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    Where is Monica Lewinsky now? 13 years after Clinton testified, the former intern is trying to move on.


    (getty/via mediabistro.com)(getty/via mediabistro.com)On August 17, 1998, Bill Clinton testified to his "improper physical relationship" with a White House intern named Monica Lewinsky. 13 years and countless political sex scandals later, Monica has finally been reduced to a historical mention and not the front page headliner she was for so many years.

    In fact, it's hard to find much on Monica Lewinsky in 2011. In the early part of the new millennium, after she couldn't peel off her global reputation, she embraced it. She launched a line a handbags, pitched for Jenny Craig, hopped on the reality show bandwagon as the host of a failed dating show "Mr. Personality" and even joined Ian McKellan as his date to the Oscars.


    But the spotlight didn't agree with her. The stage hadn't been entirely set yet for scandal-victims-turned-reality stars-turned-brand-moguls. And Monica also wasn't that kind of scandal victim. She wasn't a prostitute or a porn star, but a girl who made really bad romantic decisions at 21. Now she had her whole life to live with it.


    So where is Monica now? After living in London and earning a masters in Social Psychology, she's last been spotted in New York, grabbing lunch in Soho with her old friend (post scandal, obvs) Alan Cumming and famed photographer Terry Richardson. He managed to snap a rare photo of her during a night out and posted it on his blog.

    (Via Terry Richardson's website) (Via Terry Richardson's website)
    According to friends she's still single. According to tabloids, it's because she never got over Bill. But as a 38-year-old urban-based career woman with some romantic baggage and a powerful ex, she's sounds not unlike most New York 30-something women.

    It's not often she capitalizes on her connection with the Clintons. In 2007, she publicly apologized to Hillary and Chelsea on 20/20 and resurfaced in 2009 to speak with author and scholar Ken Gormley about how she believes Clinton lied about their relationship. It's also been reported she still has the infamous GAP dress. But beyond that, she's moved away from the Clinton scandal and out the spotlight. She doesn't even have a social networking presence, a rarity in 2011.

    In some ways, that makes her a relic of a simpler time when scandal participants didn't have agents and airbrushed bikini shots on Facebook for easy tabloid access.


    Monica, who's spent much of her 30's in hiding, seems a strange person to lead the pack. 13 years later, no matter what she accomplishes or how she reinvents herself to the public, she'll always be the first lady of scandal. The bad decision at 21 will haunt her for the rest of her life, at least publicly, and no matter how 'over' her first love she ever is, she'll be linked to him the rest of her life. Considering that fact, she seems to be doing okay.


