Monica Levinsky reflected on her long journey of healing from the “public humiliation” that she endured during Bill Clinton Sex scandalS
“There is an interesting thing both in the experience of public humiliation and about the healing of it – that this is not happening alone,” says the 51 -year -old Levinsky on Tuesday, March 25, an episode of it “Recovery with Monica Levinsky” podcast.
Levinski became a figure of international control-often public mockery 1998 against the backdrop of revelations that she had an affair with then President Clinton from 1995 to 1997 while working as a White House trainee. In return for immunity by the prosecutor’s office, the graduate of Lewis and Clark College was even forced to testify to a major court hearing about the intimate details of her sex life.
In the latest edition of Levinsky’s podcast she talks with Wicked Director Male work For the ways in which her experience, related to the hit film musical.
“You can’t really be publicly humiliated in a vacuum. Someone has to do something, or something needs to happen, or upwards. If you are – up when you’re alone, you’re not publicly humiliated,” she said.
Levinsky continued: “This is this social dynamics that is really interesting. You know, my experience, Elfaba restored it in a song (in WickedAnd it took me 20 years, but I think I just saw for myself how it was really a social and collective process for me, that I can treat and regain that way. “
She likened her scandal to one of Wickedthe most touching scenes where Elfaba (Cynthia Erivo) Determines ridicule and cruel judgment in the Ozdust Ball Hall to perform an empowering dance routine.
Monica Levinsky, 1999.
Tom Wargaka/Wireimage“For me, what was so powerful was Ozdust’s ballroom,” she said at 45. “I saw him with my friend … I couldn’t stop sobbing. It was so much because of what (heard), and Cynthia and Ariana (S)GrandWho plays Glinda), but I think the magic between you and Cynthia in this scene, you have filmed public humiliation in a way that I think is difficult to do. “
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Levinsky added, “There were times from this movie when people would say,” What was 1998? “It was a lot of f – ing humiliation, but in principle I can point out (Wicked“Ozdust’s ballroom scene) and say,” This was this, again and again and again. “But (the scene) captures (Levinsky’s experience) in such a way.”
“I think so many of us experience public humiliation in ways that (not) must be on the front page of New York Timesshe said. – It can be bigger and small ways in our community. I think that I feel seen in this way when there is so much shame to be publicly humiliated, it is just one of the many gifts that this movie (wicked) gave us. “
Levinski speaking in depth About the trauma of the clinton scandal during February about the appearance in the podcast, “Call her dad.” At one particularly touching moment, she claims that key lessons from her public mockery had not been taught more than 20 years later.
“What I have experienced and now why I’m so interested in anti -bullying with young people because I understand what is online and with social media, there is no limit,” she said. “It literally feels so that the whole world laughs at you. And it’s detrimental.”
Lewinsky launched its podcation for “recovery” in February and so far there were illuminating discussions with Molly Ringwald., Olivia Mun., Kara Swisher and #Metoo founder RakeAmong others. New episodes are coming out Tuesday through Wonderry.
