The Clinton-Lewinsky scandal captivated the nation in the late-90s, turning the then-president's pursuit of a sexual relationship with a 22-year-old White House intern into lurid tabloid fodder. More than two decades later, the saga is being trotted out to entertain people again, this time as a TV drama based on the real events. And unlike the first go-around, when the young woman at the center of the scandal was slut-shamed and vilified by the media, Monica Lewinsky is in control of her narrative.
Beanie Feldstein, who's starring in FX's American Crime Story: Impeachment, told the Television Critics Association that "every word" and "every script page" was reviewed by Lewinsky, who's also an executive producer on the series. "When I received the scripts, I knew that every word that I was saying was approved and had been to Monica first," she said. "By the time it got to me, I was sure that everything in there was something that she felt comfortable with, she felt was real to her life and represented her."
