13 April 2012

The king of talk show hosts, David Letterman, has taken a sick day - his first in 20 years. An eye infection prevented the 55-year-old star, who once boasted 'there is no off position on the genius switch', from hosting the Late Show on Wednesday, US TV studio CBS said.

Actor Bruce Willis, booked as a guest, filled in and chatted to Carmen Elektra about her recent pictures in Playboy magazine

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