David Letterman Says It's Chilly At Home
Initially, it looked like David Letterman was going to be able to make his confession about having sexual relationships with staffers, have a laugh, and move on, but that doesn't seem so likely.
"I got in the car this morning and the navigation lady wasn't speaking to me," he deadpanned on his show Monday.
Talking about the cool fall weather, he said, "It's chilly outside my house; chilly inside my house."
I guess I can see that. Although he married his wife only last March, they've reportedly been together since 1986. So what's David's plan now?
"This is only phase one of the scandal," he began. "Phase two: Next week I go on Oprah and sob."
Even his guests got in on it.
Steve Martin told the embattled late night host that the incident "proves that you're a human being. And we weren't really that sure before."
Letterman played along. When guest Martin Short sat on Martin's lap, he joked, "You spend one more minute on his lap, you're gonna get blackmailed."
Meanwhile, it's coming out that the alleged extortionist's girlfriend had an affair with David while dating the CBS producer. Some people are calling for David's resignation. What do you think: should David quit his job?
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I don't think its funny...their behavior has hurt the people they probably loved the most. I don't know if he should resign or not, I guess that will be up to CBS....I hope David and the other women have learned their lesson.....some things are JUST not worth it!
6970 points
Agree that some things are just not worth it. Especially when you can really hurt the ones you love. I don't know if he should resign either, but hopefully he does change some of the actions in his life for the sake of his wife at least.
2805 points
It's a difficult situation to gauge. On one hand, it would seem that it should be handled privately, but I think we all know that the public would be in an uproar if it seemed like he was trying to sweep this under the rug. On the other hand, his job is to be funny. He's not a journalist, he's a comedian and he is treating himself with self-deprecation and taking the gloves off like he would do if it were someone else in the situation. Only his wife knows if this is appropriate or not, and my guess is that if she didn't think it were, he wouldn't be doing it.
132260 points
I feel so bad for his wife, because they had been dating that whole time while he was messing around with other women. How can people go on cheating, especially for so long, and not feel guilty or remorseful enough to stop? I mean, I could never cheat on my boyfriend because my heart would break for him because of the immense amount of guilt that would overcome me.
128110 points
Maybe ole Dave won't be so quick to rank on other people now.
83550 points
Nah, he's a comedian. He'll ALWAYS be quick to make fun of other people even though he has just as much skeletons in his closet and trust me if I were is wife it wouldn't be "chilly" in the house it would be ANTARCTICA-COLD!! lol
128110 points
LOL!
1467370 points
He's making fun of himself too.
He wasnt married at the time and how do we know that him and his girlfriend never broke up and got back together??? ALOT can happen in 29 years, he is not the President he is a LATE NIGHT talk show host. His decisions do not effect what he does for a living.
17525 points
Good points! I don't think his actions will really matter in the long run as far as his talk show goes.
31775 points
I feel sooo bad for his wife and kid! I can't even start to imagine what it's like, when the whole world knows your husband betrayed you
128110 points
I would lump his ass up, for real.
Oh please. He didn't get married for 60 years because he's not the marrying kind. I'm pretty sure his wife of 9 months knows that. He's human and a good guy. And he's the king of Late Night. So there.
128110 points
Oh, so the "good guy, king of late night" should be able to fuck and hurt at will? What a wonderful profession.
And if he's not the "marrying kind", maybe he shouldn't have gotten married.
28740 points
Resign? Yeah, right. Like he's the first person to ever make a mistake. His wife is the one who he needs to be talking to.
I totally agree Manimal... why do people act sooo surprised and horrified.. sure its a downright deceitful thing to do, but people are having affairs all the time (no I'm not condoning it).... he is a tv host and comedian, and really don't see what his private life has to do with any of us.
Did our President have to resign? I don't condone it, but...
My thought exactly.
71635 points
true...
Oh please! Of COURSE she had an affair with Dave while she was dating that tub-o'lard! NO, Dave should NOT have to resign. How idiotic! (Not that what he did was right, but come on!)
I'm all for regret and redemption, but I find that his joking about how chilly it is at home is disrespectful to his wife, like he's dragging her natural reaction to his infidelity onto his show as one of many butts of his jokes. Not very classy. And, to imply "one more minute on his lap..." is similar to what he did...again, not cool as it minimizes what he did. Other than that, I am good with the way he came clean.
