David Letterman used October 1, 2009 an entire segmentThis is “The Late Show with David Letterman”He publicly admitted to cheating on Regina Lasko, just months after their March marriage. He was funny behind the desk, and he went into detail about the threatening package that he found in his car. “terrible things”The plot to blackmail him was then launched.
“What was all this creepy stuff?”He stated. “I have had sex with women who work for me on this show. My response to that is yes, I have. I have had sex with women on the show. Would it be embarrassing if it were made public? Perhaps it would … especially for the women.”The plot to blackmail Letterman threatened to expose his secret in a film script if he did not pay $2 million. Letterman then foiled the plot by giving testimony to a grand jury, resulting in the arrest of Robert J. “Joe”Halderman was a CBS employee as well as Letterman’s partner.
Years later, Letterman to Oprah Winfreythat he still can’t forgive himself for cheating, and that he has no one to blame but himself. He said that it was harder to tell his wife about his affair than telling it on-air. He was still trying fix it and regain her trust.