Up until this mess broke wide open, Joe Halderman was known as an Emmy-winning producer for CBS’ 48 Hours. Millions of people may have seen the work of Halder, 51, but they didn’t know who he was. Now, his name is on the way to infamy — as the guy who tried to blackmail David Letterman.

NY Post’s Page Six asked today: “Has Anna Wintour gone power crazy?” The Vogue Editor seems to have ruffled some feathers by suggesting that price fixing laws be changed because of “friends in the White House” said unnamed “fashion insiders” sourced by Page Six.

The likely reason for Wintour’s renewed mojo? Her very recent debut as the #1 most powerful Magazine Editor. Take that McKinsey!