Here's the thing people - Celebrities are NOT ROLE MODELS! They are normal people who make crappy decisions, but have really cool jobs. That's it!!! Why are people on tv held to such a saintly standard?
And by the way, calling for an extreme form of revenge on someone like FIRING Dave because you can identify and side with his family and co-workers isn't a real "role-model-y" approach to handle the situation either. Its better to show others how to pick yourself up and move on when these types of things occur, than to resort to a "they hurt me, so I'll hurt them" way of dealing. Sure it feels better, but it doesnt make it moral. The sex was consentual. End of story. And WHY isnt anyone mad at the jerk who was trying to extort money over his girlfriend's affair??? Cheating is not okay, but a $2 million extortion plan is???????? Excellent moral fiber there...
Settle down MissCherrySez. Who said he was a role model? And by the way, if you thinkl being faithful to your wife is a "saintly standard", that is SAD. Check the moral fiber you got your knickers in a knot over, sheesh.
2240 points
I wonder if he is genuinely sorry, or just sorry he got caught?
128110 points
Yup, yup.
Though it is not very nice thing he has done, flies and meatballs should be separated - his job has nothing to do to his personal behavior. Does every plumber or surgeon have to change his job if he has cheated on his wife? It just happened that his JOB is public. I am sure they will deal with it, they are not the first ones, not the last (unfortunately).
Infidelity Statistics
Below are compiled statistics on infidelity and marriage:
Percentage of marriages that end in divorce in America: 53%
Percentage of "arranged marriages" (where parents pick their sons or daughters spouses) that end in divorce: 3%
Medical field(s) with the highest divorce rate: psychiatrists and marriage counselors
Percentage of marriages where one or both spouses admit to infidelity, either physical or emotional: 41%
Percentage of men who admit to committing infidelity in any relationship they've had: 57%
Percentage of women who admit to committing infidelity in any relationship they've had: 54%
Percentage of men and women who admit to having an affair with a co-worker: 36%
Percentage of men and women who admit to infidelity on business trips: 36%
Percentage of men and women who admit to infidelity (emotional or physical) with a brother-in-law or sister-in-law: 17%
Average length of an affair: 2 years
Percentage of marriages that last after an affair has been admitted to or discovered: 31%
Percentage of men who say they would have an affair if they knew they would never get caught: 74%
Percentage of women who say they would have an affair if they knew they would never get caught: 68%
I don't think he should have to resign, but he should make an apology and stop the joking about it because it's no laughing matter and if I were his wife and he were making light of and joking about cheating on me on national television, I would be livid!!
9522 points
He needs to stop joking about it on TV. It's hurting his wife. It is not a joking matter.
How do you know it is hurting his wife? Maybe she is alright with his joking about it.
39795 points
An affair isn't something to joke about, but affairs are a reality for a lot of couples out there. So maybe something good will come out of him discussing it publicly.
I plan on starting a boycott of his sponsors. He is disgusting, and what he did was illegal. It is against the law to have a sexual relationship with an employee. I hope all the people who didn't get promoted cause he was schlepping one female and ignoring all the rest sue him.
Madalyn
No what he did is not illegal. Dating someone you work for even if you are their boss is legal. It only becomes illegal if you make their employment conditional on the dating. And the people who didn't get promoted would have a hard time winning any lawsuit. They would have to prove that they were more qualified and even then they may not win.
8425 points
I agree that he needs to stop making jokes about it. He has hurt and humiliated his wife and he makes jokes like all he did was forget her birthday. I don't think sleeping with your staff is ever a good idea. Sounds like a recipe for disaster. I can certainly see some sexual harrassment charges stemming from that situation. So if Dave crossed that line maybe he should be treated like everyone else out there in the workplace.
8425 points
didn't mean to post twice, the first one didn't show up, oops.
5325 points
It's a personal and private matter, I don't see why there's a "scandal" other than the blackmail part of it. The fact that he cheated on his girlfriend, big whoop. That's between them.
7745 points
Correct me if i'm wrong but wasn't his relationship with this woman in the 90's? That was way before he was married, and even though he was dating his now wife then, it's between them and is not technically an affair. Let's stop punishing Dave and think about the fact that he was in deed the victim here, not the criminal.
128110 points
So let me see if I got this right...lets say that Dave never got married and instead carried on a 20 year relationship with the mother of his child. Do you still not consider what he did behind her back an affair? Also, if he wasn't busy chasing other skirts, this wouldn't even be an issue right now. Do I think he should resign? No. Do I think he's a scumbag? Absolutely. Just sayin'.
