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"David Letterman has admitted to having sexual relationships with female members of his staff, revealing that someone tried to extort $2 million from him over the affairs.  Speaking on his CBS talkshow yesterday, the star explained that he received a package from an individual threatening to expose the relationships if the money was not paid.  He forwarded the information to the Manhattan district attorney&amp;#039;s office in New York and testified before a grand jury.  The blackmailer was arrested on Thursday after being handed a fake cheque as part of the investigation. &amp;quot;I have had sex with women who work on this show. Would it be embarrassing if it were made public? Perhaps it would, especially for the women,&amp;quot; he told the audience.  &amp;quot;I feel like I need to protect these people - I need to certainly protect my family. I need to protect myself... I hope to protect my job.&amp;quot; The 62-year-old did not reveal when the relationships took place. He married his longtime girlfriend Regina Lasko earlier this year and the couple have a 5-year-old son together.  CBS has since confirmed that an employee who worked on 48 Hours has been charged with attempted grand larceny and suspended from his job. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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