I'm wondering - If Letterman did nothing that most men don't do in the workplace and he wasn't married, what did Halderman have on him worthy of blackmail?
I'm not sure we have all of the facts. Halderman's lawyer is saying - "This story is far more complicated than what you heard this afternoon," Shargel said outside court, but he would not elaborate.
Halderman dated one of the girls, found out about the affair, took items of hers that seem to corroborate the affair, and without her consent attempted to blackmail Letterman with the info. Letterman has sinned for having the affair, but I fear there is more than one rat in this scenario. I also think that the question as to who in this scenario set out to victimize and manipulate people still remains to be seen.
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Halderman dated one of the girls, found out about the affair, took items of hers that seem to corroborate the affair, and without her consent attempted to blackmail Letterman with the info. Letterman has sinned for having the affair, but I fear there is more than one rat in this scenario. I also think that the question as to who in this scenario set out to victimize and manipulate people still remains to be seen.
Right. I understand that Halderman had an envelope with e-mails and photos to show Letterman that he meant business. It certainly appears to be a story unfolding.
I am also wondering why Halderman being a 7-time Emmy winner, TV producer and having a journalism career spanning three decades would jeopardize his reputation and future career on a well-known man like Letterman? I don't know the extent of Halderman's financial troubles and if that, in fact, is the main reason for the blackmail. He still had to have some pretty heavy goods on him, to ask that much money.
But then you have to look at the strategic move of Letterman's attorney writing a check that was certain to bounce.
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Right. I understand that Halderman had an envelope with e-mails and photos to show Letterman that he meant business. It certainly appears to be a story unfolding.
I am also wondering why Halderman being a 7-time Emmy winner, TV producer and having a journalism career spanning three decades would jeopardize his reputation and future career on a well-known man like Letterman? I don't know the extent of Halderman's financial troubles and if that, in fact, is the main reason for the blackmail. He still had to have some pretty heavy goods on him, to ask that much money.
But then you have to look at the strategic move of Letterman's attorney writing a check that was certain to bounce.
My understanding was that the check was an intentional bogus check, likely for the purpose of proving the extortion case. I believe that at the time the check was given, law enforcement was already involved.
I too wondered why a relatively successful man would try to do this, but I guess he just saw the chance at a big payday and took it.
As to the reason he thought Letterman would be willing to pay such big money just to cover a simple affair:
a) Apparently Letterman wasn't.
b) It may be conceivable that someone of Letterman's stature would pay significant money to cover even a simple affair...especially if there are compromising pictures, correspondence, voice mail etc,
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Re: How Low Can Letterman go?
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My understanding was that the check was an intentional bogus check, likely for the purpose of proving the extortion case. I believe that at the time the check was given, law enforcement was already involved.
I too wondered why a relatively successful man would try to do this, but I guess he just saw the chance at a big payday and took it.
As to the reason he thought Letterman would be willing to pay such big money just to cover a simple affair:
a) Apparently Letterman wasn't.
b) It may be conceivable that someone of Letterman's stature would pay significant money to cover even a simple affair...especially if there are compromising pictures, correspondence, voice mail etc,
the check was bogus, although im sure he could write one of that magnitude he has made hundreds of millions im sure .apparently its a non issue with his wife, since she used to work for him and had to know what was going on .so no reason to pay on a personal level. career ? who knows. if roman polanski can get a 100 signatures on a petition from entertainment types anything is possible.if you read that grand jury testimony youll never be shocked again. disgusting !
My understanding was that the check was an intentional bogus check, likely for the purpose of proving the extortion case. I believe that at the time the check was given, law enforcement was already involved.
I too wondered why a relatively successful man would try to do this, but I guess he just saw the chance at a big payday and took it.
As to the reason he thought Letterman would be willing to pay such big money just to cover a simple affair:
a) Apparently Letterman wasn't.
b) It may be conceivable that someone of Letterman's stature would pay significant money to cover even a simple affair...especially if there are compromising pictures, correspondence, voice mail etc,
I agree that they knew they could get Halderman on extortion. I'm thinking, possibly, that Letterman's view was - If you take me down, you are going down with me.
My understanding was that the check was an intentional bogus check, likely for the purpose of proving the extortion case. I believe that at the time the check was given, law enforcement was already involved.
That's what I read in a story yesterday. The check was actually printed by the U.S. Attorney's office and then given to Letterman's lawyers to give to the extorter.
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