David Letterman - scumbag?

se02orqua5xz9v

Was anyone else slightly baffled by the adulation for David Letterman that was all over the internet this week?

The man has almost no charisma. For evidence of this, see the abomination that was his hosting of the Oscars in 1995.

Not only that, he exploited his power at CBS to conduct multiple affairs with staff members.

When he was in his mid-40s, he bedded Holly Hester, an intern at the station and student at New York University. All while he was married to his wife, Regina Lasko.

The man should have been fired out on his ass after that revelation. Jonathan Ross' career was driven into the ground in Britain was something positively mild by comparison.

No doubt some will come to his defense, but remember, a significant portion of the girls Jimmy Savile had sex with were 18 and over (around 27%).

While what David Letterman did is not nearly as bad as what Savile did, it's still a much older male celebrity using his status as a television personality to sleep with much younger girls who have zero power in their relationship.

Troy Abundant Vane

Troy Abundant Vane wrote: »

No doubt some will come to his defense, but remember, a significant portion of the girls Jimmy Savile had sex with were 18 and over (around 27%).

You lost me here.

emigrate2012

As far as I know,he's only been married to her one about 8/9 years or so.
He's a bit of a strange one all right but I think you need to get your sh*t straight before posting a sweeping statement like that tbh,do some basic research.
I may be wrong but....

georgieM

No doubt some will come to his defense, but remember, a significant portion of the girls Jimmy Savile had sex with were 18 and over (around 27%).
Where did you pull that figure out off?

DarkyHughes

Troy Abundant Vane wrote: »

Was anyone else slightly baffled by the adulation for David Letterman that was all over the internet this week?

The man has almost no charisma. For evidence of this, see the abomination that was his hosting of the Oscars in 1995.

Not only that, he exploited his power at CBS to conduct multiple affairs with staff members.

When he was in his mid-40s, he bedded Holly Hester, an intern at the station and student at New York University. All while he was married to his wife, Regina Lasko.

The man should have been fired out on his ass after that revelation. Jonathan Ross' career was driven into the ground in Britain was something positively mild by comparison.

No doubt some will come to his defense, but remember, a significant portion of the girls Jimmy Savile had sex with were 18 and over (around 27%).

While what David Letterman did is not nearly as bad as what Savile did, it's still a much older male celebrity using his status as a television personality to sleep with much younger girls who have zero power in their relationship.

Are you a member of the moral police force?

emigrate2012

27% is a significant proportion?!?
Your maths are shockingly bad......

DarkyHughes

Deleted User wrote: »

You lost me here.

I think he's trying to point out that two people doing something that is not illegal has something in common with something.

se02orqua5xz9v

emigrate2012 wrote: »

As far as I know,he's only been married to her one about 8/9 years or so.
He's a bit of a strange one all right but I think you need to get your sh*t straight before posting a sweeping statement like that tbh,do some basic research.
I may be wrong but....

His wife is Regina Lasko. He's been in a relationship with her since 1988. He began sleeping with Holly Hester when she was an intern in the early 1990s.

Troy Abundant Vane wrote: »

No doubt some will come to his defense, but remember, a significant portion of the girls Jimmy Savile had sex with were 18 and over (around 27%).

While what David Letterman did is not nearly as bad as what Savile did, it's still a much older male celebrity using his status as a television personality to sleep with much younger girls who have zero power in their relationship.

georgieM wrote: »

Where did you pull that figure out off?

I pulled it out of Article 2.14 of ‘Giving Victims a Voice’, a joint MPS and NSPCC report into allegations of sexual abuse made against Jimmy Savile under Operation Yewtree.

You can read it here.

IvySlayer

Shocker, man has sex.

What does him having an affair have to do with being a host on television?

The Diabolical Monocle

Oppression of male sexuality and objectification of men as rapists.

Im insulted.


wah wah equality etc.

IrishTrajan

Troy Abundant Vane wrote: »

I pulled it out of Article 2.14 of ‘Giving Victims a Voice’, a joint MPS and NSPCC report into allegations of sexual abuse made against Jimmy Savile under Operation Yewtree.

You can read it here.

And somehow a man having consentual (if unfaithful) sex is that same as a pedophile who molested kids?

Are you fúcking serious?

uch

Durty Fecker

lee_baby_simms

Who needs the daily mail when you have boards. Beautiful.

se02orqua5xz9v

IvySlayer wrote: »

Shocker, man has sex.

What does him having an affair have to do with being a host on television?

A millionaire in his 40s with his own television show in New York has significant power over a student interning at the place where said show is filmed.

Regardless of whether Holly Hester thinks she was an equal in their 'relationship', she wasn't. It was seedy exploitation, plain and simple.

And he was a fucking shit TV host.

emigrate2012

Troy Abundant Vane wrote: »

His wife is Regina Lasko. He's been in a relationship with her since 1988. He began sleeping with Holly Hester when she was an intern in the early 1990s.




But when did he marry the girl is my point.......

I really don't see your point anyway,moral outrage at this hour....I'd hate to see your reaction tommorow when the yes vote is passed.

