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More seriously, they raised questions for both his company and CBS about whether his actions constituted sexual harassment or at least abuse of a power relationship over employees.

David Letterman acknowledged on Thursday's show that he had sexual relationships with female employees and that someon1e tried to extort him over the affairs.

Jury selection has begun in the trial of two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from John Travolta following his son's death in the Bahamas.

The woman accused of trying to extort as much as $10 million from Rick Pitino over a sexual encounter says the Louisville coach orchestrated a plot to keep her silent, including a claim that her current husband was paid to marry her.

A Bahamas lawmaker accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta after the death of his son is resigning.

An investigation is under way in the Bahamas into a report that someone has tried to extort money from John Travolta in relation to the death of his son, a Bahamian police official said Friday.