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Call Girl Targeted
After Tattling on
Berlusconi

Nov 23, 2009 2:33 AM CST

Call Girl Targeted After Tattling on Berlusconi

Book reveals randy details about prime minister's 'harem'

(Newser) - A call girl was attacked and threatened after she revealed she slept with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, she reveals in a new book. Soon after she tattled, a mystery car tried to ram Patrizia D'Addario as she drove near her home, she writes. "It was a miracle I...

Letterman: Wife Didn't Boot Me

Nov 16, 2009 4:54 AM CST

Letterman: Wife Didn't Boot Me

Spokesman denies tabloid report

(Newser) - David Letterman yesterday denied a tabloid report that his wife has kicked him out of their Westchester home because of dalliances with staffers. "The National Enquirer has it wrong," Letterman's spokesman told the New York Daily News . The Enquirer, citing an unnamed CBS source, reported that Letterman had...

Steve Phillips'
Galpal Talks
Affair

Nov 12, 2009 10:47 AM CST

Steve Phillips' Galpal Talks Affair

Brooke Hundley says she sympathizes with ESPN analyst's wife

(Newser) - Brooke Hundley is shocked—shocked!—that she’s “been called a homewrecker” and Jay Leno used her “to get a cheap laugh” after her affair with Steve Phillips got them both fired from ESPN. The 22-year-old talks about the scandal for the first time, telling Good Morning ...

Halderman
Wants Extortion
Case Dropped

LETTERMAN SCANDAL

Nov 10, 2009 10:32 AM CST

Halderman Wants Extortion Case Dropped

Lawyer says he just wanted to sell Letterman a screenplay

(Newser) - Accused blackmailer Robert Halderman went to court today, and his lawyer is asking for the extortion case against him to be dismissed. In court papers, Halderman’s attorney writes, "The sensationalism surrounding this indictment, fueled by the celebrity of the purported victim and the deference paid to that celebrity...

Pre-Scandal
Fergie Spills
to Cosmo

Nov 6, 2009 11:09 AM CST

Pre-Scandal Fergie Spills to Cosmo

Before Josh Duhamel's stripper fiasco, singer applauded him in mag

(Newser) - When Cosmopolitan interviewed Fergie for its December issue, no one could have predicted that by the time it hit stands, hubby Josh Duhamel would be embroiled in a stripper-sex scandal. At the time, Fergie sang his praises, Radar reports, telling the mag when it came to her recent weight gain...

Stripper: I Had 'Lots of Sex' With Josh Duhamel

FERGIE'S DEVOTED HUBBY

Nov 5, 2009 8:48 AM CST

Stripper: I Had 'Lots of Sex' With Josh Duhamel

Nicole Forrester reveals affair with 'freaking hot' married man

(Newser) - The stripper who claims to have bedded Transformers star (and Fergie hubby) Josh Duhamel shared all the dirty details with an Atlanta radio station Monday, including her claim that “we did hook up and had lots of sex and we had a really, really good time.” The interview...

Letterman Scandal
Is Ratings Gold

SURPRISE, SURPRISE

Nov 2, 2009 4:20 PM CST

Letterman Scandal Is Ratings Gold

That and Leno's exit make erstwhile underdog late night winner

(Newser) - David Letterman’s scandalous admission of intraoffice sex and his role in a blackmail scheme appear to have titillated audiences. CBS’ Late Show is up 13% in total viewership for the season over last year. Sure, Dave is off 8% in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, but that’s nothing compared...

Sex Rehab for
Steve Phillips? Oh, Please!

ANDREA PEYSER

Oct 29, 2009 10:48 AM CDT

Sex Rehab for Steve Phillips? Oh, Please!

Axed ESPN analyst is just the latest to use 'sex addict' as an excuse

(Newser) - Steve Phillips and his fellow celebrity sex addicts prove "all that's required to claim that a man's transgression is really a disease over which he is powerless is a large bank account, a small degree of fame, a clueless wife. And a straight face," writes Andrea Peyser in...

Blackmailer Read
Letterman All Wrong

BEHIND THE SCENES

Oct 27, 2009 4:44 PM CDT

Blackmailer Read Letterman All Wrong

He's notoriously private, but don't cross him

(Newser) - When Robert Halderman asked David Letterman for $2 million, he probably assumed the notoriously private Letterman would pay him off to avoid public embarrassment. But "all Dave cares about is his career," a source tells New York in a lengthy look at the host and the scandal. "...

Steve Phillips
Pressured
Me Into Sex:
Hundley

espn meltdown

Oct 23, 2009 10:55 AM CDT

Steve Phillips Pressured Me Into Sex: Hundley

Alleged mistress filed for restraining order against Steve Phillips

(Newser) - One day after dropping off a letter to Steve Phillips' wife, Brooke Hundley filed for a restraining order against the ESPN analyst—stating, among other things, that he rammed her car the day she left the letter, and accusing him of “cornering” her and pressuring her into sex. TMZ...

