Drew Barrymore on David Letterman, circa 1996

Ok, so the post below had me thinking about the year 1996, which was a really fantastic year pop culture wise.

One of the people that really stands out to me in that era was the lovely Ms. Drew Barrymore, who was really quite adorable back then, and is still is, of course. But she was REALLY adorable in 1996…

Her and Dave sure flirted it up, didn’t they? This came one year after her infamous 1995 appearance where she flashed Dave after climbing onto his desk. I fricking LOVED it and still do.

I bet Dave wanted to hit that, BAD!

The 1995 Drew Barrymore flashing incident:

David Letterman Sex Scandal Video

Who knew Robert Halderman had time to cut a film about the David Letterman and Stephanie Birkitt sex scandal?

CollegeHumor.com, that’s who.

Love this!!

Dave & Stephanie Birkitt

Stephanie Birkitt, the “other woman” in the David Letterman sex scandal, has been banned from the Late Night with David Letterman set at CBS.

Since the scandal has broke Birkitt has been in hiding, and why CBS is choosing to “ban” her is beyond me. Not surprising it is David Letterman who comes out looking like a hero, and Birkitt, a total zero. It’s so typical in the celebrity world, or in society as a whole. The man deserves a high five – and the woman is a dirty whore.

Unless Birkitt has been stalking Dave or causing a scene, I just don’t think this is necessary. Doesn’t CBS know that by doing this they are creating even more sensationalism around this scandal?

Of course they do.

David Letterman apologizes to wife 10/05/2009

David Letterman once again used his show as a platform to discuss his current controversial sex scandals. HIs opening line, you have to admit was funny. In fact his entire monologue was.

“Did your weekend just fly by?” he asked awkwardly, and the audience ate it up, roaring with intense laughter.

You’ve got to give the guy credit. He’s hysterically funny and can laugh at himself. He goes on, “I get into the car this morning and the navigation lady wasn’t speaking to me.”

That’s right Dave, make people laugh and they forgive. Dave is no dummy. I still think it is a great thing that he is confronting the issue head-on. People are crucifying him for this scandal, but really, who cares? That’s between he and his wife. Why does everyone care so much? The only person who needs to be concerned about this is his wife, Regina Lasko.
I am not condoning what he did, but hell, he’s not my husband.

Dave apologized to his wife on his show last night, all funnies aside. He said:

“She has been horribly hurt by my behavior, and when something happens like that, if you hurt a person and it’s your responsibility, you try to fix it. At that point, there’s only two things that can happen: Either you’re going to make some progress and get it fixed, or you’re going to fall short and perhaps not get it fixed, so let me tell you folks, I got my work cut out for me.”

He also apologized for the strain the scandal has put on his staff at Late Night with David Letterman.

“I’m terribly sorry that I put the staff in that position. Inadvertently, I just wasn’t thinking ahead. And, moreover, the staff here has been wonderfully supportive to me, not just through this furor, but through all the years that we’ve been on television and especially all the years here at CBS, so, again, my thanks to the staff for, once again, putting up with something stupid I’ve gotten myself involved in.”

What is your opinion on this? Do you agree that we should just leave it alone and move on and let his wife do the lashing – or do you think he needs to “pay” publicly for what he has done?

Stephanie Birkitt, David Letterman

Stephanie Birkitt, former assistant of David Letterman’s, is reportedly one of the women whom the talk show host had an affair with.

Birkitt lived with the man who attempted to extort Letterman for $2 million, Robert Halderman, a producer for CBS. Halderman had possession of Birkitt’s diary, as well as photos and letters that were proof of the affair. According to sources close to Letterman, the affair ended before his son was born in 2003.

In a 2003 interview Birkitt said of Letterman:

“Aside from being incredibly funny and personable he is generous, kind, and is great fun to play catch with. I really couldn’t ask for a more fun work environment. Dave is truly the greatest boss I could ever have.”

Ah hell, the affair happened ages ago. What a jerk this Robert Halderman is. Slimy, creepy, a**hole who just ruined his own future with this stupid attempt at extortion. This guy had a dream job and he crapped it all down the toilet because he got greedy. Some people’s logic completely baffles me!

David Letterman explains the extortion scandal to his audience VIDEO

David Letterman shocked his audience Thursday, admitting to sexual affairs with female employees and explaining that someone had threatened extortion.

A producer for the CBS show, “48 Hours,” Robert Halderman, attempted to extort $2 million from the talk show host, threatening to go public with Dave’s affairs. So Dave decided to beat them to the punch.

On Thursday’s show, Dave shared with his audience that yes, he had sexual affairs with female employees. He explained that the man attempting to extort money from him left a package in his car with a note saying, “I know that you do some terrible, terrible things,” and provided proof of those things in the package.

Dave said that Halderman threatened to write a screenplay and a book about him, and they would include all the details of his sexual affairs.

So Dave said he contacted his attorney who suggested they meet with the extortionist. They did, and sure enough Halderman wanted money in order to keep quiet. So a second meeting was planned and the man stuck to his guns, despite being warned that what he was doing may be illegal.

A third meeting was planned, and it was at this meeting that Halderman was to be paid the $2 million. He was paid – with a phony check – and was arrested around noon Thursday.

David sure has charisma! How many people do you know could admit to scandalous sexual affairs and have people in stitches at the same time? Although controversial, that was THE best thing Dave could have done for his public image. Coming clean, admitting that he screwed up, and not leaving it to his publicist to do the dirty work of trying to cover up his actions.

Hardly anyone in Hollywood admits when they have done something scandalous. It’s always someone else’s fault, or it’s a lie, or there’s an explanation. How refreshing to actually hear a celebrity admit to wrongdoing. Although I want to give Dave kudos, I don’t exactly want to pat him on the back for doing the right thing, either.

The person I really feel for in all this is his wife, Regina Lasko [photos here].  How embarrassing. I couldn’t even begin to imagine!

Madonna on Late Night with David Letterman, 9/30/2009

Madonna had a great interview with David Letterman last night.

I loved it. She looked pretty fabulous too. Better than most of the still shots we see of her. Madonna was her usual, catty self, and love her or hate her, she is always entertaining to listen to!

Madonna talks with Letterman about marriage, a past appearance on the show where she smoked a joint beforehand, and A-Rod! Love it!

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Bette Davis was Hollywood royalty.

I found this great old clip of her on the David Letterman Show from 1989. She would die later that year. She was a brilliant little thing, barely standing over 5′ tall, with a wonderful sense of humor.

Davis was nominated for ten Academy Awards throughout her career. A record back in 1962. Since then, only 4 other people have broken her record. Meryl Streep (with fifteen nominations and two wins), Katharine Hepburn (twelve nominations and four wins), Jack Nicholson (twelve nominations and three wins) and Laurence Olivier (ten nominations and one win).