According to The Associated Press, two weeks ago, a faceless phantom contacted Letterman threatening to expose his dalliances unless he ponied over $2 million. The unidentified suspect has since been arrested and is currently in police custody.
Letterman contacted the Manhattan District Attorney’s Special Prosecution Bureau, who set up a sting operation. As part of the investigation, the comedian issued a “phony” $2 million check to the individual and the arrest followed – along with testimony by Letterman.
“My response to that is, yes I have,” Letterman said, acknowleding past affairs with several members of his staff.. “Would it be embarrassing if it were made public? Perhaps it would. I feel like I need to protect these people—I need to certainly protect my family.”
“This morning, I did something I’ve never done in my life,” Letterman said during today’s taping. “I had to go downtown and testify before a grand jury.”
Letterman has a 5-year-old son, Harry, with girlfriend-of-23-years turned wife, Regina Lasko. The couple began dating in 1986 and married in March.
