'I have to do it myself': Monica Lewinsky will release a series about the Clinton scandal
'09.08.2019'
Source: Gossip
The creator of the anthology series American Crime Story, Ryan Murphy, seems to have managed to persuade Monica Lewinsky to take part in the filming of the next season, which will be devoted to the scandal with the attempted impeachment of Bill Clinton.
“Nobody has to tell your story - you have to do it yourself. It would be ugly if others did it, ”Murphy described his conversations with Lewinsky in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter last April. Gossip.
His words seemed to have an effect. So, on Tuesday it became known that Monica Lewinsky will become one of the producers of the season. On the screen, her role will be played by 26-year-old Beanie Feldstein. Murphy's favorite Sarah Poulson will also appear in the series as Defense Secretary Linda Tripp, who played a prominent role in the scandal (she recorded Lewinsky’s tales of her alleged romance with the US president), and Annalie Ashford as Paula Jones, who also accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment. Who will play in the series of Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary is still unknown.
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The script will be written by Sarah Burgess, based on Jeffrey Tubin's bestseller A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President. By the way, another book by this author, dedicated to the O. Jay Simpson case, formed the basis of the first season of the series.
Recall that the first reports that one of the most scandalous episodes in the recent history of the White House are going to be filmed appeared in 2017, but Murphy did not want to shoot without Lewinsky.
It is expected that the shooting will begin in February, and the premiere of the new season is scheduled for September 27 2020.
A political and sexual scandal erupted in the 1998 year when it became known about the intimate relationship of 49-year-old US President Bill Clinton and 22-year-old White House employee Monica Lewinsky. The investigation led to the attempted impeachment of President Clinton by the US House of Representatives, followed by the acquittal of the impeachment act on all counts - giving false testimonies and obstructing justice. As a result, Clinton was fined 90 thousand dollars.
