Impeachment: American Crime Story: The Clinton-Lewinsky series’s villain isn’t who you think she is.
55 years, 2 months ago

Impeachment: American Crime Story: The Clinton-Lewinsky series’s villain isn’t who you think she is.

Slate  

Authorization, like authority itself, is a tricky thing. The first episode barely contains Lewinsky, focusing instead on Tripp’s backstory as a longtime civil servant who despises the Clintons and comes to hate them even more after Vince Foster’s suicide. Like Mrs. America, FX’s recent historical drama about the Equal Rights Amendment and its destroyer Phyllis Schlafly, Impeachment’s central character is a conservative villain, but Mrs. America respected Schlafly even as it critiqued her. In backgrounding partisan politics and foregrounding Lewinsky’s experience of being strung along by the leader of the free world, at great personal expense, whether she knew it or not, the show makes Tripp an awful friend, a bitter woman, a conservative hack primarily responsible for the world crashing around Lewinsky’s ears, but one who is also granted an inch of ground to stand on. In Slate’s own podcast series about the scandal, Slow Burn Season 2, host Leon Neyfakh explored the way the Lewinsky scandal exposed a fault line in the feminist movement about questions of agency and power.

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Beanie Feldstein takes us behind the scenes of ‘Impeachment’ on ‘The Envelope’ podcast
3 years, 2 months ago

Beanie Feldstein takes us behind the scenes of ‘Impeachment’ on ‘The Envelope’ podcast

LA Times  

I’m Yvonne Villarreal, TV writer for The Times and “The Envelope” podcast co-host. This week on the feed we have a brand-new interview featuring Beanie Feldstein, who portrays Monica Lewinsky in the FX anthology series “Impeachment: American Crime Story.” This season, the show revisits the Clinton sex scandal through the perspectives of the women involved. Plus, she opens up about …

How Beanie Feldstein grew up for Monica Lewinsky story ‘Impeachment’
3 years, 3 months ago

How Beanie Feldstein grew up for Monica Lewinsky story ‘Impeachment’

LA Times  

Beanie Feldstein was 4 when Monica Lewinsky suffered untold humiliations at the hands of the Office of the Independent Council, the FBI, President Clinton, his administration and the media. He opened a door in a new space I’d never entered before.” Known for her hilarious, endearing turns in the comedies “Booksmart” and “Lady Bird,” Feldstein has never been seen as …

Who plays Paula Jones in Impeachment: American Crime Story?
3 years, 4 months ago

Who plays Paula Jones in Impeachment: American Crime Story?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Paula Jones, a former Arkansas state employee, is portrayed in Impeachment: …

Impeachment Episode 5: fact vs. fiction in the Jake Tapper
3 years, 5 months ago

Impeachment Episode 5: fact vs. fiction in the Jake Tapper

Slate  

In Episode 5 of Impeachment: American Crime Story, the legal net of special prosecutor Ken Starr’s investigation is beginning to close around Monica Lewinsky and Linda Tripp, as what was once a personal shared secret starts to become public property and the two women find themselves buffeted by powerful interests who are trying to discredit them or amplify them. In …

From Monica Lewinsky to Paula Jones, "Impeachment" shows how testimonies are used to humiliate
3 years, 5 months ago

From Monica Lewinsky to Paula Jones, "Impeachment" shows how testimonies are used to humiliate

Salon  

Things are starting to heat up on "Impeachment: American Crime Story," FX's dramatized retelling of the story of Monica Lewinsky and the Clinton impeachment. While "Impeachment" is foremost the story of Lewinsky and the devastating aftermath of her affair with the president, it's also a story of women and power more broadly. At Jones' deposition, which begins with Jones swearing …

'Impeachment: American Crime Story': Meet Paula Jones' actor
3 years, 5 months ago

'Impeachment: American Crime Story': Meet Paula Jones' actor

LA Times  

Annaleigh Ashford has never met Paula Jones, the woman who accused President Bill Clinton of sexual harassment in 1994, setting off a chain of events that would lead to the exposure of his affair with Monica Lewinsky, a landmark Supreme Court ruling and a historic impeachment. I’m not worth anything?” Annaleigh Ashford as Paula Jones in “Impeachment: American Crime Story.” …

Impeachment Episode 4: fact vs. fiction in the Tripp-Lewinsky tapes.
3 years, 5 months ago

Impeachment Episode 4: fact vs. fiction in the Tripp-Lewinsky tapes.

Slate  

Impeachment: American Crime Story is a saga of multiple betrayals: of Paula Jones by her advisers, of Hillary Clinton by her husband, and of Monica Lewinsky by her confidante, Linda Tripp. But you see, that has always been the White House disinformation, too, you know, evil money-grubbing Mrs. Goldberg, hint hint, wink wink, in New York City, wink wink, is …

Impeachment Episode 3: fact vs. fiction in the FX miniseries.
55 years, 2 months ago

Impeachment Episode 3: fact vs. fiction in the FX miniseries.

