By placing his recent bout with an extortionist on nighttime television, for all of his viewers to laugh at, talk show host David Letterman has officially reached sub-bottom feeder status.
It is quite disturbing how a fascinating account of workplace affairs have suddenly become joke material. Still more disturbing is the fact that this womanizing jerk receives thunderous applause after his admission.
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After news of extortion plot, David Letterman fans forgive affairs; disgusted by blackmailer
“We love Letterman no matter what he does. He brings us joy. I watch him every night,” said Ali Hamoudeh, 34, an engineer from the upper West Side. “He’s still hilarious.”
On the whole, said fans, Dave can do no wrong because he’s just so funny. “He gives laughter to us all. I don’t care about his private life,” said Henry Garfield, 21, a student from Deal, N.J.
After news of extortion plot, David Letterman fans forgive affairs; disgusted by blackmailer
“We love Letterman no matter what he does. He brings us joy. I watch him every night,” said Ali Hamoudeh, 34, an engineer from the upper West Side. “He’s still hilarious.”
On the whole, said fans, Dave can do no wrong because he’s just so funny. “He gives laughter to us all. I don’t care about his private life,” said Henry Garfield, 21, a student from Deal, N.J.
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
October 2, 2009
Dave Letterman’s a little randy and that’s just dandy with his fans.
It’s the guy who tried to extort $2 million from their favorite laughmeister who should be ashamed of himself, they said.
Kelli Lageschulte, 20, a graphic design student from Iowa, was among a crowd of people trying to get “Late Show” tickets at the Ed Sullivan Theater last night. She found a few giggles in Dave’s admission he had affairs with several female staffers.
“I wonder if he told jokes while they were having sex,” she said with a grin. “He is, after all, very funny. Anyway, everybody’s doing it.”
A more serious Harry Turner, a 45-year-old radio technician from Australia, said, “I’m not shocked, not these days. Everybody has their bones in the closet. His wife will be his biggest judge.”
Of the alleged extortionist, Turner shrugged and said, “He deserves whatever he gets.”
Bill Sheft, a veteran Letterman writer, defended his boss. “I love him. I’ve worked for him for more than 18 years and I just love him,” he said of Letterman.
As for the accused blackmailer, he said: “The man’s been arrested and that’s a good thing.”
An unidentified employee of the show in his 20s suggested the revelations were old news to insiders. “I couldn’t believe my ears when [Letterman] said it. It happened. I’m surprised it didn’t come out earlier.”
Letterman’s music director Paul Schaffer wouldn’t say anything. He ran from reporters and pulled off in his car.
Kristi and Eric Getsfred from Louisville, Ken., were split in their reactions. “He admitted it, girls? Plural?” asked Kristi. “You think he’d be smarter and find ways not to get extorted.”
But Eric 44, tipped his hat to Letterman. “I feel different about Dave; he looks younger in my eyes. He’s got some mojo now.”
His wife whacked him in the arm over the remark.
“He’s married and he has a kid. That’s the awful part,” said Dana van Woert, 20, of Des Moines, Iowa. “But I won’t judge, he’s still my David.”
“What a player,” said Caroline Uribe, 35, a hairstylist from Tarrytown. “David Letterman is a pimp. I’m not really surprised.”
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