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Monica Lewinsky news – Jake Tapper ‘date’ seen on FX’s Impeachment: American Crime Story before HBO documentary released

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MONICA Lewinsky was interviewed by CNN's Jake Tapper last night, almost 25 years after the duo went on a "G-rated" date.

Lewinsky and Tapper joked during the interview about how their date was featured on the latest episode of FX's hit show, Impeachment: American Crime Story.

"First of all, Monica: Yes, I have to disclose, full disclosure, in tonight's episode, our G-rated date from December 1997 is portrayed," Tapper said.

The CNN star had also previously written an article about the date.

During Tuesday's interview, Lewinksy also addressed the Bill Clinton affair, calling it "wholly inappropriate".

"It was wholly inappropriate as the most powerful man, my boss, 49 years old. I was 22, literally just out of college," she said.

"And I think that the power differentials there are something that I couldn't ever fathom consequences at 22 that I understand obviously so differently at 48."

Lewinsky is also co-producer of a new HBO documentary, 15 Minutes of Shame, which is released this week.

Read our Monica Lewinsky live blog for the latest news and updates...

  • WHY NOW?

    Kara Swisher explains why she interviewed Monica Lewinsky after all this time.

  • WHAT DID MONICA LEWINSKY DO WHEN SHE STEPPED AWAY FROM THE SPOTLIGHT?

    Monica struggled to find work due to her infamy.

    She lived in New York, Portland, London, and Los Angeles.

  • INTERVIEW WITH KARA SWISHER

    People on Twitter are encouraging others to listen to New York Times opinion writer Kara Swisher's interview with Monica Lewinsky.

  • 'HE HAS LIED': MONICA LEWINSKY ON BILL CLINTON'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY

    In an interview with the Daily Mail, Monica accused the former president of lying in his book, called My Life.

    "He talked about it as though I had laid it all out there for the taking," she said. "This was a mutual relationship, mutual on all levels, right from the way it started and all the way through. ... I don't accept that he had to completely desecrate my character.

  • UNABLE TO ESCAPE FROM HER PAST

    After realizing she couldn't escape her notoriety in the US, she moved to London in 2005 and earned a Master's Degree at the London School of Economics.

    She tried to stay out of the spotlight for ten years.

  • MONICA IN BLACK AND WHITE

    When Monica Lewinsky's immunity agreement ended, she answered an audience's questions about the Clinton affair, as part of the HBO special, Monica In Black And White.

    The show premiered in 2002.

  • MONICA'S POSTCARDS

    In 2000, Monica Lewinsky worked for Channel 5, in the UK. She had a show called, Monica's Postcards.

    She reported on US trends and culture.

  • MONICA LEWINSKY WANTED A PRIVATE LIFE, BUT PUT HERSELF OUT THERE

    Following the White House Scandal, Monica appeared in interviews, commercials, and sold her own line of handbags.

    While she wished to avoid the spotlight, she said that she needed to pay off her legal fees and living costs.

  • HOW MONICA HANDLED UNWANTED MEDIA ATTENTION

    Monica said that knitting helped her cope with the intense media spotlight that followed the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal.

    She expanded on her interests and started selling a line handbags, with her name.

  • FIRST INTERVIEW IN 10 YEARS

    The National Geographic channel premiered a series in July 2014, called The 90s: The Last Great Decade.

    Monica Lewinsky was interviewed about the scandal with Bill Clinton, and it was her first interview of such in 10 years.

  • BARBARA WALTERS INTERVIEW

    In March 1999, Monica was interviewed by Barbara Walters on ABC's 2020.

    The show was viewed by 70 million Americans, and the platform called it a record.

    She made $1million from the interview

  • THE #METOO HASHTAG

    Monica Lewinsky used the #MeToo hashtag in 2017.

    She later explained that although her relationship with Bill Clinton was consensual, she felt that the age gap between the two and his position of power constituted an abuse of power on his end.

  • WHAT IS MONICA'S STORY?

    The book, Monica's Story, is a biography on Monica, and was written by Andrew Morton.

    The book details her side of the Clinton affair, and was published in March 1999.

    She made an estimated $500,000 from the book.

  • MONICA LEWINSKY'S IMMUNITY AGREEMENT

    Monica accepted an immunity agreement in exchange for her testimony. This limited what information she could share publicly, and the government could not use the information she provided against her.

    Monica is no longer restricted by the terms of the agreement.

  • 'PATIENT ZERO'

    Monica Lewinsky spoke with Jane Borden about her 15 Minutes of Shame documentary, which will premeire on HBO October 7.

     

  • Is Monica Lewinsky from California?

    Monica was born in San Francisco and grew up in the Los Angeles area.

    She attended Santa Monica College and obtained a bachelor's degree in Psychology at Lewis & Clark College in Portland Oregon.

  • PROJECT ROCKIT

    Monica Lewinsky revealed she is on the advisory board of Project Rockit, an anti-bullying organization.

  • WHAT WERE BILL CLINTON'S IMPEACHMENT CHARGES?

    The House of Representative charged Bill Clinton with perjury and obstruction of justice in connection with an extramarital affair with Monica Lewinsky, who was 22-years-old at the time.

    Lewinsky claimed that she had nine sexual encounters with the former president.

  • 15 MINUTES OF SHAME AIRS OCTOBER 7

    Monica Lewinsky's 15 Minutes of Shame documentary is set to air tonight, October 7.

  • ANTI-BULLYING ALLIANCE

    On days five and six of bullying awareness month, Monica posted tweets.

  • WHO IS MONICA LEWINSKY IN THE UPCOMING TV SERIES ON BILL CLINTON'S IMPEACHMENT?

    Her character will be played by actress Beanie Feldstein.

    it wasn’t until the past few years that I’ve been fully able to reclaim my narrative," said Monica in an interview with Vanity Fair.

  • 15 MINUTES OF SHAME EXPLORES CANCEL CULTURE

    Monica Lewinsky is an executive director of the 15 Minutes of Shame documentary.

    The film takes an in-depth look at the harmful impact of cancel culture, and premiers Thursday October 7.

  • JAKE TAPPER DATED MONICA LEWINSKY BEFORE SCANDAL MADE PUBLIC

    Jake Tapper wrote about his date with Monica Lewinsky for the Washington City Paper in January 1998.

    This was shortly after the news of the scandal broke and Monica Lewinsky became a household name.

  • MONICA LEWINSKY HOPES TO RAISE BULLYING AWARENESS

    On October 1, Monica tweeted about being a part of Bullying Awareness Month.

    The tweet reads: "1 Oct is the start of #BullyingPreventionMonth2021. I'm doing an awareness campaign, and each day i'll highlight an org that can be helpful to shifting this social pandemic of online abuse, cyber-bullying and harassment. Please help by retweeting. #ClickWithCompassion".

  • DEFINED BY THE AFFAIR

    Monica Lewinsky has opened up about how her affair with former president Bill Clinton caused mental health and financial struggles.

    She struggled for years to fight against her life being defined by the scandal.

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