11. David Letterman, Regina Lasko and Many Others
Funny man David Letterman is best known for comedy and driving fast cars. He has racked up many speeding tickets and used to joke repeatedly about it on his show. But in 2009, six months after marrying longtime girlfriend Regina Lasko, Letterman had to fess up to much a much bigger issue than a few afternoon joy rides. The Late Show icon became embroiled in a sex scandal. He was forced to admit on the air, “I have had sex with women who work for me on this show” when news of his affairs and extortion attempts circulated all through the media.
Letterman went on Oprah Winfrey’s show to reveal he was still dealing with the fallout from cheating on his wife. Although the actual number of women Letterman had affairs with was never confirmed, the scandal somehow seemingly just went away as Letterman became both villain and victim all at once.
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