Monica Lewinsky can finally give her truth thanks to the anthology series “American Crime Story: Impeachment”. On the occasion of the FX show’s release, the producer said on Today that she was still awaiting an apology from Bill Clinton.
20 years after the events, Monica Lewinsky has not managed to detach herself from the Bill Clinton affair. Despite the years that have passed, the American will remain the former White House intern in the eyes of many. Between 1995 and 1997, the US president had a romance with his young intern in Washington. This story came to light in 1998, when Bill Clinton was forced to admit, after denying it under oath, that he had a “inappropriate relationship“with Monica Lewinsky before a grand jury. When the affair became public, the principal concerned was walled in silence. She only agreed to give her testimony to Vanity Fair in 2014, some fifteen years later. The opportunity for her to re-establish the truth and above all to express herself on “the global humiliation she suffered“. In the columns of the magazine, she was particularly keen to declare:”It’s true, my boss took advantage of me, but I will always stand firm on this point: it was a consensual relationship.“Despite everything, the damage is done and Monica Lewinsky never managed to get rid of this lackluster label.
If this youthful mistake has long been considered a handicap for the woman now aged 48, she has nevertheless decided to make it a force. Present on the set of the American morning television show, Today, to discuss her role as producer of the FX series “American Crime Story: Impeachment”, which dramatizes the incident, Monica Lewinsky spoke about one of her biggest regrets. She never received an apology from former President Bill Clinton for the way he had treated her and “humiliated“.”He should want to apologize the same way I want to apologize to people I may have hurt by my actions.“, she told presenter Savannah Guthrie.
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A difficult challenge
Becoming a producer of the American series was a real challenge for this businesswoman. “I don’t recommend anyone to see a fictionalized 20-year-old version of yourself on TV“, she admitted, before adding:”Especially in this context where the truth was really stranger than the fiction. There were times when I thought to myself as I looked, ‘Don’t smile. Do not speak to him. Don’t confess. Don’t do this or that. Don’t make bad decisions. ‘ It was really hard to watch. “Nevertheless, this American activist hopes that the public outlook will change towards her by discovering the episodes of” American Crime Story: Impeachment. “But then, a question remains … The 42nd President of the United States will present he apologizes upon discovering his fictionalized story on the small screen?