 Telegraph.co.uk | David Letterman Reveals Extortion Attempt New York Times David Letterman said on his show on Thursday that he had been the victim of an extortion attempt over charges of sexual affairs with staff members, claims that he conceded were true. A screengrab of David Letterman revealing that he had ... In pictures: David Letterman CBS worker arrested in Letterman blackmail plot Letterman extortion suspect is 'true crime' news producer |