LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Threats by followers of Ilyas Kashmiri against David Letterman are shocking late night television viewers today. David Letterman included reference to Ilyas Kashmiri during a recent late night standup monologue. But when Kashmiri followers  watched the broadcast overseas, they were not laughing at the jokes, even after translation. They now have taken to a Shumukh al-Islam Web forum to post their boycott of David Letterman. They additional have vowed to remove Letterman’s tongue calling him a “lowly Jew”. Letterman, however, isn’t Jewish but Protestant.

Letterman, like any comic, has often drawn criticisms for some of his remarks. But apparently his overseas viewers that support Ilyas Kashmiri tuned in one night to a broadcast  as well. They were not happy the joke(s) were about Kashmiri. Now they have ordered their followers to search for Letterman “cut the tongue of the lowly Jew and shut it forever.”

The FBI is investigating. The New York Daily News claims that the threat came allegedly from Umar al-Basrawi. PEOPLE reports that Ilyas Kashmiri is an Al Qaeda leader and believed to be a possible replacement for Osama bin Laden. Letterman has yet to comment about the matter.

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Catch Sade on 106 followed by Letterman and The View. Sade’s , BET 106 & Park performance video is followed up with The Today Show, Letterman, The View, and Jimmy Kimmel the next few days.

Says Sade’s reps in a statement today:

“The accomplishments of SOLDIER OF LOVE so far are astounding. The single, “Soldier of Love” – which Sade co-produced with Mike Pela, and was written by Sade along with longtime collaborators Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthew man and Paul Spencer Denman continues to make radio history. In less than four weeks “Soldier of Love” propelled into the top five at both Urban Hot AC and Smooth Jazz radio charts, making it one of the fastest moving records of the year.

“The track reached the top of the Urban AC chart three weeks ago and remains the # 1 song at both Urban AC and Smooth Jazz today. Sade is now the first group since the Isley Brothers in 2001 to earn a #1 spot as a lead act on the R&B Chart. The intriguing and seductive video, which Sophie Muller directed is currently the # 1 most played video on both VH1 Soul, and BET Centric and this past week became the # 4 most played video on VH1 proper.”

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VIDEO! Watch David Letterman’s video on the Leno Conan NBC mess. David Letterman’s Leno Conan NBC bit includes highlights from Law and Order – Leno Victims Unit.

It’s been 20 years since Letterman was not given the Tonight Show. But tonight, Letterman is still turning the NBC mess into a hilarious routine.

“I got a call just before I came out here from NBC, and they said, ‘Look, look, we still don’t want you back.’”

Letterman said O’Brien issued his statement “after he talked to Johnny Carson.”

Watch the video below.

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PHOTOS! Here again are pictures plus diary details of Stephanie Birkitt aka “Vicky” on David Letterman’s Late Show. Stephanie Birkitt’s diary was relevant in the arrest of 48 Hours show producer Robert Joe Halderman claims … 48 hours’ website today.

48 Hours claims pages from Birkitt’s personal diary were copied.  The report states “Halderman apparently copied the pages from Birkitt’s dairy before they broke up … officials said.”

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Birkitt herself also once worked for 48 Hours. But TV audiences will remember Birkitt for her on camera appearances on The Late Show as “Vicky” often named “Smitty,” “Kitty,” “Monty,” “Gunter,” and “Dutch.” Birkitt joined the show in 1996 as an intern. By 2002, she was already giving on air reports from the Winter Olympics.

In a recent interview, Stephanie Birkitt said her segments with Letterman are natural:

“My on-air calls with Dave however, are unrehearsed and just natural conversation between the two of us.”

On Letterman, she says the following:

“I do have a great deal of fun with all of the opportunities and experiences this job affords me. Working for Dave is great though. Aside from being incredibly funny and personable he is generous, kind, and is great fun to play catch with. I really couldn’t ask for a more fun work environment. Dave is truly the greatest boss I could ever have.”

Birkitt’s interview explains how she got the job:

I am an assistant to David Letterman. I got this job following a college internship in the writers’ department at the show. I did my internship in the spring of 1996, returned to school for one more year, and graduated in 1997. Following graduation I moved to New York and worked at CBS News “48 Hours” then eventually ended up at the “Late Show” again. I never lost my interest in the show and was consequently thrilled at the opportunity to work there.

I would say that the reason I enjoy my work is two-fold. For one thing the people I work with make the environment very familial. We all get along great and everyone really enjoys each other. The other thing which makes work ever-exciting is the fact that no two days are ever alike. You come to work each morning really never knowing what will happen next. Some days we all go to the movies, other days I find myself dressed in costumes or making reports on snowfall up on the roof. Things are never monotonous. I truly have a wonderfully crazy job.

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PHOTOS! Here again are pictures of David Letterman’s wife Regina Lasko who Letterman apologizes to on air tonight. Letterman’s wedding to Regina Lasko was detailed by the talk show host on air earlier this spring. Now this winter Letterman is detailing his grand jury testimony about affairs with female staffers.

Is it too much on air information?

Don Imus has had enough of it. Imus this morning called Letterman a punk. Imus called Letterman “an angry, mean spirited” guy. “I’ve always thought he was a creek anyway. He’s a punk. Fundamentally if you are married or you have a commitment you should that. I’m not stupid and I know some people don’t but that what I do and what people should do”.

Robert Joe Halderman’s attorney, Gerald Shargel, also went on the media attack against Letterman today. He said the charges are false. “[They are] so obviously out of character to the point of not making any sense.” Halderman has pleaded not guilty.

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Letterman’s apology reportedly included the following:

“I’m terribly sorry that I put the staff in that position. Inadvertently, I just wasn’t thinking ahead. And, moreover, the staff here has been wonderfully supportive to me, not just through this furor, but through all the years that we’ve been on television and especially all the years here at CBS, so, again, my thanks to the staff for, once again, putting up with something stupid I’ve gotten myself involved in.

“Now the other thing is my wife, Regina. She has been horribly hurt by my behavior, and when something happens like that, if you hurt a person and it’s your responsibility, you try to fix it. And at that point, there’s only two things that can happen: either you’re going to make some progress and get it fixed, or you’re going to fall short and perhaps not get it fixed, so let me tell you folks, I got my work cut out for me.”

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