Monica Lewinsky Edits Title Of Special Revisiting Clinton Scandal

In a brutal tweet Tuesday, Monica Lewinsky called out the HLN network for casting her as the title character in an upcoming special, "The Monica Lewinsky Scandal," which revisits special prosecutor Ken Starr's investigation into her affair with former President Bill Clinton and the impeachment of a U.S. president for only the second time in history.

In her response, Lewinsky crossed out the title and offered a couple of other suggestions: "The Clinton Impeachment" or the "Ken Starr Investigation," then posted: “fixed it for you” and “you’re welcome.” A chorus of Twitter users praised Lewinsky, saying a title that victimizes her is tone deaf as new allegations of sexual impropriety surface weekly against men in positions of power.

Clinton initially denied a sexual relationship with Lewinsky, a White House intern who was 22 at the time, but later confessed after the affair was revealed by the Drudge Report in 1998. He was impeached on one count of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice, but was acquitted and went on to serve out his term.

The show airs at 9 p.m. Sunday as part of HLN’S true-crime series, “How It Really Happened,” with host Bill Harper.

The two-hour retrospective features new interviews with former Clinton advisers, White House journalists, and other key players including Wolf Blitzer, CNN anchor; John King, CNN anchor and chief national correspondent; Dick Morris, former Clinton adviser and friend; Lucianne Goldberg, former literary agent to Linda Tripp; Solomon Wisenberg, former prosecutor from the Office of Independent Council; and Michael Isikoff, Yahoo! News chief investigative correspondent," according to the HLN release.

"All share behind-the-scenes stories about how the affair began, how it was uncovered and how the investigation and impeachment unfolded,” the announcement continued. “The episode also includes, from the vast CNN archive, the secret Tripp audio recordings and interviews with Lewinsky and Tripp."

Lewinsky is now a social activist whose causes include bullying prevention, according to her Twitter profile. Reaction to her edited announcement was mostly supportive, but some users said she was a willing partner in a relationship with a married man — something Lewinsky herself has acknowledged. One user called out the network for “victimizing Monica” by casting her as the titular character in “post-Weinstein 2017.”

The Oscar-winning director was the first of several high-profile men to be accused of sexual impropriety since October. Nearly 60 women have accused Weinstein of rape or sexual misconduct.

Some others accused include Roy Moore, the Republican candidate in a special U.S. Senate race in Alabama; Minnesota Sen. Al Franken and Michigan Rep. John Conyers, both Democrats; CBS television host Charlie Rose; John Lasseter, head of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation; Glenn Thrush, a reporter for The New York Times; comedian and producer Louis, C.K.; among actors Kevin Spacey, Jeffrey Tambor and Ed Westwick.

Here’s Lewinsky’s tweet: