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Alleged Letterman Blackmailer had Hefty Alimony and Child Support Payments

ET has obtained court documents that demonstrate that Robert Halderman , the man arrested for allegedly attempting to extort $2 million from David Letterman , was required to pay significant monthly child support and alimony payments. The “48 Hours” producer is required to pay $6,800 per month in alimony and child support to ex-wife Patty Montet , with whom he has two children. In May of 2011, that figure will drop to $5,966.66.

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‘Survivor’ Villain Ben Browning: I Don’t Care What People Think About Me

The bickering Foa Foa tribe lost its third Immunity challenge in a row on last night’s “Survivor: Samoa,” which meant that they had to send one more member home at Tribal Council. After some negotiating, during which it looked as if it would be Ashley , the tribe rallied around Jaison Robinson , who told his fellow castaways that he didn’t want to stay in Samoa one more day if he had to be in the same tribe as Ben. Despite a short stay on the island, Ben will be remembered along with such “Survivor” villains as Johnny Fairplay and Richard Hatch .

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What Should Jon Gosselin Do?

America’s favorite divorced dad, Jon Gosselin , just can’t seem to stay out of the news despite his stated desire to begin living a normal life. But if we take Gosselin at his word that this is not a ploy to somehow get back on Jon & Kate Plus 8 , he’s going to need to get another job at some point. So what can he reasonably be expected to do for a living now? In the same spirit as our recent attempt to provide some vocational options for Paula Abdul , here are some jobs Gosselin would be very…

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David Letterman Extortion Shocker!

An uncharacteristically somber David Letterman went public with his own sex scandal on The Late Show Thursday night, confessing he had had sex with female members of his staff. Letterman said he was the victim of a $2 million extortion attempt by a CBS producer. A producer for the CBS news program 48 Hours has been arrested on charges of grand larceny in the first degree. The talk show host, 62, shared part of his testimony to the grand jury yesterday morning: “I had to tell them all of the…

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Video: Manhattan DA Releases David Letterman Statement

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has released a statement to ET in regard to the alleged extortion case involving David Letterman . The statement reads: “The defendant Robert Joel Halderman , a.k.a. Joe Halderman , [who] is 51 years old of Norwalk, CT, was indicted on an attempted grand larceny charge.

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Jon Gosselin Apologizes to Estranged Wife Kate

In an interview with ET airing Friday night, Jon Gosselin is apologizing to his estranged wife Kate . He tells ET’s Mary Hart that if he has one thing to say to Kate, it would be: “Kate, I just want to apologize, you know for my actions. You know, I’m sorry, you know, that I was an avoider and I didn’t communicate properly. And now I have to take initiative, let’s both go together, let’s both mediate this thing out.” He also tells ET he plans to apologize to Kate face-to-face

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