10270 points
I think what he did was wrong. But no way he should resign. I love his show and he is so funny.
19825 points
Resign? Are these people for real? WTF should he resign for sleeping with another woman. That is the most idiotic thing I have heard about. How about they talk about something that really matters - Another priest was accused of child abuse in Canada and it was originally brought to the churches attention back in 1986 !! Of course nothing was done about it. As for David joking its what he does - its very clear to me reading it hes telling us that hes not getting off scot free at home.
2805 points
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87170 points
what he said about the navigation lady was hilarious (sorry) but he really shouldn't joke about it ...his wife is hurting like hell right now . he should have a lot more respect, althought he's a cheating bastard so he probably never really did
Can you imagine if every American who has had affairs or indiscretions were to resign.....geesh our unemployment rate would skyrocket!
12612 points
I was just thinking that too. We don't know what was going on with David and his wife for all those years. I do know she once worked for him as well, so she may very well have known about his other women.
1467370 points
No kidding!
Not to mention that a certain former president of the United States did no less than this and remained in office. Just saying.....
128110 points
Hey! He did not have sex with that woman! :o)
7765 points
As i always say honesty is the best policy, but the question is would he (David) had come out clean if it wasn't because of the extortion by this producer guy?? Uhmmmmm.....
128110 points
Good point, Yayi.
1467370 points
Of course he wouldn't have shared that info because it is nobody's business. Does anyone else have to disclose their sexual past to the public?
8425 points
It's not the fact that he cheated, that is NOT the problem. It is the fact that he is the boss and cheated with a subordinate. Not only is there the possibility that she might have done it for her own career reasons, the rest of the staff might have felt she was getting ahead because she was sleeping with the boss. Now if he had just cheated with the neighbor, I would not care if he kept his job. I think I have just been involved with human resources enough to know the problems that it can also cause with other employees.
7765 points
I understand and respect your opinion, but the truth is that cheating happens to be the problem. It doesn't matter if it was with the neighbor or with a member of his staff. Had he not cheated he wouldn't have to find himself in this situation. He has humiliated and publicly hurting his wife. The best part is that he didn't allowed that producer guy to get away with blackmailing him. And the worse part is that something like this had to happen in order for his poor wife to know the true. Not cool!!! I can't help but think how bad his wife feels. probably asking herself that if it wasn't for the extortion that her husband was getting from this guy had she found out either way??
128110 points
Good points...and what if one of the women he was sleeping with happened to have an STD? What if he brought it home and gave it to his wife?
7765 points
Super gross!!!
1467370 points
He wasn't married and we still don't don't know if he was with her when this happened. I am not for cheating but we don't know that's what he did.
Loved it when he said this:
"I got in the car this morning and the navigation lady wasn't speaking to me,"
Loved it when he said this:
"I got in the car this morning and the navigation lady wasn't speaking to me,"
6355 points
I don't think he should resign, I'm sure he is already regretting what he did. Plus it's probably boosting his ratings which CBS would love
I LOVE how he can make fun of his own situation.... he's pretty funny. I don't think this is gonna effect his ratings.
He should not have to resign at all. If this is the case than half of congress, governors, and politicians need to resign. He is a comedy host of a late night program for God's sake. He hasn't done anything to deserve losing his job. He's sorry what else should be do. Now it is up to him to make it up with his wife and whoever else he has hurt.
I don't think he should have to resign, but as he was the boss sleeping with a subordinate then it was an abuse of his position and generally a no-no at any job even if they were both single at the time (which obviously they were not) so some kind of disciplinary action should be taken just like it would be anywhere else, especially if the girl or girls benefited financially or or in some other way (like getting another, better job) as a result of their sleeping with him.
I do feel bad for his now wife, then girlfriend even if they may have been 'on a break' when this occurred. It is embarrassing and hurtful. I hope he mans up and really tries to make it up to her.
Also, is it true that this intern was sleeping with the blackmailing producer at the same time she was with Dave and that is how he got her diaries? Ew.
19825 points
lol these comments about the boss sleeping with someone under him/her is killing me. Where would half the worlds powerful (wo)men be if they didnt sleep with someone who was under them? Women love to flirt and try to seduce men in power and not care about the fact they have a woman at home - how else can you explain the Monica/Bill thing lol ?
51520 points
I don't watch David Letterman but I don't think he should quit.
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