Letterman Producer 'Threatened Tell-All Book'

17 October 2009

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The producer who allegedly threatened to expose David Letterman's affairswanted to write a tell-all book filled with sordid details about the TV star's messy love life, according to U.S. reports.

Robert 'Joe' Halderman has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted first degree grand larceny after allegedly threatening to expose Letterman's flings with his The Late Show employees unless the TV titan paid $2 million (£1.3 million) to keep the details out of the press.

Letterman addressed the allegations against him on his show at the beginning of the month (Oct09), coming clean on air after testifying before a grand jury earlier in the day.

write the book and publicise the information

Now a judge has ordered the release of law enforcement affidavits and alist of evidence taken from Halderman's home.

The court documents show Halderman has been accused of allegedly threatening to publish an expose unless Letterman paid up.

According to one affidavit, Letterman's lawyers allege Halderman told them he planned to "write the book and publicise the information" if he was not paid.

He was later arrested after depositing a phony $2 million (£1.3 million) cheque into his bank account.

Halderman, who has been suspended from his job pending an investigation, has been freed on $200,000 (£133,300) bail and is scheduled to appear in court on 10 November (09).

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