David Letterman Opens Up
      February 7, 1997

      The usually evasive David Letterman has opened up to TV Guide, and reveals, among other things, a deep admiration for Drew Barrymore. "She's such a sweet person. I'm just tickled pink that she's alive and happy and doing well and will be a huge star after all her problems in life," he says of the actress. "And then naked. Throw that in. That's a rare bonus," referring to Drew's well-publicized breast-flashing on his desk--a gift for Letterman's birthday. And while he doesn't apologize for making Cindy Crawford cry last October, he does offer an explanation. "I made fun of her makeup. But I didn't think that it would hurt her feelings. Then, later, I find out that her eye makeup wasn't silly at all; that's the way people are wearing it," he says, adding that "I shouldn't be let out of the house." TV Guide also allowed a few celebrities to turn the tables on Letterman and ask the talk show host some questions. Letterman gave a bone-chilling answer to Kathie Lee Gifford's query about what would make him happy. "Four simple words," he says. "Mrs. Kathie Lee Letterman."

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