A former unpaid intern who was suing CBS and David Letterman's WorldWide Pants production company has now dropped her lawsuit and issued an apology saying she was forced into making the claims lawyers. Mallory Musallam, 26, who interned at the show for four months between September and December 2008 had accused Letterman and his crew of violating minimum-wage and overtime laws. She had also claimed for payment for her four months of unpaid work at Letterman's late-night show, She has now backed down and written an apology to Mr Letterman and his production team stating, 'While I am ultimately responsible for my actions as an adult, I was caught in a weak, vulnerable time, facing student debt.'
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Mallory Musallam, 26, filed a class-action lawsuit against CBS and David Letterman's production company
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She accused the defendants of violating minimum-wage and overtime laws
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She has now dropped the lawsuit saying she felt 'duped' into making the claims
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Musallam claims she was told by lawyers that she would be joining 100 other interns as part of the class action lawsuit
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CBS called suit 'part of a nationwide trend of class action lawyers attacking internship opportunities provided by companies in the media'
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