Late Night

Letterman Blackmailer Receives Emmy Nod

Robert “Joe” Halderman, the man currently serving a six-month sentence for trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman, was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy this afternoon. He was one of the four producers who worked on the 48 Hours segment “American Girl, Italian Nightmare,” which concerns the Amanda Knox trial. The segment Read More

Judge Isn’t Buying Halderman’s ‘Screenplay’ Defense

Accused Letterman blackmailer Joe Halderman has failed in an attempt to get his case thrown out of court.

Mr. Halderman’s lawyer, Gerald Shargel, had argued that his client legitimately wanted to write a screenplay about the comedian’s personal life, and to offer Mr. Letterman first dibs on the rights. In other words, his behavior was Read More

Bizarre Late Night Love Triangle

You can’t be victimized by criminals, explained David Letterman on the Late Show Monday night. You have to push back.

Outside the fortified walls of the Ed Sullivan Theater, a full moon hung in the sky. Mr. Letterman must have been tired. For the past several weeks, not only had he been pushing back, Read More