“Monica Lewinsky has opened up about the “surreal” experience of reliving “retraumatizing” scenes for the next installment of the American Crime Story anthology series, which will center around the events that led to Bill Clinton’s impeachment in 1999.

“Monica rose to global prominence in 1997 after her affair with the president became public knowledge. However, she’s declined to be involved in fictional retellings of the events — until now.

“The creator of American Crime Story, Ryan Murphy, recently revealed that he’d decided against pursuing the series unless Monica was involved, and eventually managed to convince her to be a producer by vowing to retell the story from the perspective of the women involved — Monica, Linda Tripp, and Paula Jones.”

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