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The Hollywood Philanderers: David Letterman (Part two)

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The Blackmailing of David Letterman

David Letterman was blackmailed by CBS news producer Robert Holderman. David's team essentially worked on a plot to trap Robert after a handful of meetings, which they covertly recorded. They handed Robert a fake check for $2 million dollars. On the same day that Robert tried to cash that check, David appeared before a grand jury to tell his story. That jury issued an indictment against Robert for attempted grand larceny in the first degree by extortion.

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