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Posted Mar 9th 2010 2:29PM by TMZ Staff
David Letterman's extortionist just pled guilty to one count of attempted grand larceny in the second degree.
Robert Halderman was just sentenced to 6 months in jail, 5 years probation and 1,000 hours of community service.
Under the terms of the deal, Halderman will serve 500 hours of community service in New York and the rest in Connecticut.
In the courtroom, Halderman said, "I have great remorse and sincerely apologize to David Letterman and Stephanie Birkitt. I attempted to extort $2 million from David Letterman." Halderman called it "a thinly veiled threat."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, David Letterman
Tags: court, david letterman, DavidLetterman, extortion, late show, LateShow, plea, robert halderman, RobertHalderman
Posted Mar 9th 2010 12:19PM by TMZ Staff
David Letterman's alleged extortionist, Robert Halderman, will plead guilty this afternoon to extortion, according to Halderman's lawyers who spoke with TMZ.
Halderman -- who allegedly tried to squeeze $2 million out of Letterman last year in return for not blowing the lid off his "Late Show" sexual liaisons -- pled not guilty to one felony charge of attempted grand larceny in the first degree back in October.
The New York Daily News and the New York Post are reporting Halderman's plea will score him a 6 month jail sentence, followed by 4 1/2 years probation and 1,000 hours of community service.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, David Letterman
Tags: david letterman, DavidLetterman, extortionist, grand larceny, GrandLarceny, robert halderman, RobertHalderman, the late show, TheLateShow
Posted Jan 19th 2010 9:32AM by TMZ Staff
A judge just rejected Robert Halderman's motion to dismiss the David Letterman extortion case.
Halderman is due back in court on March 9.
UPDATE: After leaving court, Halderman's lawyers bailed on him and used a car service -- while Robert walked around for 15 minutes, surrounded by cameras, looking for a cab.
Story developing...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, David Letterman
Tags: david letterman, DavidLetterman, robert halderman, RobertHalderman
Posted Jan 19th 2010 9:25AM by TMZ Staff
In just a matter of minutes, the guy suspected of extorting David Letterman will hear if a judge will proceed with the case -- or toss the whole thing out.
Robert Halderman just arrived to a Manhattan courtroom, where the judge will also rule on whether the "Tiger Woods" motion -- that just like Rachel Uchitel, Robert Halderman was entitled to make a money-for-story deal -- will fly in court.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, David Letterman
Tags: david letterman, DavidLetterman, new york city, NewYorkCity, robert halderman, RobertHalderman, tiger woods, TigerWoods
Posted Dec 29th 2009 5:31PM by TMZ Staff
Gloria Allred is pissed that the lawyer for the man accused of extorting money from David Letterman has filed legal docs saying Allred and Rachel Uchitel did essentially the same thing.
Allred told TMZ that Robert Halderman's lawyer, Gerald Shargel, does not have permission to use her name or the name of her client. Gloria adds, "I have no personal knowledge of his client's case and he has no personal knowledge and therefore, no basis for his remarks about my representation of Ms. Uchitel."
Shargel wants the case against his client booted, in part because of the new Tiger Woods defense.
Gloria added this zinger: "...Mr. Shargel should spend his time representing his client based solely on the facts of his case, rather than comparing it to other matters of which he has no personal knowledge."
In other words, Rachel's settlement was confidential.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives, David Letterman
Tags: david letterman, DavidLetterman, extortion, extortionist, gloria, gloria allred, GloriaAllred, money, rachel uchitel, RachelUchitel, robert halderman, RobertHalderman, tiger woods, TigerWoods
Posted Dec 29th 2009 3:35PM by TMZ Staff
The guy who allegedly masterminded an extortion plot against David Letterman is now using the Tiger Woods scandal as precedent to get the charges against him thrown out ..according to new documents obtained by TMZ.
Robert Halderman's lawyer, Gerald Shargel, filed legal papers asking that the charges against his client be dismissed. In the papers, Shargel notes that when news of Tiger's infidelity surfaced, Mistress #1, Rachel Uchitel, reportedly inked a multi-million dollar settlement in return for her silence -- with the help of Gloria Allred.
Shargel notes, "Their behavior was capitalist, not criminal."
