Emmy-Nominated David Letterman Extortionist Won't Attend Awards
Posted on Sep 27, 2010 @ 05:00AM - 3 comments
Ex-CBS producer Robert "Joe" Halderman is not expected to attend Monday's News and Documentary Emmy Awards in New York's Lincoln Center, where’s he up for an award, RadarOnline.com has learned.
David Letterman Extortionist Released From Prison
Posted on Sep 02, 2010 @ 06:48AM - Add a comment
Ex-CBS news producer Robert J. Halderman was released from prison in New York Thursday, RadarOnline.com has learned, after serving four months in connection with his admitted $2 million extortion attempt aimed at late night funnyman David Letterman last fall.
Letterman Extortionist Gets Emmy Nomination
Posted on Jul 16, 2010 @ 07:05AM - 1 comment
And the Emmy for Best Blackmailer goes to...
Robert "Joe" Halderman - the former CBS News producer who pleaded guilty last March to trying to extort two million dollars from David Letterman - has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Continuing Coverage of a Story by a Newsmagazine for a 48 Hours story last spring called 'American Girl, Italian Nightmare'.
Letterman Extortionist Sentenced To Prison Tuesday
Posted on May 04, 2010 @ 12:20PM - Add a comment
The former CBS television producer who tried to extort $2 million from talk show host David Letterman over his affair with a staffer started a six-month prison term Tuesday afternoon, RadarOnline.com can report.
Robert "Joe" Halderman, 52, didn't speak before he was led from a Manhattan court in handcuffs to begin his sentence, to be followed by 1,000 hours of community service.
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As part of a plea deal, Halderman pleaded guilty this past March to attempted grand larceny in exchange for a lighter sentence.
Letterman was not on hand for Halderman's sentencing Tuesday.
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As RadarOnline.com has previously reported, Letterman said on his October 1, 2009 broadcast that he had given testimony before a grand jury earlier that day about the extortion scheme; he told his audience that "I have had sex with women who work for me on this show."
Letterman said in an appearance on Live with Regis and Kelly last week that the affair "was stupid behavior," and discussed the fallout it has had on his life.
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"You take a look at the explosion, and it knocks you down and you wake up every morning and you're scared and you're depressed and sad, and you kind of got to let that knock you down and knock you down," he said.
Letterman said that him and his wife, Regina Lasko, are "putting [their marriage] back together to see what it's going to look like."
David Letterman Extortionist Faces Sentencing Tuesday
Posted on May 04, 2010 @ 06:55AM - 1 comment
Ex-CBS news producer Robert J. Halderman will be sentenced in New York Tuesday over his admitted $2 million extortion attempt aimed at late night funnyman David Letterman over an affair he knew the talk show host was having with a staffer, RadarOnline.com has learned.
Halderman was slated to be sentenced to a six-month jail term, a condition cited in his March guilty plea to charges of attempted grand larceny; Halderman's plea deal includes an additional 1,000 hours of community service, officials said.
As RadarOnline.com has previously repeorted, Letterman said on his October 1, 2009 broadcast that he had given testimony before a grand jury earlier that day about the extortion scheme; he told his audience that "I have had sex with women who work for me on this show."
VIDEO: Letterman Extortionist Pleads Guilty; Apologizes To Talk Show Host
Posted on Mar 09, 2010 @ 01:50PM - 2 comments
Moments after Robert “Joe” Halderman pleaded guilty to attempting to blackmail David Letterman, the former producer for CBS’ 48 Hours stepped before cameras and publicly apologized to the iconic talk show host.
Halderman, 52, entered the guilty plea Tuesday afternoon in New York to the charge of attempted 2nd degree grand larceny.
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In a brief statement after the hearing, Halderman said: “I just wanted to say again I apologize to Mr. Letterman, his family, to Stephanie Birkitt, her family, and certainly to my friends and family. I will not be doing any interviews, and I thank you all for your patience.”
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In exchange for his guilty plea, Halderman will serve six months in prison. If convicted without a plea deal, Halderman faced up to 15 years behind bars.
