Monica Lewinsky Says Her 'History' Stopped Her From Getting Comms Jobs

Well this is a blast from the past if there ever was one! Monica Lewinsky swept onto the Internet today with a preview of the Vanity Fair article that the magazine will be releasing digitally on May 8. And there are already some interesting bits in there about her life in the 10 years since we all became familiar with her name and her blue dress. First, and perhaps this shouldn't be shocking, but she's 40 years old! In the minds of people who remember her from her days as the infamous intern, the thought of her aging that much just seems strange. But even now, the humiliation she must've felt (and had been made to feel) is palpable. ""[T]hanks to the Drudge Report, I was also possibly the first person whose global humiliation was driven by the Internet," she writes. When she talks about the relationship with President Clinton, she has a perspective that has clearly also come with time: “Sure, my boss took advantage of me, but I will always remain firm on this point: it was a consensual relationship. Any ‘abuse’ came in the aftermath, when I was made a scapegoat in order to protect his powerful position. . . . The Clinton administration, the special prosecutor’s minions, the political operatives on both sides of the aisle, and the media were able to brand me. And that brand stuck, in part because it was imbued with power.” The brand stuck so much, in fact, that it prevented her from getting jobs later on. Among them, jobs in communications and branding at charitable campaigns. Lewinsky says she interviewed in New York, Portland OR, even abroad in London and nothing worked out "because of what potential employers so tactfully referred to as my ‘history,’” "I was never ‘quite right’ for the position. In some cases, I was right for all the wrong reasons, as in ‘Of course, your job would require you to attend our events.’ And, of course, these would be events at which press would be in attendance," Lewinsky says. Finally, she has a few words for Beyoncé about her song "Partition," which references Ms. Lewinsky. "Thanks, Beyoncé, but if we’re verbing, I think you meant ‘Bill Clinton’d all on my gown,’ not ‘Monica Lewinsky’d.’” Hmm... true. But Lewinsky better be careful. Now that she's coming back into the spotlight, she doesn't want the public, the media and the Beygency to come after her.

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Monica Lewinsky Says Her 'History' Stopped Her From Getting Comms Jobs

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