Monday mea culpa for Letterman

Someone must have told David Letterman that his confession without an apology left a lot of people -- including, apparently, his wife -- unmoved by his situation.

The Associated Press reported that today, days after telling of a plot to blackmail him because of "terrible" and "creepy things" he had done, including having sex with the show's staffers, the CBS late-night host apologized to his wife, saying she had been “horribly hurt by my behavior.”

Letterman vowed to repair his relationship with his wife, Regina Lasko, the AP story said, quoting an early transcript of the program released by CBS. (The network must be listening to marketing gurus who have been saying this could be a ratings coup.)

“Let me tell you folks, I got my work cut out for me,” Letterman was quoted.

Monday’s show was the first taped by Letterman since Thursday, when he disclosed that he had had sexual relationships with women who worked for him, and that he had been the victim of an alleged $2 million blackmail threat. An earlier story said that a diary by a staffer was among the evidence in the case.

Letterman also apologized to his staff. 


Posted Oct 05 2009, 07:01 PM by PG Admin19
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