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David Letterman‘s seemingly schizophrenic first 15 minutes of tonight’s Late Show spanned the spectrum from funny to serious, all while sticking firmly to the subject of his extortion/sex with staffers revelation last week.

As Rachel Sklar asked earlier tonight, “Which Letterman should we believe?” Well here’s what they both had to say.

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You may think you know about the David Letterman extortion/sex with staffers story, but really, you only know one side of the story (or maybe no side of the story at all).

At least that’s what Robert J. Halderman‘s lawyer wants you to believe, as he made a few the first of likely to be many media appearances, dropping references to Letterman’s ‘manipulation’ and giving a vague defense argument preview.

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The David Letterman extortion/sex with staffers revelation is the kind of story the media loves – as do the late night shows.

But how would they handle ragging on one of their own? Some steered clear, while others, like long-time rival Jay Leno, took his green car and went full-speed ahead.

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President Obama is currently in Midtown — which according to a number of our readers is a madhouse at the moment — taping his David Letterman appearance to air tonight. CBS’s Mark Knoller is apparently in the audience and his tweets this hour are providing a nice preview of what’s to come tonight. Also: Spoiler Alert!