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September 2nd, 2010

Robert “Joe” Halderman, the news producer whose attempt to blackmail David Letterman prompted the host to admit workplace affairs, was released from prison on Thursday.

He served four months of a six-month sentence for his 2009 scheme to extort $2 million in hush money from Letterman.

Halderman was granted time off “for good behavior.” The former “48 Hours” producer still must fulfill 1,000 hours of community service.

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May 4th, 2010

Robert Halderman, the former CBS producer who attempted to extort David Letterman over the late night host’s sex scandal, is starting a six-month stint in jail.
He was led out of a Manhattan court in handcuffs today, having been sentenced to incarceration and 1,000 hours of community service.

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March 9th, 2010

UPDATE – 6:15 PM -
David Letterman made remarks during tonight’s “Late Show” taping, following the successful prosecution of his extortionist.

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November 14th, 2009

“David Letterman has moved out of his family home after failing to patch things up with his outraged wife,” claims the National Enquirer. So are they done for good?

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November 10th, 2009

UPDATE: As Gossip Cop had reported earlier, the TV producer, Robert “Joe” Halderman, accused of trying to shake down David Letterman for $2 million today asked a New York judge to dismiss the extortion charge.

What was his reasoning?

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October 21st, 2009

The National Enquirer is doing its part to keep the David Letterman ‘sextortion’ scandal going, even if it means resorting to the old trick of promising something exists when no one can prove otherwise. In this case: a supposed sex tape.

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October 9th, 2009

Gossip Cop often takes issue with TMZ for its intrusive videos and occasional inaccurate reports. Nevertheless today we support TMZ founder Harvey Levin, whose phone records — thanks to a warrant — were obtained by the Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies. Why?

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October 7th, 2009

The latest twist in the David Letterman “sextortion” scandal isn’t true. Late this afternoon TMZ reported that Stephanie Birkitt, the woman at the center of the storm, has “been banned from setting foot on the CBS set where the ‘Late Show’ is filmed.” The site goes on to say, “sources tell TMZ that security at CBS is well aware of Birkitt’s ban from the set.”