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Inside Bill Clinton’s secret affair with Monica Lewinsky as American Crime Story covers ex-president’s scandalous fling

BILL Clinton’s affair with then 22-year-old intern Monica Lewinsky is in the spotlight once more as American Crime Story begins a new series about the ex-president’s scandalous fling. 

Beanie Feldstein and Clive Owen take on the roles of Lewinsky and as the series delves further into the part played by in exposing the affair. 

President Clinton greets Monica Lewinsky (left) at a Washington fundraising event in October 1996
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President Clinton greets Monica Lewinsky (left) at a Washington fundraising event in October 1996Credit: Reuters
A photograph showing former White House intern Monica Lewinsky meeting President Bill Clinton at a White House function
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A photograph showing former White House intern Monica Lewinsky meeting President Bill Clinton at a White House functionCredit: Handout - Getty
Bill Clinton, First Lady Hillary, and Vice President Al Gore listen to speeches at a Democratic National Committee dinner on January 15, 1998
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Bill Clinton, First Lady Hillary, and Vice President Al Gore listen to speeches at a Democratic National Committee dinner on January 15, 1998Credit: AFP - Getty
Monica Lewinsky attends the Premiere of FX's 'Impeachment: American Crime Story' last week
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Monica Lewinsky attends the Premiere of FX's 'Impeachment: American Crime Story' last weekCredit: Getty

It also delves into the story of Paula Jones, who sued Clinton for sexual harassment.

in the late-90s as she was featured in SNL skits and as the butt of the joke in many late-night talk-show hosts over the affair. 

As Lewinsky said in a Ted Talk in 2015: "Overnight, I went from being a completely private figure to a publicly humiliated one worldwide. I was patient zero of losing a reputation on a global scale almost instantaneously."

She has said that the exposure left her feeling like the “most humiliated person in the world” after the affair almost brought down Clinton’s presidency. 

Yet the 48-year-old has since emerged as an and spoken out about the way she was treated at the time, even contributing to the new series and being credited as a producer. 

On August 6, Lewinsky spoke to about the series, saying: “People have been co-opting and telling my part in this story for decades.

Monica Lewinsky says Bill Clinton 'should WANT to apologize' to her after scandalous affair sparked her downfall

“In fact, it wasn’t until the past few years that I’ve been fully able to reclaim my narrative.”

Lewinsky reportedly pushed Impeachment's makers to include even her more scandalous actions in the new show, including a scene in which she flashed her thong to Clinton during a social event to get his attention.

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