Why ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’ Won’t Show Monica Lewinsky-Bill Clinton Sex Scenes

TCA 2021: Writer Sarah Burgess tells TheWrap those “graphic sexual” details were “something that much of the audience already knew”

Impeachment: American Crime Story — Pictured: Clive Owen as Bill Clinton. CR. Kurt Iswarienko/FX

Ryan Murphy’s “Impeachment: American Crime Story” tells the story of the infamous affair between President Bill Clinton and former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. While the upcoming FX anthology will dive into many details surrounding the scandal, it will not include depictions of sexual acts that occurred between Lewinsky (played by Beanie Feldstein) and Clinton (Clive Owen).

In fact, the most intimate interaction you’ll see the two share over the first few episodes of “Impeachment,” which premieres Sept. 7, is a kiss. The more explicit elements of the relationship are revealed during Lewinsky’s phone calls with former White House employee Linda Tripp (played by Sarah Paulson).

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