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A television producer charged with attempting to extort $2 million from U.S. talk-show host David Letterman threatened to write a book about the TV star's affairs with employees, court documents showed on Thursday.

Mr. Letterman’s remarks were his first public comments since Thursday when he revealed details of an apparent extortion attempt.

David Letterman extortion case exposes more details about Letterman's history of trysts. Another Late Show ex-staffer reportedly has stepped forward and said that like Stephanie Birkitt, she had an affair with David Letterman. She also spilled the beans on a private lair he kept for his employee flings.

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.

David Letterman’s program won in the all-important age categories of viewers 18 to 49 and 25 to 54.

David Letterman apologized on Monday for making a sexually charged joke about one of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's teenage daughters, as a group of Palin supporters planned a rally demanding the late-night TV show host be fired.

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It all started on Monday when David Letterman told some off-color jokes about Alaskan governor Sarah Palin and her daughter. Dave made some cracks about one of the Palin girls having to fend off Eliot Spitzer and getting knocked up by Yankees star Alex Rodriguez during a recent trip to the Big Apple.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is on the offensive against 'Late Night' host David Letterman for an off-color joke he made about her daughter and Alex Rodriguez.

Freelance writers send in jokes, hoping to hear them on TV. The pay? $75 to $100. It may violate the WGA's contract, but enforcement is tough.

"Beautiful day in New York City," David Letterman mused on the "Late Show" recently. "Am I right about that? A gorgeous day.