In addition, he was placed on 5 years probation and ordered to perform 1000 hours of community service.
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Halderman was accused of trying to extort $2 million from Letterman to keep quiet about the talk show host's extramarital affairs.
In the past, his lawyer said that Halderman was just offering the Late Show host a chance to buy and keep private a screenplay about his life.
BREAKING NEWS: David Letterman - "I Had Complete Faith That A Just And Appropriate Result Was Inevitable"
Posted on Mar 09, 2010 @ 01:48PM - 4 comments
Just moments after Robert “Joe” Halderman plead guilty to a charge of attempted 2nd degree grand larceny regarding his attempt to blackmail David Letterman, the late night talk show host issued a statement.
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“I’d like to thank the District Attorney of Manhattan, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the former District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, the special prosecutions bureau, the DA’s office and the New York City Police Department,” Letterman’s statement read. “When they became involved in this case I had complete faith that a just and appropriate result was inevitable. On behalf of my family, I am extremely grateful for their tireless efforts.”
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Halderman, 52, was accused of trying to extort $2 million from Letterman in exchange for keeping quiet about his extramarital affairs with Stephanie Birkitt. He will serve six months in jail and will be placed on 5 years probation. He will also be required to do 1,000 hours of community service.
Letterman Extortionist To Plead Guilty Tuesday
Posted on Mar 09, 2010 @ 05:10AM - 1 comment
Robert Halderman the television producer at the center of the $2 million David Letterman extortion plot is expected to plead guilty to second degree larceny at Manhattan Supreme Court Tuesday, RadarOnline.com has learned.
The CBS producer – who was driven by jealousy after finding-out his girlfriend Stephanie Birkett was sleeping with Letterman – is expected to be sentenced to six months in jail as well as being ordered to do 1000 hours of community service and serve four an a half years probation as part of a deal with prosecutors.
Halderman, 51, is expected to make a brief statement during the pleas hearing and it is expected that he will admit intentionally extorting the talk show host.
He allegedly shook down the married Letterman, 61, last fall by demanding $2 million as payment for a purported "screenplay" that was about a late-night TV talk show host who slept with his female employees.
Halderman penned the script after spotting Letterman making out in the driveway of the journalist's Norwalk, Conn., home with Birkitt, who was both an employee of the "Late Show," as well as Halderman's live-in girlfriend.
The journalist then left the screenplay in Letterman's limousine, along with copies of excerpts from Birkitt's personal diaries. In subsequent negotiations with Letterman's lawyers, Halderman asked for and received a check for $2 million for the script.
But the check turned out to be a fake, and Halderman was busted by authorities who had been monitoring his talks with Letterman's lawyer after being notified of the extortion effort.
After Halderman was arrested, Letterman shocked millions of TV viewers by revealing both the blackmail, as well as the fact that he had slept with unnamed female employees.
"No, I'm not having sex" with any staff members currently, Letterman said that night. "You can't be victimized by criminals."
Letterman's spokesman had no immediate comment - Halderman's lawyer, Gerald Shargel, declined to comment.
With credit for good behavior, the shamed producer is expected to be released from jail after just four months.
BREAKING NEWS: Accused David Letterman Extortionist Will Stand Trial
Posted on Jan 19, 2010 @ 10:11AM - 3 comments
David Letterman's accused extortionist, CBS news producer Robert J. "Joe" Halderman, will stand trial after a judge in Manhattan state Supreme Court refused Tuesday morning to dismiss the grand larceny charges filed against him.
Letterman admitted on his Oct. 1 broadcast that he had testified before a grand jury earlier that day, because of the alleged $2 million extortion scheme;
Report: David Letterman Extortionist Offers To Plead Guilty In Deal
Posted on Dec 28, 2009 @ 09:25AM - 4 comments
Robert Halderman, the CBS’ 48 Hours producer accused of trying to blackmail talk show titan David Letterman, has floated an offer to plead guilty in exchange for a one-year prison term, according to a new report.
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