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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...

College Ups Supervision of Letterman Interns

Quinnipiac vows to keep students out of 'harm's way'

(Newser) - A Connecticut university supplying interns to the David Letterman show has initiated stepped-up measures to "diligently" oversee the program to "ensure that our interns are out of harm's way." The precautions follow leaks indicating that the randy talk-show host bedded at least one NYU intern among the...

C'mon, Dave Letterman Is No Bill Clinton


 C'mon, Dave 
 Letterman Is 
 No Bill Clinton 

Maureen Dowd
Oct 7, 2009 8:05 AM CDT

C'mon, Dave Letterman Is No Bill Clinton

And he's no Clarence Thomas, either. He didn't harass—or lie.

(Newser) - These days you can't drink and smoke in the office like the ad execs on Mad Men, but when it comes to affairs with young women, working men are still living in the 1960s, writes Maureen Dowd. David Letterman is only the latest boss to fall for the interns and...

Galpal Cheated on Halderman With Dave

Stephanie Birkitt was still seeing Letterman until last fall, sources say

(Newser) - The story of David Letterman’s twisted love triangle with alleged extortionist Robert Halderman continues to unfold. Former Late Show staffer Stephanie Birkitt was still sleeping with Letterman even after moving in with Halderman—and as late as last fall Birkitt and Letterman went hiking together, sources tell the New ...

Letterman, Crew Steel for Fallout

Scandal may hurt talk show king with female audience

(Newser) - Staffers of the David Letterman show were girding for fallout today before the first two tapings of the program since the talk show king's shocking revelation that he was being blackmailed over sex with female assistants. "We've seen a lot before with Dave," a source told the Daily ...

Letterman Paid for Assistant's Degree: Rumor

Host said to keep three to five young women on staff at all times

(Newser) - David Letterman can be a great boss for certain special employees. In the case of Stephanie Birkitt, who once dated alleged blackmailer Robert Halderman, Letterman paid her way through college, Gawker reports, citing “the scuttlebutt on the set.” Birkitt was Letterman’s top assistant—the host employed at...

At First Blush, Fans Forgive Dave

 At First 
 Blush, Fans 
 Forgive Dave 
LETTERMAN ROUNDUP
Oct 2, 2009 10:31 AM CDT

At First Blush, Fans Forgive Dave

Scandal-tainted David Letterman rules in ratings and with devotees

(Newser) - David Letterman’s fans—at least the handful surveyed by the Daily News—agree: All is forgiven. In fact, his extortionist is the one who should be ashamed of himself. “We love Letterman no matter what he does. He brings us joy,” said a would-be audience member outside...

Extortionist Dated Letterman Staffer Who Had Affair

'48 Hours' producer slept around, former father-in-law says

(Newser) - When David Letterman shocked last night's audience with his tale of blackmail—or as the New York Post calls it, sextortion—he left out the names of everyone else involved, but details are beginning to emerge. The man arrested in the case was Robert Joel Halderman, 57, an Emmy-winning producer...

Letterman Reveals Extortion Attempt Over Office Sex

After grand jury testimony, late-night host says con man wanted $2M

(Newser) - In a highly unusual moment during the taping of last night’s Late Show, David Letterman confessed to his studio audience that he had had sexual flings with female staffers on the show, and that they had become the basis for a $2 million extortion attempt by a CBS news...

UK Teacher Jailed for Lesbian Affair With Student

Had sex with girl, 15, at parents' home

(Newser) - A London teacher was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for having a lesbian affair with a 15-year-old student. Music teacher Helen Goddard, 26, was banned for life from working with children and will have to register as a sex offender, but will be allowed to see the girl...

Penis-Gluers to Face Trial
 Penis-Gluers to Face Trial 
Sep 11, 2009 4:01 AM CDT

Penis-Gluers to Face Trial

Victim testifies that he was lured into hotel ambush as revenge for philandering

(Newser) - A judge has ruled that four Wisconsin women accused of tying up the cheating husband of one of them and leaving him in a motel with his penis glued to his stomach must stand trial, CNN reports. The victim—who was dating two of the women—testified that Therese Ziemann,...

