fighting like a junkyard dog to leave it all behind her and get on with her life

[sisyphusshrugged]

Apparently Ms. Lewinsky's discomfort at being the subject of popular conversation is being soothed by the application of lovely analgesic money

Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, who earned thousands from interviews about her relationship with former American president Bill Clinton, will take part in a discussion about chequebook journalism at the Edinburgh Television Festival on August 28, organisers said on Monday.

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"I'm delighted that Monica Lewinsky is joining this prestigious panel to take part in a long overdue discussion about the industry's escalating practice of paying for stories," said session producer Paul Woolwich.

"With such a line-up these important issues will no doubt get a proper airing in front of a very packed audience."

Lewinsky gave a number of paid interviews about her relationship with Clinton; news reports said one interview with Britain's Channel 4 News alone netted her $400 000. Most recently, she was paid for an interview with ITV News in June, in which she accused Clinton of lying about their affair in his autobiography.

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[snuh.livejournal.com]

$400,000?

Imagine how much the RNC paid her.

[(Anonymous)]

She may as well. While the government (under the millionaire president, Mr. Bush) reimbursed Linda Tripp for her legal fees accrued under Ken Starr's persecution, Lewinsky got not a dime.

The scarlet letter. So let her collect from lacivious media whores, Hope she makes a bundle, dammit -- the scarlet lettering may as well be marketable.

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[jmhm.livejournal.com]

She had enough to pay for a large-chunk-of-a-million apartment in the west Village and she hasn't actually, you know, worked since, and her mom paid for her lawyers.

Don't know if she returned that money.