The man who attempted to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million bucks over some behind-the-scenes sexual escapades has been identified. His name is Robert "Joe" Halderman, and he used to work for the CBS show 48 Hours.Halderman was arrested on Thursday and has been charged with grand larceny in the first degree. Oh, and he's been suspended by CBS, which seems the least of his problems.
Halderman, according to reports, may have gotten the inspiration for his plot from a former girlfriend, Stephanie Birkitt, Letterman's one-time assistant. Halderman reportedly has Birkitt's diary in his possession, and other pieces of evidence he intended using to force Letterman to cough up the dough.
TMZ has discovered that the divorced Halderman has been forced by a court to pay almost $6,000/month in child support. I guess that second job at Denny's wasn't making up the difference.