Edwards' New Neighbors:
Ex-Mistress and Baby

Oct 23, 2009 7:19 AM CDT

Edwards' New Neighbors: Ex-Mistress and Baby

John paying for Rielle Hunter's home; Elizabeth finally on board

(Newser) - After a DNA test—a secret one, of course—proved John Edwards is the father of Rielle Hunter’s baby, the two of them moved in just down the street in a $1 million home quaintly called Marsh Grass, the National Enquirer reports. The shamed pol is paying the $6,...

Letter Surfaces in Steve Phillips Sex Scandal

Oct 22, 2009 10:27 AM CDT

Letter Surfaces in Steve Phillips Sex Scandal

Jilted lover wrote diatribe to ESPN analyst's wife

(Newser) - The New York Post is all over the story of Steve Phillips' affair with 22-year-old production assistant Brooke Hundley, whom they have poetically dubbed "the tubby temptress." In addition to "translating" her letter to Phillips' wife Marni ("I may be 22, but I'm not stupid" equals...

ESPN Analyst Has to
Go Public After Affair Sours

Oct 21, 2009 12:45 PM CDT

ESPN Analyst Has to Go Public After Affair Sours

He seeks police protection after he breaks it off with assistant

(Newser) - Another nasty public affair comes to light: ESPN analyst Steve Phillips, 46, had to go to the cops for protection after he broke it off with a 22-year-old production assistant at the network. The jilted woman responded with harassing letters and phone calls to the family and may have friended...

Neighbors Cool But Polite to 'Icky' John Edwards

Oct 12, 2009 10:05 AM CDT

Neighbors Cool But Polite to 'Icky' John Edwards

Some North Carolinians would rather forget scandal

(Newser) - The national attitude toward John Edwards may be a mixture of mockery and fading recognition, but in his hometown of Chapel Hill, NC, the situation is more complex. Elizabeth Edwards is still a hit across the state, and the 2004 VP candidate is more than just a passing curiosity—he’...

Letterman
Brought Galpal
on Family
Vacations

Oct 9, 2009 10:56 AM CDT

Letterman Brought Galpal on Family Vacations

Stephanie Birkitt was in Caribbean with Letterman, wife Regina Lasko, son

(Newser) - Add one more item to the list of things Regina Lasko has against hubby David Letterman. The Late Show host brought galpal Stephanie Birkitt along on vacations with Lasko and son Harry, sources tell the New York Post. Other friends and coworkers were also invited along; one of the trips...

Halderman: Dave
Bedded '6 or 7'
Staffers

Oct 9, 2009 8:10 AM CDT

Halderman: Dave Bedded '6 or 7' Staffers

Plus, Letterman's wife Regina Lasko forced him into second apology

(Newser) - Stephanie Birkitt is getting the most attention, but she's not be the only staffer David Letterman seduced—not by a long shot, says accused extortionist Robert Halderman. Halderman puts the figure at “six or seven,” a friend tells the New York Daily News. “He would fly them...

Halderman 'Enraged'
Over 'Passionate Embrace'

LETTERMAN ROUNDUP

Oct 8, 2009 10:11 AM CDT

Halderman 'Enraged' Over 'Passionate Embrace'

Alleged extortionist spotted Letterman and Birkitt as recently as August

(Newser) - David Letterman’s accused extortionist, Robert “Joe” Halderman, is “a great human being “ but “he's positioned as a bad guy,” says friend and former co-worker Dr. Bob Arnot. “No one’s standing up for Joe,” he continues—so, certainly, Halderman must be glad...

Berlusconi: I'm Not
Going Anywhere

Oct 8, 2009 8:08 AM CDT

Berlusconi: I'm Not Going Anywhere

Italian PM defiant as multiple criminal cases reopen

(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi, fighting for his political life after a court ruled he was not immune from criminal prosecution, called the ruling politically motivated and vowed to stay on as Italy's prime minister. Already weakened by sex scandals, Berlusconi will now face at least two trials, one concerning witness tampering and...

Grandma: Birkitt
Never Had Sex
With Letterman

Oct 7, 2009 10:43 AM CDT

Grandma: Birkitt Never Had Sex With Letterman

Stephanie Birkitt's grandmother is no fan of Halderman, but seems to like Dave

(Newser) - Stephanie Birkitt, David Letterman’s galpal, may not be commenting on the extortion scandal—but her 90-year-old grandma is. Birkitt and Letterman “joked and kidded around,” but “they were just good friends,” she tells the New York Post. “She worked for Dave for 11 years....

Just Wait: 'Trashy'
Letterman Letters
Are Coming

LETTERMAN ROUNDUP

Oct 7, 2009 9:51 AM CDT

Just Wait: 'Trashy' Letterman Letters Are Coming

Birkitt penned series of 'Dear Dave' letters, plus more on extortion

(Newser) - It’s only a matter of time before Stephanie Birkitt’s “trashy” love letters to David Letterman become public. Sadly, “we’re not talking crazy sexual escapades,” a source tells the New York Daily News. “It’s her musings about them. It’s trash.” More...