Business or Blackmail?

" of trying to blackmail David Letterman says he thought they were doing a business deal and today he requested that the judge dismissed the case entirely. The longtime CBS news producer Joe Haldeman faces first degree larceny charges. Prosecutors say he demanded two million dollars from a late night comic in exchange for keeping quiet about his affairs with staffers. The case prompted Letterman is on here confession about his office -- But hold a -- lawyer says his client was only trying to sell Letterman a screen play. The fox sports you correspondent Jonathan Hunt is with a tall woman's attorney says this was a business deal certainly not blackmail."

" I don't know any way shape full phone check in fact they say -- was just offering. Let him and a movie picture in effect that he wanted to sell him a screenplay which just happened to be a -- a late night talk show host. Having affairs -- his stuff listen to the attorney."

" We argue that mr. holder's conduct did not violate the law he never had any intention violate the law. He was involved in a -- commercial transaction as a result of certain event."

" And for that reason the attorney says the judge should throw the case that the judge has said. He will rule on that in January -- and Letterman's attorney says it's a classic blackmail case -- when he stopped laughing at the screenplay on human he said that this basically was what ever way it was dressed up. Blackmail he also said you David Letterman himself is perfectly willing. To take the stand if and when this case goes to trial listened. Mr. Letterman is fully prepared to see this case through to the end. Including testifying at a trial this see that justice is done. So we could see David Letterman on the stand with them when this comes to trial in the meantime chat. David Letterman's ratings continue to source of -- doing just fine he seems to be at least here inside the TV box with Jonathan thank you also --"