[justlurking]

Cops say 48 Hours Mystery producer Haldeman offered to "sell" Letterman a "screenplay treatment" about the comedian's affairs with Late Show staffers including Dave and Haldeman ex Stephanie Birkitt.

That's it? That was the "blackmail" threat?

It's this is really true, then Haldeman is going to have an expensive legal fight on his hands -- but unless his jury is full of Letterman fans, he is probably going to walk.

It was dumb, but it wasn't blackmail unless Haldeman expressly threatened to expose Letterman's past.

[dmz]

It was dumb, but it wasn’t blackmail unless Haldeman expressly threatened to expose Letterman’s past.
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Ummmm, wasn’t the “screenplay” exactly that, exposing Letterman’s past (as in the affairs he had with his staffers)?

[thefactor]

tough call. evidently, he told letterman, "i'm giving you first crack at this. if you don't buy it for 2 million, i'll go to another company and sell it."

he was basically telling letterman, "gimme 2 mill or i go to the press."