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| US chat show host David Letterman has made an on-air apology to his wife after admitting sexual relationships with female members of his staff. | US chat show host David Letterman has made an on-air apology to his wife after admitting sexual relationships with female members of his staff. |
| CBS employee Robert "Joe" Halderman has pleaded not guilty to trying to blackmail Letterman over the affairs. | CBS employee Robert "Joe" Halderman has pleaded not guilty to trying to blackmail Letterman over the affairs. |
| On his Monday night show, Letterman vowed to mend his relationship with his wife, Regina Lasko. | On his Monday night show, Letterman vowed to mend his relationship with his wife, Regina Lasko. |
| The host admitted she had been "horribly hurt" by his behaviour but the affairs were firmly in the past. | The host admitted she had been "horribly hurt" by his behaviour but the affairs were firmly in the past. |
| Letterman married Lasko in March but they have been together since 1986. The couple have a six-year-old son, Harry. | |
| He told his audience that making it up to her was not going to be easy: "Let me tell you folks, I got my work cut out for me." | |
| Staff thank you | Staff thank you |
| Monday's Late Show was the first since he shocked his audience by revealing relationships with staff members and saying he had been the victim of a blackmail threat. | Monday's Late Show was the first since he shocked his audience by revealing relationships with staff members and saying he had been the victim of a blackmail threat. |
| Letterman, who was greeted with applause from the audience, said "a guy" had threatened to expose his relationships with staff unless a payment of $2m (£1.2m) was made. | Letterman, who was greeted with applause from the audience, said "a guy" had threatened to expose his relationships with staff unless a payment of $2m (£1.2m) was made. |
| The 62-year-old host addressed the issue with a mix of comedy and seriousness. He joked: "I got into the car this morning and the navigation lady wasn't speaking to me. Ouch." | The 62-year-old host addressed the issue with a mix of comedy and seriousness. He joked: "I got into the car this morning and the navigation lady wasn't speaking to me. Ouch." |
| But he also admitted: "If you hurt a person, it's your responsibility, you try to fix it." | But he also admitted: "If you hurt a person, it's your responsibility, you try to fix it." |
| He then joked: "This is only phase one of the scandal, phase two - next week I go on Oprah and sob." | |
| Guests joined in with actor Steve Martin telling Letterman: "It proves that you're a human being. And we weren't really that sure before." | Guests joined in with actor Steve Martin telling Letterman: "It proves that you're a human being. And we weren't really that sure before." |
| Letterman also apologised to his staff who, he said, had been hassled by journalists: "My thanks to the staff for, once again, putting up with something stupid I've gotten myself involved in." | Letterman also apologised to his staff who, he said, had been hassled by journalists: "My thanks to the staff for, once again, putting up with something stupid I've gotten myself involved in." |
| Halderman, a producer for the real-crime show 48 Hours, pleaded not guilty on Friday to extortion charges. | Halderman, a producer for the real-crime show 48 Hours, pleaded not guilty on Friday to extortion charges. |