David Letterman intern dropped her proposed class-action lawsuit against CBS and Worldwide Pants, the production that produces The Late Show With David Letterman.

Less than a week after Mallory Musallam, a former unpaid intern for "Late Show With David Letterman" filed the class-action suit against Worldwide Pants, David Letterman's production company, CBS Broadcasting and CBS Corp. over unpaid labor, she dropped it and apologized to David Letterman, citing lawyer coercion.

"I have nothing but respect for David Letterman and the whole organization," Mallory Musallam told The Post. "I wore that internship as a badge of pride."

In a statement CBS defended their internship program, saying the suit "is part of a nationwide trend of class action lawyers attacking internship opportunities provided by companies in the media and entertainment industry. We pride ourselves on providing valuable internship experiences, and we take seriously all of our obligations under relevant labor and employment laws.  We intend to vigorously defend against the claims."

The Post published some of the apology letter, part of which said "While I am ultimately responsible for my actions as an adult, I was caught in a weak, vulnerable time, facing student debt."

According to the New York Daily News, Musallam claims "lawsuit hungry" attorneys persuaded her to file an action. Musallam says lawyers contacted her and pushed her to file the court papers. The suit claimed that she wasn't paid for the time she worked there and that the CBS illegally classified her as exempt from wage laws. Muallam was joined by a group of interns who claim the network used them for cheap labor.

The notice of discontinuance is "is discontinued in its entirety without prejudice." The notice was filed Wednesday in New York Supreme Court.
Deadline reported Mallory Musallam "initiated this action seeking for herself, and on behalf of all similarly situated employees that also worked on The Late Show with David Letterman, all compensation, including minimum wages and overtime compensation, which they were deprived of, plus interest, attorneys' fees, and costs," according to the filing.

The court document said "Named Plaintiff has initiated this action seeking for herself, and on behalf of all similarly situated employees that also worked on The Late Show With David Letterman, all compensation, including minimum wages and overtime compensation, which they were deprived of, plus interest, attorneys' fees, and costs." Musallam typically worked more than 40 hours a week as a "Late Show" intern from September through December 2008. Her tasks included "research for interview material, deliver film clips from libraries, running errands, faxing, scanning, operating the switchboard and other similar duties." The suit claims the interns received no "academic or vocational training" when they were working at the network and that they were hired simply as a means to keep payroll costs down on the show.

David Letterman is stepping down from the long-running CBS show. This is Letterman's last year with Late Night With David Letterman. He is set to be replaced by Comedy Central's Colber Report host Stephen Colbert in 2015.