Nothing will happen to Letterman, but the extortionist (also CBS employee) will probably go to jail. Letterman will continue in his job as late night molder of the culture and character of Americans with off color jokes and hypocrisy.
Update: This story in WaPo contains zero editorializing--something I've never seen in their reporting.
I thought you were not supposed to have sex with those you supervise.
ReplyDeleteI also thought you were not supposed to cheat on your spouse.
I guess I was wrong.
Point of information for Mdoneil: Letterman wasn't married when the relationship in question happened.
ReplyDeletePoint of information for Marfis. The long term relationship during which they had a child now 6 years old, probably matters to his wife, if not to you. Also, who knows if he stopped cheating on the girlfriend/S.O. after marriage? I doubt there is a statute of limitations on that sexual harassment law, and consensual doesn't matter one bit. CBS will undoubtedly be sued for not protecting some helpless fragile female employee who just couldn't resist his charms.
ReplyDeleteThe guy arrested in the Erin Andrews videos is called “A creepy voyeur” by the media, but Letterman’s audience just yuks it up, and eats it up--the vomit, that is.
ReplyDeleteYou are correct: It doesn't matter to me. It's his business and his wife's, and the women's if they choose to complain, which none have done to date. Their private lives with which to deal.
ReplyDeleteIf Letterman is a "molder of the culture and character of Americans," he is not a legislator or an enforcement officer, obligating obedience. He is an entertainer.