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Monica Lewinsky Defends Selling Story to Media
Reuters, via Yahoo ^ | 8.28.2004 | Adam Pasick

Posted on 08/28/2004 12:06:32 PM PDT by NYC GOP Chick

EDINBURGH, Scotland (Reuters) - Their relationships with two of the world's most famous men brought international scandals -- but Monica Lewinsky and Rebecca Loos both used the media onslaught to boost their bank balances.

"You'd be an idiot not to get the money," said Lewinsky, the former White House intern whose affair with then-President Bill Clinton (news - web sites) nearly drove him from office.

"Advertisers, television stations, news anchors -- everyone else is making money. Your story is a commodity," added Lewinsky, who received a reported $718,800 for an interview with Britain's Channel 4.

Loos, whose alleged affair with soccer superstar David Beckham was front-page news for weeks in Britain over the summer, got about $150,000 for appearing on Sky News, according to her agent Max Clifford.

Lewinsky, Loos and Clifford justified their media relations in a panel discussion in Edinburgh Saturday at a British TV industry conference.

"Before, the media made a lot of money from people's stories. Now, the people with the stories make the money -- I don't have a problem with that," said Clifford, an agent famous for making lucrative interview deals with tabloid newspapers and television networks.

An increase in checkbook journalism, especially on television, has spurred debates about ethics and reliability, with critics arguing such deals deceive viewers and result in bad journalism.

"I wasn't big on buy-ups," said David Yelland, former editor of Britain's top-selling tabloid The Sun. "When you pay money the relationship changes. I think the British public understands that tabloids pay, but that hasn't been generally true with television."

Such deals can restrict the tone of the interview and which subjects can be covered. Asked what conditions he requires for his clients, Clifford answered: "Everything has to be done exactly as I want it, for as much money as possible."

In recent weeks, Britain's top commercial network ITV has paid a reported 100,000 pounds to Faria Alam, who made news for having an affair with English soccer coach Sven Goran Eriksson. The interview was a ratings disappointment, although ITV's Steve Anderson said the network did break even financially.

"There's never a guarantee -- some work, some don't," he said. "We're a player in the market because everyone else is."

Lewinsky and Loos said the paid interviews were a way to secure their financial future and to set the record straight.

"I got fired, didn't know my future and wanted a safeguard," said Loos, who had worked at one of Beckham's PR firms.

"I was reading so much, I wanted the chance to talk myself. I'd rather it come from me instead of holding my head down in shame."

None of the panelists was paid to appear in Edinburgh.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blewinski; bluedress; dna; eatinaintcheatin; gapdress; meetlilwillie; oralfixation; oralsex; presidentialseal; recepticle; sink; stain; suxxorz; vacuum
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"You'd be an idiot not to get the money," said Lewinsky, the former White House intern whose affair with then-President Bill Clinton (news - web sites) nearly drove him from office.

No, you stupid twit, you're an idiot for getting involved with Clinton and expecting him to leave the shrill warthog.

And it wasn't their cheesy affair that nearly cost him the White House, but the FACT that he committed perjury and obstruction of justice to prevent the affair from being found out during the trial in which he was the defendant in a sexual harassment case!

1 posted on 08/28/2004 12:06:32 PM PDT by NYC GOP Chick
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To: hellinahandcart; sauropod; cyborg; Clemenza; Cacique; Oschisms; NYCVirago; Gabz; lavrenti; ...
I don't want to hear any whining about no pictures, so here you go!


2 posted on 08/28/2004 12:07:14 PM PDT by NYC GOP Chick (Kerry is a Sitzpinkler!)
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To: NYC GOP Chick
Q: What's the difference between Monica Lewinski and Paris Hilton?

A: About 150 lbs..

3 posted on 08/28/2004 12:10:59 PM PDT by ken5050 (Bill Clinton has just signed to be the national spokesman for Hummer..)
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To: NYC GOP Chick

Yikes, I thought that the story was going to be that she had the blue dress that Kerry wore while he was in Vietnam!

Uh.. Was Kerry in Vietnam?


4 posted on 08/28/2004 12:11:21 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: KeyLargo

Monica sucks.


