Overview
- Lewinsky said on her Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky podcast that she feared Paulson’s performance in Impeachment: American Crime Story could make viewers like Linda Tripp.
- She recalled Paulson reassuring her early in production, saying the portrayal would not mirror the positive reception of Paulson’s Marcia Clark role.
- Paulson told Lewinsky she understood the discomfort any show of humanity toward Tripp might cause and emphasized she was not trying to emotionally exonerate the character.
- Paulson said she disagreed with Tripp’s actions but is deeply proud of the portrayal, noting she even considered an “L” tattoo to mark the role.
- The 2021 series revisited Tripp’s secret recordings released during the Clinton v. Jones case, and Lewinsky served as both a subject and a producer.