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Monica Lewinskyis celebrating half a century!
The activist and writer marked her 50th birthday on Sunday with anInstagram reelfeaturing throwback photos of herself.
“HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY TO ME! I can’t believe this little one made it to the best past decade so far. So grateful for the love + encouragement I’ve received these last 10 years. helluva ride so far!” Lewinsky captioned the post.
Lewinsky also shared birthday tributes from friends and family on her Instagram Stories, including reposting acarouselfrom her father, Bernie Lewinsky, holding a newborn Monica.
“First hours/days 50 years ago!! Happy Birthday Monica!! Love you, Dad!!” he wrote alongside several hashtags describing his daughter, such as #courageous, #intelligent #amazing and #beautiful.
“Thanks, dad! love you. ❤️” she replied on his post.
Beanie Feldstein — who portrayed Lewinsky inImpeachment: American Crime Story— shared a behind-the-scenes selfie with the woman herself for her birthday post.
“Happy birthday to a woman I know firsthand is a true example of deep bravery and a huge heart,” the actress wrote.
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The third installment of Ryan Murphy’s true crime series covered theaffairbetween the former White House intern and former presidentBill Clintonthat ultimately led to the latter’s impeachment.
In January,Lewinsky reflected on the 25th anniversary of her affair with Clinton, 76, going public.
“One thing everyone has in common is that we have all made mistakes. It’s inevitable. Get comfortable with the Art of the Mistake,” Lewinsky wrote in a piece forVanity Fair.
“You cannot run away from your narrative,” she added in another section.
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Back in 2021, Lewinsky chatted with PEOPLE about herera-defining political scandalin the mid-’90s and how she hopes to continue a discussion about the dynamics between men with power and those without it.
“As we all came to see, it wasn’t just about losing a job but about the power to be believed, the power to be inoculated from the press, the power to have others smear someone’s reputation in all the ways that work, the power to understand consequences having held many important jobs, where this was my first out of college,” she said.
source: people.com
