Comedy | October 06, 2009 | 26 comments

Letterman returns to television with apology

source: http://www.wcbs880.com/Letterman-Returns-to-Televison-with-Apology/5369070

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David Letterman, days after revealing on air that he'd been sexually involved with women from his television program, apologized to his wife on Monday's ``Late Show,'' saying she had been ``horribly hurt by my behavior'' and stating flat-out those affairs ``are in the past.''
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26 comments // Letterman returns to television with apology

  • eden49
  • samthesixth
  • maof4brats
  • My_America
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      My_America  
    • maof4brats:

      He made it public on his show. He could of said "I did something wrong that is very private between my wife and I" He decided to go on air 2x admitting and "apologizing" while making a joke of it.

      He made it public.

    • 2 years ago
  • My_America
  • MissMeliss
  • maof4brats
  • My_America
  • MissMeliss
  • maof4brats
  • MissMeliss
  • Monicboom
  • funnicus
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      funnicus [removed]  

    • The guy wrote a screenplay and offered it to who would most likely be the highest bidder, maybe he just gave Dave the first shot at the deal. When you look at it that way, I'm not sure if this guy is a criminal or Dave is for writing a bad check. Maybe there will be a twist in this story and Dave will be forced to pay the check double like other bad check laws say. If the guy just sold it to the tabloids it wouldn't have been extortion? Giving Dave the option of buying it first may have actually been a kind gesture? Extortion is practiced every day by judges and lawyers and pigs in the court system. (you pay them money or they ruin your life over victimless crimes)

      Leave it to me to point out the obvious and overlooked flip-sides of things. Guess the general public hasn't done as much drugs as me and their brains are deadlocked and leashed with "sobriety"

    • 2 years ago
  • MajorMajorMajorMajor
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      MajorMajorMajorMajor  
    • funnicus:

      "If the guy just sold it to the tabloids it wouldn't have been extortion?"

      Of course it wouldn't have been extortion. The whole point is that the guy tried to extort $2 million dollars out of Letterman by threatening to tell the world Letterman's secrets.

      "Extortion is practiced every day by judges and lawyers and pigs in the court system. (you pay them money or they ruin your life over victimless crimes)"

      Extortion is practiced everywhere, but so what? Doesn't make it right.

    • 2 years ago
  • funnicus
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    • funnicus:

      Major, nobody said extortion was right. But what if the guy offered his "screenplay" up for auction and invited David to attend? Would that have been extortion too?

      The guy's lawyer says there's another side to the story. True he's a scumbag for doing this, but I will not be surprised if the guy walks and / or countersues Dave for 2 million on the bad check. And I love Letterman who doesn't? He just got his butt into some hot water. He should have kept his affairs out of reach of scumbags.

    • 2 years ago
  • Tyr
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      Tyr  

    • The only thing that I think is as commonly shared as married people having an affair is the common cold. Just as the common cold keeps the doctors offices filled... affairs in marriage keeps marriage counselors fully employed with long waiting periods for an appointment.

    • 2 years ago
  • MissMeliss
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      MissMeliss  
    • Tyr:

      marriage counselors don't cater exclusively to adultery just as doctors don't cater exclusively to the common cold. marriage counselors would still get business as long as there are couples willing to working on issues and growing closer together.

    • 2 years ago
  • bishopobispo
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      bishopobispo  

    • How strange would it be to be his guest on a night like this?

      C'mon, no one would really care what you had to say. This show was about Dave and Dave alone.

      Anyway, I'm not looking to walk away from watching a late night show with a newfound sense of 'straight-line' morality. As long as the guy still entertains the masses, let him continue.

    • 2 years ago
  • bailey78
  • sk0j0
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      sk0j0  

    • He keeps mentioning how we was "victimized"... yes blackmail is wrong...BUT I would be more hurt and broken from being cheated on vs being blackmailed and threatened by someone I cheated with.

    • 2 years ago
  • MissMeliss
  • altariq_muh
  • richjm
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      richjm  

    • He's the apology in full. The Guardian suggests it's not the most sensitive one and he might still have his work cut out to win his wife over behind the scenes, once the show is off air.

    • 2 years ago
  • Maeveeo
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