“So it was wholly inappropriate as the most powerful man, my boss, 49 years old. I was 22, literally just out of college. 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.”
Renewed consideration is being paid to the affair that Lewinsky, then a White House intern, had with Clinton, with the twists and turns of the scandal being dramatized in “
Impeachment: American Crime Story,” a brand new FX sequence for which Lewinsky is a producer. She instructed Tapper Tuesday that “we’re seeing aspects of Bill that we haven’t seen before.”
The former President has mirrored about his relationship with Lewinsky over time, together with in
comments in 2018 the place he appeared to defend himself and recommend he did not owe Lewinsky an apology, saying on the time: “No, I do not — I have never talked to her. But I did say publicly on more than one occasion that I was sorry. That’s very different. The apology was public.”
Clinton
later admitted that the protection was not his “finest moment” and stated he felt “terrible” that the affair had outlined Lewinsky’s life.
As for her personal portrayal in the sequence, Lewinsky stated Tuesday that it was vital the present did not do any “photoshopping” of her life.
“I felt that I shouldn’t get a pass as a producer. I think, first of all, I shouldn’t get a pass in general. You know, I think it’s important to take responsibility for mistakes, and I’ve worked hard to work through those,” she stated. “But in particular with the show, there are so many people who have worked hard on the show and it was important to me that the credibility of the show be there.”
Social media corporations ‘have to do higher’
Lewinsky, following years out of the general public eye after turning into a determine of nationwide fascination for her affair with Clinton, is now referred to as an activist towards bullying and cyberbullying.
She instructed Tapper that social media corporations “need to do better” as
scrutiny builds over new revelations from a Facebook whistleblower, who recommended the social media big has been conscious its platforms are used to unfold hate, violence and misinformation and has tried to cover that proof.
“I absolutely think that all of the social media companies, even though they are trying, they can definitely do better. And they need to do better,” she stated.
Her feedback observe reporting by
the Wall Street Journal based mostly on inner Facebook paperwork that present the corporate is conscious of the “toxic” results its platforms, particularly Instagram, can have on younger individuals. Former Facebook worker Frances Haugen
testified in the Senate on Tuesday that the corporate’s management is aware of methods to make Facebook and Instagram safer however will not do it “because they have put their astronomical profits” earlier than individuals.
Facebook
issued a statement following the hearing that sought to discredit Haugen.
Asked about social media corporations and the testimony from Haugen, Lewinsky, who additionally serves as an govt producer for the forthcoming HBO Max documentary “
15 Minutes of Shame,” which examines public shaming in the age of social media, stated: “In part, what our doc is looking at is this online behavior that happens and women and people from marginalized communities are torn apart way more online. So to come forward as a whistleblower in that sense is very brave.”
She added later: “If you think about the stonings that happened way back when, the stone that you’re picking up and throwing in the firestorm of outrage is usually and often is public humiliation and shame.”
“That’s how we get angry. I mean, there are other ways we do it too, but I think that’s where, you know, this all blends together,” Lewinsky continued.
This story has been up to date with further particulars from the interview Tuesday.
CNN’s Devan Cole contributed to this report.