That horse your on must be 18 hand high.
And......ye posted in ah? The mind boggles.

Adamantium

Troy Abundant Vane wrote: »

it's still a much older male celebrity using his status as a television personality to sleep with much younger girls who have zero power in their relationship.

Why you don't think women can make grown women can make decisions now?
He gets sex, they probably got promotions.

Why are you being ageist on both counts?

The Diabolical Monocle

Troy Abundant Vane wrote: »

A millionaire in his 40s with his own television show in New York has significant power over a student interning at the place where said show is filmed.

Regardless of whether Holly Hester thinks she was an equal in their 'relationship', she wasn't. It was seedy exploitation, plain and simple.

And he was a fucking shit TV host.

Seedy is good. Power seedy is even better.

I hope Paul Shafer played him out as he busted his goofy nut all over the little harlet.

se02orqua5xz9v

emigrate2012 wrote: »

Troy Abundant Vane wrote: »

His wife is Regina Lasko. He's been in a relationship with her since 1988. He began sleeping with Holly Hester when she was an intern in the early 1990s.




But when did he marry the girl is my point.......

I really don't see your point anyway,moral outrage at this hour....I'd hate to see your reaction tommorow when the yes vote is passed.

That horse your on must be 18 hand high.
And......ye posted in ah? The mind boggles.

Firstly, learn how to use the 'Quote' button properly.

Secondly, I'm 100% pro-same sex marriage, so I'll be delighted if it's passed tomorrow. That has fuck all to do with the adulation for a man who managed to keep the millions rolling in even after his lecherous ways were exposed.

uch

Would you not rather another Good Mass !

IvySlayer

Troy Abundant Vane wrote: »

A millionaire in his 40s with his own television show in New York has significant power over a student interning at the place where said show is filmed.

Regardless of whether Holly Hester thinks she was an equal in their 'relationship', she wasn't. It was seedy exploitation, plain and simple.

And he was a fucking shit TV host.

Automatically assuming a man is guilty of such things with no evidence to back it up is disgusting.

5000 shows he did, not bad for him.

Eugene Norman

Troy Abundant Vane wrote: »

A millionaire in his 40s with his own television show in New York has significant power over a student interning at the place where said show is filmed.

Regardless of whether Holly Hester thinks she was an equal in their 'relationship', she wasn't. It was seedy exploitation, plain and simple.

And he was a fucking shit TV host.

There very little "equality" in relationships then. Not really up to you to police it.

Eugene Norman

Troy Abundant Vane wrote: »

emigrate2012 wrote: »

Firstly, learn how to use the 'Quote' button properly.

Secondly, I'm 100% pro-same sex marriage, so I'll be delighted if it's passed tomorrow. That has fuck all to do with the adulation for a man who managed to keep the millions rolling in even after his lecherous ways were exposed.

Hahaha

Mint Aero

I don't give a f*ck of who he f*cked in the 90's. F*ckidy f*ck f*ck op.

F*ck.

KungPao

I like him, even if his pencils have erasers at both ends.

SHOVELLER

Footie??

Letterman was one of the sharpest night host over here. Unlike the unfunny Fallon and fawning Corden et al Letterman made people laugh.

His 6,000 plus shows are a testament to that. The finale was class.

He had affairs. Big deal. At least he was honest about it and didnt deny them like other celebs.

Comparing him to Savile is beyond stupid.

se02orqua5xz9v

SHOVELLER wrote: »

Letterman was one of the sharpest night host over here. Unlike the unfunny Fallon and fawning Corden et al Letterman made people laugh.

I half-agree with you. Fallon and Corden are both shite.

SHOVELLER wrote: »

He had affairs. Big deal. At least he was honest about it and didnt deny them like other celebs.

He only admitted his affairs when he knew they were going to be exposed either way.

pappyodaniel

OP

Are you high?

He's no Bill Cosby.

Plus he probably has more to him than saying "with the jippity skippity and the bee bop".

DeanAustin

I always felt Letterman was a cut above most other chat show hosts and comparing him to Savile is just brainless. "Powerful man has affair"? So fcuking what. Do we compare Clinton to Savile too now? Not even Republicans stoop that low.

As for his ability as a talk show host - some of the stuff he did was great. He didn't always fawn over guests if he didn't like them. See his interview with Paris Hilton from around 07 as a classic example.

See his taking the mick out of Leno in 2010 over the whole Conan/Tonight Show debacle too. It was a tremendous, funny rant.

I understand that his final show was devoid of sentimentality and he spent much of it taking the piss out of himself. That's what marked him out as different for me amongst talk show hosts (particularly US ones). Good luck to the fella. A supremely talented talk show host and if his family can forgive him his other failings, I dont think people on a message board should be getting too upset about them.

Ficheall

emigrate2012 wrote: »

27% is a significant proportion?!?
Your maths are shockingly bad......

