Letterman (cont'd)

Funny opening bit during tonight's "Late Show" monologue. Not included in this CBS-sanitized preview is Letterman's apology to his wife Regina for having had affairs with staff members. "I've got my work cut out for me" to mend the relationship," he said. From the NYT:

The comedian also apologized to the members of his staff saying, "I'm terribly sorry that I put the staff in that position." He labeled his mistake as inadvertent because "I just wasn't thinking ahead." He thanked the staff for being supportive and for "putting up with something stupid I've gotten myself involved in."

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Last week, some of his staff members suggested that Regina Lasko, Mr. Letterman's wife, might make a statement of support. But that did not take place. Monday night Mr. Letterman said, "When something happens like that, if you hurt a person and it's your responsibility, you try to fix it. And at that point, there's only two things that can happen: either you're going to make some progress and get it fixed, or you're going to fall short and perhaps not get it fixed."

Meanwhile, the lawyer of the man accused of trying to extort Letterman was all over the tube today, maintaining that his client has evidence that Letterman had engaged in sexual harassment of his staff members. A judge could conceivably throw out any such evidence during a trial, ruling it irrelevant to the extortion charges, but Letterman might not be thrilled about taking that chance.