DAVID LETTERMAN - PRODUCER PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO BLACKMAILING LETTERMAN

PRODUCER PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO BLACKMAILING LETTERMAN

A U.S. TV news producer has pleaded not guilty to charges of blackmailing late-show host DAVID LETTERMAN.
Robert Halderman has been charged with attempted first degree grand larceny after allegedly threatening to expose Letterman's affairs with employees unless the TV titan paid $2 million (£1.3 million) to silence him.
Letterman addressed the allegations against him on his The Late Show on Thursday night (01Oct09) after testifying before a grand jury earlier in the day.
The talk show host confessed, "I have had sex with women who work on this show."
Halderman, who produces CBS news show 48 Hours, has been suspended from his job pending an investigation.
He was arraigned in Manhattan on Friday (02Oct09). His bail has been set at $200,000 (£133,300).
Halderman has posted bail and is scheduled to appear in court on 10 November (09).