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"The Color Purple" broadway opening night held at the the Broadway Theatre in New York. (Bauer Griffin) more pics » In this month's issue of Vanity Fair , Nell Scovell , a former writer for Late Night with David Letterman opens up about her experiences as one of the few female writers in the history of the show. In a short essay , Scovell says that a widespread attitude of male chavaunism created a "hostile work enviroment" that eventually led to Scovell walking away from her dream job after only a few months in New York. Did Dave hit on me? No. Did he ... Read Full Story

"The Color Purple" broadway opening night held at the the Broadway Theatre in New York. (Bauer Griffin) more pics » Judging by ratings, David Letterman should admit an affair every week, and apologize to his wife every day. Joking all the while, the talk show host spent Monday evening apologizing to his wife, Regina Lasko , for his indiscretions with coworkers on The Late Show With David Letterman , and saw big, big ratings in the process. David Letterman outside The Late Show With David Letterman . (Getty Images) In a night mixed equally with with jokes and what seemed to be sincere regret, ... Read Full Story

A former writer for David Letterman said she quit his NBC talk show in part because of alleged sexual favoritism and a hostile work environment. Nell Scovell, writing for Vanity Fair online Tuesday, said she had no intention of filing a lawsuit and wasn't seeking revenge. "I wanted to shine a light on gender inequality in that particular workplace," Scovell, who went on to a successful Hollywood career, said in a telephone interview. In the Vanity Fair article, Scovell said Letterman didn't "hit on her" during her roughly five-month stint with NBC's "Late Night with David Letterman" in 1990. "Did he pay me enough ... Read Full Story

"Extra" has the dish on the "48 Hours" producer who allegedly tried to extort $2 million from David Letterman. Robert "Joe" Halderman was a respected producer... his colleagues pooled their resources to post his $200,000 bail. All About Robert 'Joe' Halderman Award Winner Robert “Joe” Halderman’s journalistic career has spanned three decades. An online biography claims Halderman’s work has been acknowledged with seven Emmy awards and a prestigious Columbia DuPont Award. Big Leagues In the 1980s, he worked on “ CBS Morning Show” with anchors Diane Sawyer and Bill Kurtis. About the Plot A report says the alleged extortion plot was Halderman's plan to ... Read Full Story

"The Color Purple" broadway opening night held at the the Broadway Theatre in New York. (Bauer Griffin) more pics » In this month's issue of Vanity Fair , Nell Scovell , a former writer for Late Night with David Letterman opens up about her experiences as one of the few female writers in the history of the show. In a short essay , Scovell says that a widespread attitude of male chavaunism created a "hostile work enviroment" that eventually led to Scovell walking away from her dream job after only a few months in New York. Did Dave hit on me? No. Did he ... Read Full Story

As new details emerge about David Letterman's trysts with his staffers , TV judge Jeanine Pirro tells "Extra" Dave isn't in any legal trouble. "It doesn't sound like sexual harassment to me," Pirro explains. "The complication comes because Letterman is the head of this Worldwide Pants company... and the women were working for him. Unless and until someone says, 'I had to do this' -- he's free to do whatever he wants." New York newspapers today claim that Dave's office was a virtual bachelor pad with a foldout couch, where he conducted his liaisons with female employees. Another report suggests that after the "Late ... Read Full Story

A report today suggests that Stephanie Birkitt, David Letterman's former assistant and lover, was cheating her boyfriend/accused extortionist Joe Halderman with the "Late Show" host! According to the NY Post , Stephanie spent romantic weekends with Letterman on his ranch in Montana, while her live-in boyfriend Halderman stayed at home in Connecticut. When Joe reportedly became suspicious of the relationship, Stephanie allegedly told him that she was Dave's "best friend," and their relationship was strictly "platonic." Halderman allegedly found out about Birkitt's affair with Letterman by reading the 34-year-old's diary. He allegedly used the information in Stephanie's diary to attempt to extort money from ... Read Full Story