Robert J. Halderman Arrested for David Letterman Affairs Extortion

Robert J. Halderman, "48 Hours" Producer, Wanted $2 Million Not to Disclose David Letterman's Affairs with Employees

David Letterman dropped a bombshell on his talk show Thursday night, revealing an extortion plot for $2 million that had the potential to disclose sexual affairs that he had had over the years with employees of his show. Not only did David Letterman confess to actually having sex with female employees of the show but that he had been involved in events leading to the arrest of the blackmailer, who is alleged to be CBS "48 Hours" producer Robert J. Halderman. David Letterman talked about the extortion plot, something he referred to as a "bizarre experience," and speaking to a grand jury and judge about the case earlier in the day. He said it all started three weeks ago when he found a package that outlined the extortion plot in terms of a screenplay that revealed his affairs if he did not pay the blackmailer, allegedly one Robert Joe Halderman, $2 million.

Robert Joe Halderman, part of an Emmy-winning team that produces shows for the CBS investigative news magazine "48 Hours," was arrested Thursday during a "sting" operation in which David Letterman participated via his lawyer, handing over a faux $2 million check to Robert Joe Halderman.

David Letterman told "The Late Show with David Letterman" audience that the package had contained a letter. He said, "I know that you do some terrible terrible things, and I can prove that you do these terrible things ... and sure enough what was contained in the package was proof that I do terrible, terrible things." Letterman revealed that those "terrible things" was have sexual affairs with female members of his show.