Slate  

The third episode of Impeachment: American Crime Story shows the net starting to tighten on four women caught up in the scandal—Monica Lewinsky, Paula Jones, Kathleen Willey, and Linda Tripp—as journalists start to pick up the scent. He also tries to get Isikoff to confirm the rumors he’s heard about Kathleen Willey’s allegations that Bill Clinton sexually harassed her in …

Impeachment Episode 2: fact vs. fiction in the FX miniseries about Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.
55 years, 2 months ago

Impeachment Episode 2: fact vs. fiction in the FX miniseries about Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.

Slate  

With Episode 2, the focus of Impeachment: American Crime Story moves from West Wing backstage intrigues and partisan politics to the personal. “So, ultimately, I felt two things: One was that I shouldn’t get a pass because I’m a producer; and two, that it was unfair to the team and to the project because it would leave everybody vulnerable.” At …

The women of ‘Impeachment’ explained: Monica Lewinsky
3 years, 6 months ago

The women of ‘Impeachment’ explained: Monica Lewinsky

LA Times  

Left: Monica Lewinsky embraces President Bill Clinton as he greeted well wishers at White House lawn party in 1996. Episode 2, “The President Kissed Me,” traces the unlikely sequence of events that made the affair as well as its public disclosure possible — including the 1995 government shutdown and Lewinsky’s reassignment to the Pentagon, where she worked alongside Linda Tripp. …

'Impeachment: American Crime Story' cast and character guide
3 years, 6 months ago

'Impeachment: American Crime Story' cast and character guide

LA Times  

Though President Bill Clinton’s 1998 impeachment on counts of perjury and obstruction of justice lends the season its title, the latest installment of Ryan Murphy’s anthology series, led by head writer Sarah Burgess, is powered by women. Simpson trial and the murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace, the series reframes the story — this time as one in which women, …

Opinion: Monica Lewinsky, Linda Tripp and Ann Coulter seen in a revealing new light
3 years, 6 months ago

Opinion: Monica Lewinsky, Linda Tripp and Ann Coulter seen in a revealing new light

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Nicole Hemmer is an associate research scholar at Columbia University with the Obama Presidency Oral History Project and the author of “Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics.” She co-hosts the history podcasts “Past Present” and “This Day in Esoteric Political History” and is co-producer of the podcast “Welcome To Your Fantasy.” The …

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Impeachment: American Crime Story
55 years, 2 months ago

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Impeachment: American Crime Story

Slate  

FX’s latest installment of Ryan Murphy’s American Crime Story looks at the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, suggesting that perjury and obstruction, which were the charges the House—though not the Senate—found Clinton guilty of, is the equivalent of the murders previous seasons explored. Arriving at a food court, the unsuspecting Lewinsky is trailed by Men in Black until they ask …

Impeachment – American Crime Story: Beanie Feldstein says she would ‘probably do the exact same thing’ as Monica Lewinsky
3 years, 6 months ago

Impeachment – American Crime Story: Beanie Feldstein says she would ‘probably do the exact same thing’ as Monica Lewinsky

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Beanie Feldstein says she would “probably the exact same thing” as …

Impeachment: American Crime Story teaser previews Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky and Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp
3 years, 6 months ago

Impeachment: American Crime Story teaser previews Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky and Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new teaser for Impeachment: American Crime Story gives a first …

American Crime Story: Beanie Feldstein stars as Monica Lewinsky in Impeachment teaser
3 years, 6 months ago

American Crime Story: Beanie Feldstein stars as Monica Lewinsky in Impeachment teaser

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first teaser for American Crime Story: Impeachment has been released …

Monica Lewinsky explains thong-flashing moment in Impeachment: American Crime Story
3 years, 6 months ago

Monica Lewinsky explains thong-flashing moment in Impeachment: American Crime Story

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Monica Lewinsky has explained why she decided to include a thong-flashing …

Timeline: The Clinton impeachment, as it happened
3 years, 6 months ago

Timeline: The Clinton impeachment, as it happened

LA Times  

President Bill Clinton, pictured after his impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives on one count of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice in 1998. “Impeachment” is, at its center, a story of human foibles, seen primarily through the eyes of three women at the center of the maelstrom: Paula Jones, who accused Clinton of sexually harassing her …

FX's "Impeachment" doesn't acquit itself well, despite a humanizing portrayal by Beanie Feldstein
3 years, 6 months ago

FX's "Impeachment" doesn't acquit itself well, despite a humanizing portrayal by Beanie Feldstein

Salon  

A fleeting detail in the sixth episode of "Impeachment: American Crime Story" succinctly captures what Monica Lewinsky must have been feeling when she realizes how much trouble she's in: She's sitting in hotel room, surrounded by FBI agents, when one of them, played by Colin Hanks, offers her some water. Simpson" set the tone for Murphy's "American Crime Story" anthology …

'American Crime Story' makes Clinton impeachment must-see TV
3 years, 6 months ago

