Monica Lewinsky advocated for 'American Crime Story: Impeachment' to include a thong-flashing scene

Monica Lewinsky isn’t giving herself a pass as a producer on the upcoming drama “American Crime Story: Impeachment,” which depicts her infamous affair with then-president Bill Clinton.

Speaking In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, writer Sarah Burgess and Lewinsky explained how difficult it was to tell the story honestly knowing that every word would be filtered through the real-life subject. Lewinsky doesn’t seem to shy away from letting the show acknowledge her culpability in the scandal, no matter how hard it may be for her.  The duo gave the outlet an example of a scene in which Feldstein, as Lewinsky, flashes her thong underwear to Clinton at a social event, a detail that was reported by the press at the time. Burgess said she kept the moment out of her script for fear of "retraumatizing Monica." However, Lewinsky read the draft and advocated for the scene to be included.