Report: Accused Letterman Blackmailer Saw Dave Kiss His Girlfriend
Oct. 8 2009, Published 11:18 a.m. ET
Accused David Letterman extortionist Robert Halderman watched idly by as his girlfriend, Stephanie Birkitt, passionately kissed the late night talk show host in a parked car in the driveway of Halderman's Norwalk, Connecticut home two months ago, the New York Post reported.
Halderman, a CBS 48 Hours producer, and Birkitt broke up a short time later; Birkitt, 34, moved into a Manhattan apartment shortly thereafter, leading many to believe the infidelity was a motivating factor as to why Halderman would allegedly attempt to blackmail the married Letterman for $2 million.
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"You have here someone who went through a divorce, losing children, his world is falling apart, and the one thing you can hold onto wasn't what he thought it was," a source familiar with the case told the Post.
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