5 posted on 08/28/2004 12:12:29 PM PDT by ArmyBratproud
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To: NYC GOP Chick
Pictures, you say?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

6 posted on 08/28/2004 12:12:46 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (RKBA Lord High Pun-dit [a.k.a. Chief Torturer])
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To: NYC GOP Chick
No, you stupid twit, you're an idiot for getting involved with Clinton and expecting him to leave the shrill warthog.

You read my mind. Though one minor correction: drop the 'i' in 'twit' and replace it with an 'a' and you'll have my sentiments toward Ms. Blewinsky precisely.   >; )

7 posted on 08/28/2004 12:13:32 PM PDT by Prime Choice (Democrats. They want to have their cake and eat yours too.)
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To: ArmyBratproud

"Monica sucks."

Literally.


8 posted on 08/28/2004 12:14:57 PM PDT by AngieGOP (I never met a woman who became a stripper because she played with Barbie dolls as a kid.)
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To: Prime Choice; All
Curious timing, this story.

The Clinton's work in quite amazing ways....

9 posted on 08/28/2004 12:16:22 PM PDT by Partisan Hack
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To: NYC GOP Chick

Every whore has her going price. $708K seems like a lot, but she's happy with the money rather than suffer an arkanside.


10 posted on 08/28/2004 12:19:11 PM PDT by Paulus Invictus
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To: Prime Choice
A 21 year old is going to get sucked in to a relatioship with the 50+ POTUS 95% of the time.

She's a dem, would guys expect her to say anything different?

11 posted on 08/28/2004 12:21:35 PM PDT by sirchtruth (Do you just think I fell off a turnip truck?)
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To: NYC GOP Chick

I don't fault her one bit for cashing in on her service to Clinton. He's the larger scum, IMO.


12 posted on 08/28/2004 12:24:28 PM PDT by Rebelbase (John Kerry, sign form 180 .)
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To: sirchtruth
A 21 year old is going to get sucked in to a relatioship with the 50+ POTUS 95% of the time.

Not if she has a shred of morals.

No...this was a case of two people with no moral base. If either party had had a shred of decency, none of this would have come to pass.

She's a dem, would guys expect her to say anything different?

Democrat girls are easy. That's a known factor.

13 posted on 08/28/2004 12:27:26 PM PDT by Prime Choice (Democrats. They want to have their cake and eat yours too.)
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To: NYC GOP Chick
No, you stupid twit, you're an idiot for getting involved with Clinton and expecting him to leave the shrill warthog.

As Ann Coulter pointed out, if he doesn't remember your name after the third blow job, he's probably not going to leave his wife of 30-years for you. [I love girl-to-girl talk.]

14 posted on 08/28/2004 12:27:47 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Imagine no hypothetical situations.)
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To: NYC GOP Chick

Did she get some 'work' done on her???


15 posted on 08/28/2004 12:29:48 PM PDT by Darksheare (The Liberals say: Join me and together we shall RUE the galaxy!)
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To: NYC GOP Chick

C'mon, she's cute in a Zaftig way... ;-)


16 posted on 08/28/2004 12:55:59 PM PDT by Clemenza
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To: Clemenza

Reubenesque..


17 posted on 08/28/2004 1:31:04 PM PDT by Darksheare (The Liberals say: Join me and together we shall RUE the galaxy!)
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To: Slings and Arrows

song sticks in my mind.... "I like big butts... " lmao


18 posted on 08/28/2004 1:46:11 PM PDT by Conservative4Life (Vote Conservative, or don't bother voting at all....)
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To: NYC GOP Chick

"Don't vote for Kerry! Democrats leave a bad taste in your mouth."

Monica Lewinsky


19 posted on 08/28/2004 1:55:54 PM PDT by B4Ranch (You can evade reality, but you cannot evade the consequences of evading reality - Ayn Rand)
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To: Rebelbase

I would love for her to write a book--if for no other reason, just to reinforce how the dims try to sabotage free speech. I'm betting they would really go beserk if she wrote a "tell-all" LOL!


20 posted on 08/28/2004 2:02:19 PM PDT by basil (Kerry is stupid beyond belief!)
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