Halderman's lawyer says his client essentially just "offered to sell his very marketable story to David Letterman." Shargel says that celebrity misdeeds have "significant fair market value" and they are "routinely suppressed through private business arrangements."
Shargel's point -- Rachel and Gloria didn't get prosecuted, so why should Halderman?
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives, David Letterman, Tiger Woods
Tags: david letterman, DavidLetterman, defense, extortion, gloria allred, GloriaAllred, rachel uchitel, RachelUchitel, robert halderman, RobertHalderman, tiger woods, TigerWoods
Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:15AM by TMZ Staff
David Letterman's alleged extortionist worried that someone might kill him in retaliation for peddling his screenplay about the sexual escapades of the late night host ... at least that's the story of Robert Halderman.
In conversations secretly-taped by law enforcement, the CBS "48 Hours" producer said, "Should I be fired mysteriously... if my house burns down ... any number of things .... I have no idea who or what he is or is capable of, someone might decide the only way to be sure I never talk to anybody is for somebody to kill me."
Halderman's lawyer, Gerald Shargel, claims his client wasn't extorting Letterman ... he was just giving Dave the right of first refusal on a screenplay "relating to Letterman's poor conduct."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, David Letterman
Tags: 48 Hours, 48Hours, alleged extortion, AllegedExtortion, CBS, Dave Letterman, DaveLetterman, David Letterman, DavidLetterman, death, extortion, gerald shargel, GeraldShargel, kill, Late Show with David Letterman, LateShowWithDavidLetterman, Robert Halderman, RobertHalderman
Posted Nov 11th 2009 9:20AM by TMZ Staff
David Letterman was offered $2 million for the "screenplay" of accused extortionist Robert Halderman, and all the stuff about sexual impropriety is the reason the treatment went at a premium price -- this according to a new interview by Halderman's lawyer.
Attorney Gerald Shargel was on "The Early Show" this AM, saying he was giving Dave the right of first refusal for the proposal. Shargel says it's a business transaction -- the way Hollywood works.
So the question ....
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV, David Letterman
Tags: david letterman, DavidLetterman, gerald shargel, GeraldShargel, robert halderman, RobertHalderman, the early show, TheEarlyShow
Posted Nov 10th 2009 10:03AM by TMZ Staff
David Letterman's accused extortionist, Robert Halderman, is asking the judge to dismiss the extortion case against him.
In papers filed with the court, Halderman's lawyer wrote, "The sensationalism surrounding this indictment, fueled by the celebrity of the purported victim and the deference paid to that celebrity by the District Attorney's Office, has swallowed the only pertinent issue ...."
The issue: Whether the grand jury had sufficient facts to support the extortion case.
The lawyer, Gerald Shargel, also states Halderman "discovered evidence that Letterman had created and fostered an environment of workplace sexual misconduct that under any definition, amounted to actionable sexual harassment."
The lawyer says this was not extortion, calling it "a pure commercial transaction." The lawyer says Halderman was merely trying to sell the exclusive screenplay rights to Letterman.
The lawyer says Halderman even insisted on getting a written agreement -- something extortionists generally don't do.
In addition to the motion for dismissal, Halderman's lawyer is asking to inspect the grand jury minutes. And, he wants the items seized from Halderman to be suppressed as evidence.
And there's this ... Attorney Shargel claims the relationship between Letterman and Stephanie Birkitt continued through at least last summer.
Filed under: Exclusives, David Letterman
Tags: case, court, david letterman, DavidLetterman, dismiss, extortion, grand larceny, GrandLarceny, late show, LateShow, robert halderman, RobertHalderman
Posted Nov 10th 2009 12:50AM by TMZ Staff
Robert Halderman -- the guy accused of trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman -- is getting the ultimate vote of sympathy from his friends ... we're told they've chipped in to pay over a quarter of his mega legal bill.
Sources inside CBS tell TMZ friends and co-workers are raising money to help pay Halderman's $200,000 legal bill ... so far they've anted up around $50,000.
We're told some of the staff at "48 Hours" refuse to believe their colleague is guilty of extortion ... and if he is guilty, it's because he cracked over money issues surrounding his divorce.
