People are really digging Monica Lewinsky these days, and her image rehabilitation might be creating some problems for the Clintons. Good thing the couple has reinforcements.
Lewinsky, now an anti-bullying activist and contributor at Vanity Fair, alleged on Twitter that Town & Country magazine uninvited her from a philanthropy summit this week because Bill Clinton subsequently “decided to attend/was invited.” HuffPost confirmed on Wednesday that Lewinsky had indeed been “uninvited” from the event. (Clinton attended to introduce the Parkland shooting survivors.)
What’s worse, Town & Country’s summit was thematically focused on how “activism has really changed the course of some of the issues we are looking at this year,” according to its editor-in-chief, a scope that would necessarily include the #MeToo movement. Indeed, the magazine’s Twitter account was happy to use the #MeToo hashtag more than once when promoting actress Molly Ringwald’s remarks at the summit.
Remember when #MeToo was going to catch up with the Clintons? Specifically that one Clinton who actually won the presidency? This seems as clear cut a case as any to prove that’s never really going to happen.
Not only did Town & Country host the former president, it apparently uninvited Lewinsky — the former intern he preyed upon from a position of authority — to accommodate him.
Elite media players just can’t quit the Clintons. Their deference to the couple will outlast us all.
