October 28th, 2009
From the beginning I thought it was possible (though certainly not likely) that Letterman’s serial-sex-with-younger-employees could cause him real trouble. If his alleged blackmailer actually goes to trial and gets discovery, and more former employees like this woman come forward, those odds are going to start to tilt.
CBS has a big potential downside here. As things stand now, they get a lot more from Letterman than they stand to lose. But that could change. Also, it’s entirely possible that some other experienced late-night host might be available in the medium-term future to pick up as a replacement.
All of that, however, is just wind-up for this: When are we going to get a NY Post Letterman-Steve Phillips crossover? It has to happen . . .
Jason October 29, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Clearly there's an EEOC suit potential here, but has Letterman inoculated himself with his hard left turn of the past few years?