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Two of the most infamous figures from ’90s are seeing red in Ryan Murphy’s latest series.
A second teaser forImpeachment: American Crime Story, dropped on Wednesday, showsBeanie Feldstein’s Monica Lewinsky coming face to face with Sarah Paulson’sLinda Tripp.
As they do, snippets of the private conversations between Lewinsky and Tripp — the ones Tripp secretly recorded, eventually leading to the impeachment of PresidentBill Clinton— play in the background.
“The president kissed me,” Feldstein whispers. “I’m in love with him.”
Paulson’s Tripp chimes in, peppering questions at the young intern. “When was the last time you two were together?” she asks, adding: “The blue dress…it would be smart to keep that uncleaned in your possession.”
“I promised him that I would not tell anyone,” Feldstein says, to which Paulson replies: “He chose to start a relationship with an intern. He’s going to have to resign.”
“My life is over,” Feldstein laments as the screen goes dark.
While fans have gotten several glimpses of Feldstein as Lewinsky, Wednesday’s preview is the first times footage of Paulson as Tripp has aired.
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Lewinsky serves as a producer on the show, which is based onJeffrey Toobin’s bookA Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President.
The anti-bullying activist previouslyrevisited the troubled timein her life for the 2018 A&E documentary series calledThe Clinton Affair.
She later wrote in an essay forVanity Fairthat participating in the documentary forced her “to acknowledge to myself past behavior that I still regret and feel ashamed of.”
“There were many,manymoments when I questioned not just the decision to participate, but my sanity itself,” Lewinsky wrote. “Despite all of the ways I tried to protect my mental health, it was still challenging.”
Impeachment: American Crime Storypremieres Sep. 7 on FX.
source: people.com
