Lewinsky on Sunday TV? Italians are scandalized
Italian television usually loves sex and scandal, but putting Monica Lewinsky on daytime TV on a Sunday close to Christmas was apparently too much for some.
So it was that the former White House intern, who hit the headlines in 1998 over her affair with former President Clinton, came to Italy all dressed up for a TV party -- with no place to go.
Lewinsky was to have been the star guest on “Domenica In” (Sunday In), a talk show that goes on for about five hours and offers a mix of dancing, sport and interviews with everyone from priests to pop stars.
But some politicians were outraged that state broadcaster RAI, which is funded by public money, planned to pay Lewinsky’s expenses for an interview on a Sunday.
RAI President Antonio Baldassarre expressed concern, and network executives yanked Lewinsky off the show late Saturday.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
