Posted on 08/27/2021 1:47:24 PM PDT by simpson96
Monica Lewinsky said that she requested the infamous scene where she flashed her thong to then-President Bill Clinton be added to the upcoming series about their affair, “Impeachment: American Crime Story.”
Lewinsky, 48, was a producer on the show, and said the writers initially left the scene out.
“I would’ve loved to have been really selfish and said, ‘That’s great that you guys think we don’t have to show that, fantastic,’ but I’m incredibly experienced in understanding how people see this story,” she told The Hollywood Reporter.
Lewinsky noted that, just or not, she would have been blamed if the scene wasn’t included.
“So, ultimately, I felt two things: One was that I shouldn’t get a pass because I’m a producer,” she told THR. “And two, that it was unfair to the team and to the project because it would leave everybody vulnerable.”
Lead writer Sarah Burgess said she left the scene out because she didn’t want to further traumatize Lewinsky, THR reported.
“American Crime Story” showrunners first planned a Clinton/Lewinsky-based season in 2016, with Lewinsky joining the project in 2019. Showrunner Ryan Murphy told THR that he wouldn’t have pushed forward without Lewinsky’s approval.
Beanie Feldstein will star as Lewinsky, and the two talked constantly as production started and stopped throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, THR reported. No other people, including the Clintons, were consulted on their portrayal in the show, which premieres Sept. 7 on FX.
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I am sorry I will have to miss this series, because I will most likely have something worth doing when it airs.
Low blow. Of course Crooked Pecker liked low blows so to speak.
Either way, Can’t an attention whore attention whore without being noticed?
(We do owe her a debt of gratitude for keeping the blue dress as a memento)
Give her a cigar!
I see Carmela Soprano is playing the president’s Little Rock Mafia, wife.
Absolutely, no shame.
Either they need a body double or viewers will have to buy a wide screen TV.
Come in here, dear Monica , have a cigar, you’re gonna go far
You’re gonna fly high, you’re never gonna die
You’re gonna make it if you try, they’re gonna love you
Well, I’ve always had a deep respect an’ I mean that most sincerely
The thong is just fantastic, that is really what I think
Oh, by the way, which one’s Pink?
And did we tell you the name of the game, boy
We call it ‘riding the gravy train’!
Nice. You caught it. It is ironic that Monica is playing the role of a big shot producer.
The actress is openly "queer" according to her Wikipedia page. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
But perhaps that's why they aren't doing any romantic or sexual interactions.
Aren't they all these days?
Cripes I don’t want to even see that tub of lard and the word thong in the same sentence. Monica wasn’t exactly svelte but she was at least cute.
The real Monica Lewinsky at 21 was better looking than whoever is that actress. This is Hollywood. They should find somebody much better looking than Monica Lewinsky but still resembles her slightly.
I always pictured the bent one giving that cigar to a visitor to the oval. Give the devil his due. He was evil like that.
It's the reverse. Who would take such a role except someone so desperate for the job?
Anyone who sees her speak might agree.
She was clearly a young troubled girl. Bill is a total scumbag for taking advantage of her. Among the worst characters in this sordid tale was her dad. Dr. Lewinsky, a Dem donor, was angry at Ken Starr rather than the perv who defiled his daughter.
And let’s not forget cocaine and underage girls at the Vantage Point Appointments.
From my first limerick book, THE OFFICIAL CLINTON BASHING LIMERICK BOOK:
We all know that Bill Clinton is slick
But he’s more than some Arkansas hick
In the while universe
There are few more perverse
And they named the wrong guy Tricky Dick
Parents too
Disgusting posts on this thread. I’m sure no one here was ever 22 or did dumb things. What this poor barely adult (now grown woman) has had to endure has been far more torturous than her “crime” deserved. And you all still are treating her as a slut and a joke. Many would have committed suicide over what happened and she nearly did.
Is there anyone with more power imbalance over a 22 year old intern than the President of the United States??
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