'American Crime Story' makes Clinton impeachment must-see TV

LA Times  

Impeachment as entertainment might seem impossible after years of slogging through the real thing. But the FX drama “Impeachment: American Crime Story” manages to turn the dismal state of our democracy into a must-see limited series, pulling the narrative back to the quaint 1990s, when President Bill Clinton’s relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky was presented as a national …

Monica Lewinsky reveals her greatest regret ahead of ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’
3 years, 7 months ago

Monica Lewinsky reveals her greatest regret ahead of ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Lewinsky is a producer on the forthcoming Impeachment: American Crime Story, a dramatisation of Bill …

'Impeachment: American Crime Story' Unveils Beanie Feldstein's Monica Lewinsky
3 years, 7 months ago

'Impeachment: American Crime Story' Unveils Beanie Feldstein's Monica Lewinsky

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING With a twice-impeached president barely in the rearview mirror, Ryan Murphy is ready to relish in the historical distance from another with the next installment of “American Crime Story.” Premiering on FX in September, “Impeachment: American Crime Story” is taking on Bill Clinton’s presidency and his sexual relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky to reexamine the …

Edie Falco 'to play Hillary Clinton in the upcoming Ryan Murphy anthology series'
4 years ago

Edie Falco 'to play Hillary Clinton in the upcoming Ryan Murphy anthology series'

Daily Mail  

Edie Falco has landed the role of Hillary Clinton in the third installment of the Ryan Murphy anthology series, Impeachment: American Crime Story. New role: Edie Falco has landed the role of Hillary Clinton in the third installment of the Ryan Murphy anthology series, Impeachment: American Crime Story American Crime Story: Impeachment will cover the aftermath of President Clinton's affair …

Monica Lewinsky says gallows humour saved her during Clinton scandal in new essay
4 years, 7 months ago

Monica Lewinsky says gallows humour saved her during Clinton scandal in new essay

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Monica Lewinsky has credited …

Linda Tripp, whose secretly-recorded conversations with Monica Lewinsky exposed Bill Clinton scandal, passes away at 70
4 years, 11 months ago

Linda Tripp, whose secretly-recorded conversations with Monica Lewinsky exposed Bill Clinton scandal, passes away at 70

Firstpost  

Linda Tripp, whose secretly recorded conversations with White House intern Monica Lewinsky led to the 1998 impeachment of President Bill Clinton, died Wednesday at age 70. Washington: Linda Tripp, whose secretly-recorded conversations with White House intern Monica Lewinsky led to the 1998 impeachment of then president Bill Clinton, died Wednesday at age 70. In August 1994, Tripp became a public …

Lewinsky confidant who exposed Clinton affair leading to impeachment, Linda Tripp dies at 70
4 years, 11 months ago

Lewinsky confidant who exposed Clinton affair leading to impeachment, Linda Tripp dies at 70

India Today  

Linda Tripp, whose secretly taped conversations with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky provided evidence of an affair with President Bill Clinton that led to his impeachment, died Wednesday. Tripp provided nearly 20 hours of recorded conversations with Lewinsky to special counsel Ken Starr, who had been investigating a potpourri of allegations against the president since his appointment in 1994. …

Linda Tripp, whose tapes exposed Clinton affair, dies at 70
4 years, 11 months ago

Linda Tripp, whose tapes exposed Clinton affair, dies at 70

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Linda Tripp, whose secretly taped conversations with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky provided evidence of an affair with President Bill Clinton that led to his impeachment, died Wednesday. Tripp provided nearly 20 hours of recorded conversations with Lewinsky to special counsel Ken Starr, who had been investigating a potpourri of allegations against the president since his appointment …

We were all complicit in what happened to Monica Lewinsky after the Clinton affair
5 years, 7 months ago

We were all complicit in what happened to Monica Lewinsky after the Clinton affair

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When, in 1998, news of the US president Bill Clinton’s affair with a 22-year-old intern …

Beanie Feldstein will play Monica Lewinsky in the next season of Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story
5 years, 7 months ago

Beanie Feldstein will play Monica Lewinsky in the next season of Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story

Daily Mail  

Beanie Feldstein will play Monica Lewinsky in the next season on American Crime Story. All hail Beanie: Beanie Feldstein, seen here in NYC in June, has been cast as Monica Lewinsky in the next season of American Crime Story Explaining why she decided to take part, Monica told Vanity Fair: 'I was hesitant, and truthfully more than a little scared …

Monica Lewinsky joins ‘American Crime Story’ for ‘Impeachment’ — just in time for the 2020 election
5 years, 7 months ago

Monica Lewinsky joins ‘American Crime Story’ for ‘Impeachment’ — just in time for the 2020 election

LA Times  

Monica Lewinsky will serve as a producer on Season 3 of FX’s “American Crime Story,” titled “Impeachment.” The new season, which premieres in September, dramatizes the Clinton impeachment saga. After it seemed as though it wasn’t going to happen, FX announced the third season of its “American Crime Story” franchise will indeed tackle Bill Clinton’s White House scandal and impeachment. …

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