For Halderman, friends in need are friends indeed. But the jury's out on whether Letterman has any left.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives, David Letterman
Tags: 48 hours, 48Hours, david letterman, DavidLetterman, extortion, joe halderman, JoeHalderman, robert halderman, RobertHalderman
Posted Oct 5th 2009 9:00AM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained photos of Holly Hester -- the woman who acknowledged she had a relationship with David Letterman in the early 1990s -- back when she worked as an intern for Dave.
The pics show Hester with segment producer Frank Gannon (top) and writer Joe Furey (bottom) and were taken in Dave's outer offices back when he was at NBC.
Hester said her relationship with Letterman lasted a year and that she was "madly in love with him."
Filed under: Exclusives, David Letterman
Tags: affair, david letterman, DavidLetterman, extortion, holly hester, HollyHester, late show, LateShow, relationship, robert halderman, RobertHalderman
Posted Oct 3rd 2009 7:00AM by TMZ Staff
Jay Leno just couldn't pass up an opportunity to crack on his old late night rival David Letterman -- and dare we say ... it was actually kinda funny.
Leno confessed that he too was once the victim of an extortion plot, saying, "How do think NBC got me to do a 10 o'clock show?"
Filed under: TV, David Letterman, Jay Leno
Tags: 48 hours, 48Hours, blackmail, david letterman, DavidLetterman, extortion, jay leno, JayLeno, joe halderman, JoeHalderman, robert halderman, RobertHalderman
Posted Oct 2nd 2009 3:13PM by TMZ Staff
Robert Halderman -- the man accused of trying to extort David Letterman -- has just pled not guilty to the felony charge of attempted grand larceny in the first degree.
Halderman was wearing blue jeans, a striped button-up shirt and a blazer. He is in handcuffs.
The DA is asking for his bail to be set at $500,000. They say Halderman's actions were ones of "desperation" and they are "alarming and dangerous."
His defense, on the other hand, wants bail to be set at $100k. They claim he is not a flight risk.
UPDATE: His bail was set at $200,000 bond.
Filed under: David Letterman
Tags: arraignment, david letterman, DavidLetterman, extortion, joe halderman, JoeHalderman, robert halderman, RobertHalderman
Posted Oct 2nd 2009 12:03PM by TMZ Staff
The Manhattan DA's press conference over David Letterman's extortion case just ended -- and revealed Robert "Joe" Halderman was busted after he tried depositing his $2 million check. Which raises the question ... who takes a check?
Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said three meetings were held between Halderman and Letterman's lawyers at the Essex House -- Dave was not present -- and at the 3rd meeting, the check was turned over to Halderman.
Morgenthau says Letterman's lawyer wore a wire -- and the last two meetings were audio taped.
Halderman deposited the check -- which was designed to bounce -- the next morning, yesterday, and was then arrested.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, David Letterman
Tags: affair, dave letterman, DaveLetterman, david letterman, DavidLetterman, extortion, robert halderman, robert morgenthau, RobertHalderman, RobertMorgenthau, the late show with david letterman, TheLateShowWithDavidLetterman
Posted Oct 2nd 2009 10:08AM by TMZ Staff
Robert "Joe" Halderman -- the man accused of trying to extort David Letterman out of $2 million -- had to pay a pretty penny in child support, according to court documents obtained by TMZ.
According to the divorce settlement agreement he signed with ex-wife Patty Montet in 2004, the "48 Hours" producer was required to pay $6,800 a month in child and spousal support for three years. That amount was reduced to $5,966.66 in May 2007.
Their house was sold and the proceeds divided during the divorce. And the credit card bills, totaling approximately $13,500, were split down the middle. Halderman agreed to pay for the unreimbursed medical bills for his two children. He was also required to maintain life insurance.
The agreement also provided that the court would have the power to order payment of the children's college education by either parent. One of the children is now 18 -- college age. The other child is 11.
The wife -- Patty Montet -- filed for divorce on grounds the marriage was "broken down irretrievably."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV, Exclusives, David Letterman
Tags: 48 hours, 48Hours, david letterman, DavidLetterman, divorce, extortion, joe halderman, JoeHalderman, producer, robert halderman, RobertHalderman, spousal support, SpousalSupport, two million dollars, TwoMillionDollars
