Regina Lasko: David Letterman Reveals Extortion Attempt

David Letterman said on his show on Thursday that he had been the victim of an extortion attempt over charges of sexual affairs with staff members, claims that he conceded were true.

Mr. Letterman said on “The Late Show,” on CBS, that he had been approached by a person who wanted $2 million not to go public with information that Mr. Letterman had been in sexual relationships with women who work on his show.

Mr. Letterman said that he had testified before a grand jury and had admitted to the relationships.

“My response to that is, yes I have. Would it be embarrassing if it were made public? Perhaps it would,” he said on the show. “I feel like I need to protect these people. I need to certainly protect my family.”

In March, Mr. Letterman, 62, married his longtime girlfriend, Regina Lasko, whom he had been dating with for two decades. They have a son, now 6.

In outlining to his audience what had taken place, Mr. Letterman said that three weeks ago, he received a package from a person who claimed to have information about the relationships.

Mr. Letterman said he reached out to the Manhattan district attorney’s office.

In the course of the investigation, Mr. Letterman was asked to write what he called a fake check for $2 million. The suspect in the case was arrested Thursday.

Neither Mr. Letterman nor the district attorney’s office revealed the person’s name. In a statement late Thursday night, CBS said the suspect was an employee of the CBS news program “48 Hours” and was arrested on charges of attempted grand larceny. The network said that the employee had been suspended.

A CBS employee with knowledge of the case, who demanded anonymity because the employee was not authorized to speak by the network, said the “48 Hours” employee is Robert Halderman, also known as Joe, a 51-year-old Emmy Award-winning producer. Mr. Halderman has directed dozens of “48 Hours” documentaries. According to Mr. Letterman, the “48 Hours” employee had signaled that he would write a screenplay and a book that would detail the host’s behavior.

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