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- Monica Lewinsky claims that she was uninvited to an event held by a magazine because Bill Clinton said he might attend.
- According to the Huffington Post, the event was a philanthropy summit held by Town & Country magazine.
- Lewinsky is not happy.
- On Thursday, the magazine apologized to Lewinsky.
It’s 2018 and Monica Lewinsky was uninvited to an event that held by a magazine because Bill Clinton decided to attend. According to the Huffington Post, Town & Country magazine invited Lewinsky and then asked her not to attend the brand’s annual philanthropy summit on Wednesday when the former president RSVP-ed yes.
Lewinsky is not thrilled. She addressed the situation in a thread of tweets.
“Dear world: please don’t invite me to an event (esp one about social change) and — then after I’ve accepted — uninvite me because Bill Clinton then decided to attend/was invited. It’s 2018. Emily Post would def not approve,” she wrote.
In a second tweet, Lewinsky implied that the magazine offered her a consolation of an article in an upcoming issue.
Monica Lewinsky✔@MonicaLewinsky
dear world:
please don’t invite me to an event (esp one about social change) and –then after i’ve accepted– uninvite me because bill clinton then decided to attend/was invited.
it’s 2018.
emily post would def not approve.
Me
Monica Lewinsky✔@MonicaLewinsky
p.s. …and definitely, please don’t try to ameliorate the situation by insulting me with an offer of an article in your mag.
Angel Ureña, President Clinton’s press secretary, addressed the situation on Twitter.
Angel Ureña@angelurenaPresident Clinton was invited to address the Town & Country Philanthropy Summit. He gladly accepted. Neither he nor his staff knew anything about the invitation or it being rescinded. https://twitter.com/huffpost/status/994295091941593088 …
“President Clinton was invited to address the Town & Country Philanthropy Summit. He gladly accepted. Neither he nor his staff knew anything about the invitation or it being rescinded,” Ureña wrote.
On Thursday morning, Town & Country took to the platform to apologize to Lewinsky.
TOWN&COUNTRY✔@TandCmag
We apologize to Ms. Lewinsky and regret the way the situation was handled.
On Wednesday night, people defended Lewinsky on Twitter.
Judd Apatow✔@JuddApatow
This is what everyone is fighting against. @townandcountry should be ashamed of themselves. Do they let their heads of the magazine prey on their interns? Would they disinvite them after abusing their power to get what they wanted from them? https://twitter.com/monicalewinsky/status/994277815334948865 …
Dictionary.com✔@Dictionarycom
Boorish: Unmannered; crude; insensitive.
See also: Disinviting Monica Lewinsky from an event after she’s already accepted. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/boorish https://twitter.com/MonicaLewinsky/status/994277815334948865 …
fleen ❃@kathleendevegaOh, the irony of @TandCmag attempting to brand themselves as ‘woke philanthropists’ whilst uninviting Monica Lewinsky to their ‘social change’ event because of Bill Clinton
Harmeet K. Dhillon✔@pnjaban
Omg. This is despicable. Name names, @MonicaLewinsky! No one should be treated like this. https://twitter.com/monicalewinsky/status/994277815334948865 …
President Clinton attended the event to introduce Emma Gonzalez, a student and shooting survivor from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
TOWN&COUNTRY✔@TandCmag
: Welcome to the 2018 #TandCPhilanthropy Summit! Watch LIVE as @BillClinton of @ClintonFdn introduces @Emma4Change … https://www.pscp.tv/w/bcLqBjU1OTM0M3wxTVl4TnBWV3dPUUd3VzQXpZ8z_S3691fGoWEajSlJUsJH7JelPVitzOkFVFw= …
Town&Country @TandCmag
: Welcome to the 2018 #TandCPhilanthropy Summit! Watch LIVE as @BillClinton of @ClintonFdn introduces @Emma4Change @dela
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For those who might’ve forgotten, Clinton had an affair with Lewinsky while in office. In the aftermath of the events of 20 years ago, Clinton reemerged as a respected politician while Lewinsky, as she put it for Vanity Fair, lived in the “House of Gaslight.” However, Lewinsky has seen a shift in the perception of her reputation with the rise of the #MeToo movement.