"I'm sorry, Mr. Emigrate2012 - we're going to have to reduce your salary/penis length/life-span by 27%..."

emigrate2012 wrote:

Fine by me! It's an insignificant proportion.

hatrickpatrick

I've never agreed with the power dynamic argument when it comes to adults having sex. If you're over 18, you can consent to ride anyone else over 18. In my opinion, regardless of their age or relationship to one another, two consenting adults cannot commit a moral wrong between them.

I furthermore don't believe anyone should lose their job over anything sexual as long as it wasn't illegal. That's ridiculous.

Dangerous Man

So he ****ed some woman - so what? I hope he ****s more. I hope he ****s some 18-year-old waitresses. Good. Good.

kneemos

These young women were totally innocent and naive with no ulterior motives?as they tend to be in the New York entertainment industry.

MadDog76

Troy Abundant Vane wrote: »

Was anyone else slightly baffled by the adulation for David Letterman that was all over the internet this week?

The man has almost no charisma. For evidence of this, see the abomination that was his hosting of the Oscars in 1995.

Not only that, he exploited his power at CBS to conduct multiple affairs with staff members.

When he was in his mid-40s, he bedded Holly Hester, an intern at the station and student at New York University. All while he was married to his wife, Regina Lasko.

The man should have been fired out on his ass after that revelation. Jonathan Ross' career was driven into the ground in Britain was something positively mild by comparison.

No doubt some will come to his defense, but remember, a significant portion of the girls Jimmy Savile had sex with were 18 and over (around 27%).

While what David Letterman did is not nearly as bad as what Savile did, it's still a much older male celebrity using his status as a television personality to sleep with much younger girls who have zero power in their relationship.

Couldn't agree more!

Some Tibetan Monks recently let slip that the Dalai Lama picks his nose ......... the dirty filthy disgusting b*****d!
No doubt some will come to his defence but remember there is significant evidence that Adolf Hitler was also a nose picker!
I accept that the Dalai Lama is not quite as bad as Hitler but they are both guilty of the same disgusting habit so ........ you know ........ they are basically the same. :rolleyes:

Dangerous Man

MadDog76 wrote: »

Couldn't agree more!

Some Tibetan Monks recently let slip that the Dalai Lama picks his nose ......... the dirty filthy disgusting b*****d!
No doubt some will come to his defence but remember there is significant evidence that Adolf Hitler was also a nose picker!
I accept that the Dalai Lama is not quite as bad as Hitler but they are both guilty of the same disgusting habit so ........ you know ........ they are basically the same. :rolleyes:

It's a very thin line between picking one's nose and hurling Jews into incinerators. Very ****ing thin line.

tabby aspreme

Dangerous Man wrote: »

It's a very thin line between picking one's nose and hurling Jews .

Come on now , leave the GAA out of it

Ghost Train

The man should have been fired out on his ass after that revelation. Jonathan Ross' career was driven into the ground in Britain was something positively mild by comparison.

Can't remember what this could relate to, but hasn't he had a talk show on the bbc and then itv for more than a decade now, hardly somebody who's careers been driven into the ground

Menas

OP, did Letterman crack a joke about your family or something?!
I am not getting the lack of love for him....

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

_Kaiser_

Regarding the OP... errrr ok......

Personally I never liked Letterman's brand of comedy (back when it was on Sky). Jay Leno was far better IMO

niallo27

We all would do the same if we had the chance. Probably be a lot worse tbh.

Stillhouette

Troy Abundant Vane wrote: »

No doubt some will come to his defense, but remember, a significant portion of the girls Jimmy Savile had sex with were 18 and over (around 27%).

Any bit of an argument you had was destroyed by that desperate reach. I'm sure Jimmy Saville ate steak too. Does that make steak eaters questionable?

Minderbinder

Don't worry op it'll happen. you just need to find the right girl.

PressRun

He isn't the first and won't be the last person to be unfaithful. It has zero bearing on how good he was at his job. The man's a legend.

Greenmachine

By the OP logic.
Greenmachine has slept with X people.
Celebrity A, has also slept with X people including celebrity B.
Therefore Greenmachine has also slept with celebrity B
Just wish I could remember my celebrity endevours.

Cold War Kid

Troy Abundant Vane wrote: »

No doubt some will come to his defense, but remember, a significant portion of the girls Jimmy Savile had sex with were 18 and over (around 27%).

What the actual fuq? :pac:

Mesrine65

TV celebrity uses celebrity status to get laid :eek:

Say it ain't so OP :rolleyes:

emigrate2012

Cold War Kid wrote: »

What the actual fuq? :pac:

I know,someone pulled me on saying its not a significant proportion....
Well what the op seems to be defending is the fact this a little of a quarter of the people saville rode where actually over 18!

Wow!what a wonderful human being.....

4zn76tysfajdxp

Some of them could have been dead too! Lovely guy, Saville.

emigrate2012

Julia Mealy Billionaire wrote: »

Some of them could have been dead too! Lovely guy, Saville.

It's OK,27% were over 18 apparently

Cold War Kid

I've seen some leaps of logic on the internet but "He was a TV presenter who had consensual sex with women aged 18 and over, and you know who else fitted into that category? Jimmy Savile" is quite simply my favourite.