David Letterman apologises to wife over staff affairs

AMERICAN talk show star David Letterman apologised on the air to his wife who he said had been “horribly hurt” by his admission he had sexual affairs with staff members.

Letterman also offered a mea culpa to his staff in the show aired late on Monday. He said they had been “wonderfully supportive” since the furore over his trysts and a $2 million blackmail attempt erupted.

The 62-year-old comic made his apology in the first show taped since his admission on Thursday that he had sex with co-workers and had been the target of an extortion attempt.