With each sentence, changing each verb I felt like I was set free. Initially, Nason took her children to Los Angeles to hide out for a week, but the reporters didnt leave. I was reeling from that discovery when January of 1998 happened, said Nason, who was in couples therapy with her husband after she learned of his affairs. By 2005, Lewinsky found that she could not escape the spotlight in the U.S., which made both her professional and personal life difficult. Evidence of Clinton and Lewinsky's sexual encounters was obtained by Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr. She does not . Monica Lewinsky. We've received your submission. Monica Samille [] She added that she had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder due to what she had experienced after the relationship was disclosed. "[40] The same year she appeared as a guest on the programs V Graham Norton[41] in the UK, High Chaparall[42] in Sweden, and The View[43] and Jimmy Kimmel Live! Updated Sep 8, 2021 at 1:30am. "[60][61] She said she was influenced by reading about the suicide of Tyler Clementi, a Rutgers University freshman, involving cyberbullying[60] and joined Twitter to facilitate her efforts. That certainly will be fair game. He justified the comment by saying that Hillary had played the women card, said the television show. The program was watched by 70 million Americans, which ABC said was a record for a news show. Monica's mother was said to be the blueprint for who Monica turned out to be. If you asked a lot of people to list the biggest controversies of all time, they would instinctively think to talk about some of the scandals that have rocked Hollywood. Anytime there was a ripple in the case, people would show up at my doorstep. The 28-year-old actress Beanie Feldstein plays Monica Lewinsky. [61][62] In March 2015, Lewinsky continued to speak out publicly against cyberbullying,[63] delivering a TED talk calling for a more compassionate Internet. Absolutely, she told PEOPLE. And then, of course, there was an American president and a first lady. What. [20] Starr obtained a blue dress from Lewinsky with Clinton's semen stained on it, as well as testimony from her that the President had inserted a cigar into her vagina.