Shocking Letterman Sex Scandal – Not!

So, there’s more news out this weekend about Letterman and staffers hooking up.  Is this really shocking news or just a media frenzy trying to push someone down so the rest of us can somehow feel superior?

Apparently Mr. Letterman had sexual relationships with several female staff members over the last couple of years.  He is even reported to have a semi-secret bedroom (the bunker) somewhere above the Ed Sullivan theater.  I guess I’m just not that impressed with the story.  Dave wasn’t married at the time, he is a workaholic putting in 12 hours a day and never missed a show due to illness – is it surprising that he was attracted to (or they to him) some of the people he spent the majority of his time with?

What are some things that are attractive to women?

1.  Power
2.  Fame
3.  Money
4.  Charm
5.  Humor

Letterman fits all these criteria and although he does not have the typical ‘dashing good looks’ that we typically think of as a heart throb he has all the above on a scale that is far beyond what most of us can imagine.  If you don’t think he’s had to turn away more women than most guys will ever meet in their lifetime you’re just not in touch with reality.

There doesn’t seem to evidence that he was a skirt chaser into one night stands but instead had only a couple of longer term relationships – it just so happens that they were members of his staff.  To suggest that this is some foreign practice is really to be burying your head in the sand.  The fact of the matter is that most relationships / affairs / etc. happen in the work environment.  Most of us spend far more time at work than we do at home and putting people of the opposite sex together for hours at a time working closely on projects that we’re passionate about is the perfect formula for relationships to drift past the platonic.

So we find out that David Letterman is human – so what!  It’s happened to the best of us.  Besides, I think he’s kinda cute…  especially when he’s apologizing on the air.