert "Joe" Halderman, sent Letterman a package which allegedly included treatments for a screenplay with supporting materials.
The warrant goes on to say the "supporting materials" included copies of parts of a diary and correspondence belonging to Birkitt.
Halderman allegedly sent more documents, including letters, emails and photos.
On September 23, Halderman allegedly told undercover cops he wouldn't make the diary public if Letterman anted up $2 million.
Letterman acknowledged on his show last night he had sexual relations with female members of his staff.
Birkett has been a regular on Letterman's show (see video).
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV, David Letterman
Tags: 48 hours, 48Hours, david letterman, DavidLetterman, extortion, joe halderman, JoeHalderman, late show, LateShow, robert halderman, RobertHalderman, stephanie birkitt, StephanieBirkitt, warrant