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    • Chris  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  19 days ago
      Its hard to not feel sorry for her.
    • Nathan  •  Los Angeles, California  •  1 month 18 days ago
      She need a man now!
    • Joy  •  Beaumont, Texas  •  2 months ago
      Whereas I agree the 'girl' did wrong; why is EVERYONE letting this self-admitted sex addict, and Pres. go free! What a laughing stock he made of our nation and marriage! All he had to do was 'keep it zipped'!
      • Vinny the Pug 6 days ago
        What else is everyone to do? Go ahead and cast the first stone!
    • Timmah  •  Waynesboro, Virginia  •  3 months ago
      i would let monica service me . then and now.
    • papa  •  Washington, District of Columbia  •  3 months ago
      bad arithmetic 21+13=38yrs!!!!
    • Anonymous  •  3 months ago
      Ok, kids. Let's get this straight. Letting an intern young enough to be his daughter lick his lollipop WAS NOT a crime. Lying under oath about it WAS A CRIME! Why do people keep trying to confuse the issue? It's as plain as that tuber of a nose on Clinton's face ...
      • Robert56 3 months ago
        He also lied about the smoking weed, he smoked it but didn`t inhale it. Come on, and people believe him,lol, this country is full ignorant people.
      • sean m 3 months ago
        i think people realize what is a crime and what isn't. This matter just has a criminal (perjury), committing adultery with a woman young enough to be his daughter. That is not a good look for the leader of the free world
      • Alex 3 months ago
        Ahem: nobody died when Clinton lied.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Fort Wayne, Indiana  •  2 months ago
      She's no victim. Her "bad" decision has catapulted her to a success she would not have otherwise enjoyed. This martyr-slanted article is #$%$
    • Timmah  •  Waynesboro, Virginia  •  3 months ago
      what monica did was a natural and wonderful act . there is no shame except he was married. monica wanted a job so she used her head and gave bill a job .
    • Berdie  •  Toledo, Ohio  •  3 months ago
      Did they ever find out what "IS" is lol
    • Shawnee  •  Charlotte, North Carolina  •  3 months ago
      Did you ever think they use her as an prototype to scare others who may think about exposing corruption in operations in or at any level for intimidation purposes (certain security measures do track these high profile personalities, or more yet Corporate company brands). In relation to copywirghts & reputations.... Brand name protection protects copywrights infringements etc one employee said "No No we are
      not Name brand protection oh and boy I am glad we are not." So politically said there are some dastardly deeds that occur when they get involved to completely ruin a whistleblowers life in order to preserve the name of the company. However, I did read sometime ago that the in-law of Lewinsky was a media director. His brother years later had to also leave the country living an existence elsewhere. Probably dogged the rest of their lives all of them by the name protectors in black suits as the Black eyed peas say in their song "Stop terriorism in the USA the big CIA." They must have had a taste of some of them too. In some research a couple of months ago did read on to see that the media director in-law and probably some of his family began a "Chelsea Foundation." In my own experience of knowing some things afoot I actually got to see a man walk back in the store where He was with His rightful placed wife and their 3 children thankfully still together after some developments had occurred in His Heart and Life. I was thankful to see His wife and their 3 children's glowing faces unaware of the core of their family (Dad) who in a weak period in His own life was overcome thinking "this" was something I have to have and overcome gave way for a time to things that would not benefit his family. Anyone been there........???? Yet I also remember the day He ....He chose life along different lines of parameters kicking the can in front of him in the parking lot like a little boy who knew he had to do the right thing or else loose everything and that he did and at least that time he chose to break it off not wanting to loose His job primarily. It will still be a struggle for him for Temptation is not a spirit that will leave well enough alone all who encounter must beg God for His mercy to help them endure to remain strong to keep life in right order for not only ourselves but for the little ones at our feet. Jhn 8:7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him
      first cast a stone at her. ..... Rom 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the
      glory of God;
    • Gene  •  St Louis, Missouri  •  3 months ago
      If she was 21 at the critical time, and it has been 13 years since; how did she get to be 38?
      • Sally Ono 3 months ago
        Well, a democrat did the math.
      • Curly 3 months ago
        because a republican couldn't??
      • Big Mike 3 months ago
        she was 23-24, 24+14=38
    • Berdie  •  Toledo, Ohio  •  3 months ago
      My reference to da Hood re Obama was Chicago not Hawaii.........RE: Monica, you can see it all day on cam4 or camfuze lol they weren't around at the time of Clinton lol'
    • Ben  •  Cincinnati, Ohio  •  3 months ago
      This is quite possibly the worst edited story I have ever read on Yahoo... and that is saying something because I read Chris Chase stories
      • Sparky 3 months ago
        I like your jab at C.C.
    • L  •  3 months ago
      Considering she went to Washington to get, in her own words, her "presidential knee pads" I have no sympathy for this women. And don't get me wrong I also blame the Bill Clinton. They both made incredibly stupid decisions.
    • Jon  •  3 months ago
      The bad decision at 21 will haunt her for the rest of her life, at least publicly, and no matter how 'over' her first love she ever is, she'll be linked to him the rest of her life.
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      WHAT ABOUT BILL ? ? ?
    • Jon  •  Wilberforce, Ohio  •  3 months ago
      no, "letting an intern young enough to be his daughter lick his lollipop was not a crime" but it certainly was unethical. in fact, in my business, if an executive (man or woman) did that, he/she would be immediately fired.
      and, yes, lying about it was a crime. duh.
    • Big Mike  •  Sacramento, California  •  3 months ago
      You would think her past would help guys want to go out with her. Who doesnt want a girlfriend like that? I would be tellin my buddies that my girlfriend gave the president head!
    • Jay  •  3 months ago
      Who cares if he lied of got some in office just shows me he's human and not some robotic political clownshoe like the rest of these people who think they are perfect always trying to hide their problems to look perfect for the public. Clinton was human and thats what i like about the man. Plus he got us out of debt unlike one that should not be name that forsaken us to hell with all this debt.
    • Jo  •  3 months ago
      Anonymous, you are absolutely correct! Where is the accountability! Why do we condone our male leaderships inabilty to keep their pants on!
    • peterthegreat  •  Miami, Florida  •  3 months ago
      Who cares?

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