Court filing: David Letterman alleged extortionist said he would disguise hush money
5:11 pm, December 15th, 2009
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As you may recall, the TV producer, Robert “Joe” Halderman, accused of trying to shake down David Letterman for $2 million, asked a New York judge to dismiss the extortion charge because Halderman claimed last month that he wasn’t blackmailing Letterman. Rather, he asserted that he was trying to sell the late-night talk show host a screenplay — about Letterman (and his dirty secrets).
At the time the case first went before the judge, Halderman’s attorney said, “There was no extortion. There was a screenplay for sale… There was a commercial transaction. Nothing more.”
Well, today prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office urged the judge to reject Halderman’s claim that his money for screenplay/silence wasn’t a crime.
And it seemingly looks worse for Halderman because prosecutors noted today in a filing that the TV producer told Letterman’s attorney that he needed cash to visit his son and would disguise the transaction by saying it was a business deal.
Gossip Cop would like to know in the comments section if you believe this was extortion or a legitimate attempt by Halderman to sell Letterman a script.
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