Ellen Pompeo's Hubby Stepping Out: Tab

19-year-old hostess says they had affair

(Newser) - Pregnant Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo has a cheating husband, Star reports. The tab says Chris Ivery, 41, had an affair with a 19-year-old Boston restaurant  hostess—and she confirms it. "We were intimate several times," Rachel Artz said. The two met up in Boston, Miami, and Martha's...

Parents' Scandal Darkens Oudin's Run
 Parents' Scandal 
 Darkens Oudin's Run 
OPINION
Sep 10, 2009 9:02 AM CDT

Parents' Scandal Darkens Oudin's Run

Leslie Oudin accused of affair with Melanie's coach

(Newser) - Tennis phenom Melanie Oudin ended her storied run at the US Open last night, and mere hours later the dark clouds of scandal swirled over her moment in the sun, Bill Dwyre writes in the Los Angeles Times, as Sports Illustrated reported that mom Leslie had an affair with her...

SC House Republicans Tell Sanford to Resign

Fellow Republicans slam governor in open letter

(Newser) - The majority of South Carolina’s House Republicans told Mark Sanford to resign today, the State reports. At least 60 of the 73 representatives signed a letter hand-delivered to Sanford’s office that slammed the governor’s scandalous actions as “destructive to our state's image on a worldwide stage,...

Madoff Lover Still Talking About Tiny Penis

Oh, and forget about her being in the clear—Weinstein says she 'had to know'

(Newser) - Sheryl Weinstein is still expounding on Bernie Madoff’s “not very large” penis, most recently to Cindy Adams of the New York Post. “It was narrow,” she says. “Tiny in terms of girth, not length.” Still, he somehow convinced scores of women to sleep with...

Ruth Madoff Knew Nothing: Mistress

Weinstein says Bernie was afraid divorce would reveal scheme

(Newser) - Ruth Madoff was probably thrilled to hear another woman talk about sleeping with her husband this morning. Alleged Madoff mistress Sheryl Weinstein told Good Morning America that the financier was terrified Ruth would find out about their affair, because “divorces or something like that leads to books being opened…...

Ensign: My Affair Wasn't 'Legally Wrong'

(Newser) - John Ensign says that his affair with a friend's wife was different than former President Bill Clinton's relationship with a White House intern because he didn't lie under oath. "I haven't done anything legally wrong," the Nevada GOP senator said. "President Clinton stood right before the American...

Edwards Moves Former Mistress to NC: Enquirer

John wants to help raise love child; wife Elizabeth enraged

(Newser) - John Edwards is moving his former mistress and their 18-month-old daughter into his North Carolina neighborhood, the National Enquirer reports. Sources tell the tabloid that the former Democratic presidential candidate is determined to be involved in raising his child with Rielle Hunter. Edwards’ wife, Elizabeth, is said to have “...

Jon and I Had Sex While Kids Slept: Kate 2.0

Ex- Star reporter dishes on their affair, how he dumped her by text

(Newser) - Jon Gosselin’s ex-fling Kate Major is still mad about being dumped for Gosselin’s other ex-girlfriend, Hailey Glassman, Perez Hilton reports, and is spilling the beans on their sleazy affair. She shared some highlights with Life and Style:
  • “Jon said he couldn’t be seen having a girlfriend,
...

Jenny Sanford: 'The Ball Is in His Court'

She's graceful, has it together, but is 'not emotionless'

(Newser) - Jenny Sanford has become a hero to many, the wronged political wife who is neither bitter nor silent. But she is human, admitting to Vogue’s Rebecca Johnson that she Googled her husband’s mistress. Verdict? “She’s pretty.” Sanford, a conservative Christian but not of the in-your-face...

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