New York - Talk show host David Letterman issued a public apology to his wife Monday after admitting last week that he had conducted sexual affairs with women who worked for him. "She has been horribly hurt by my behaviour, and when something happens like that, if you hurt a person and it's your responsibility, you try to fix it," he said during the opening monologue of his show.
"At that point, there's only two things that can happen: Either you are going to make some progress and get it fixed, or you are going to fall short and perhaps not get it fixed, so let me tell you folks, I got my work cut out for me."
Letterman was targeted in an alleged 2-million-dollar extortion scheme by a producer at CBS whose girlfriend was Letterman's assistant and had an affair with him. The producer, Robert Joe Halderman, was charged Friday with grand larceny.
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Reports: Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem engaged
Los Angeles - Penelope Cruz and Javier Barden are secretly engaged after dating for two years, Us Weekly reported Monday.
The couple, who co-starred in the Woody Allen film Vicky Christina Barcelona, first met in 1992 on the set of Jamon, Jamon, but have been very secretive about their relationship. The news followed reports that Cruz, 35, is pregnant.
"They tried to keep it very private and quiet," a source told Us Weekly about the engagement.
The New York Daily News reported the betrothal quoting an unnamed pal as saying: "They are telling friends they will get married."
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Rapper Jim Jones pleads guilty to assault charges
New York - Rapper Jim Jones pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor assault charges stemming from a bust up he had in December in a Luis Vuitton store in Manhattan.
Jones, 33, was accused of punching an associate of singer Ne Yo in the luxury Fifth Avenue store and was sentence to time already served.
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Nicole Richie in fender bender with paparazzi
Los Angeles - Nicole Richie was slightly injured in a fender bender with a chasing paparazzi Monday. The photographer was booked for driving without a license, and his vehicle was impounded, police said.
The incident occurred in Beverly Hills.
"She was rear-ended," a police spokesman told E! News, adding that the accident occurred around 2 pm. "There was a complaint of pain injury. She told officers at the scene that she's going to seek her own medical treatment."
