‘Impeachment’ Showrunner on Making Linda Tripp More Than a ‘Cartoon Villain’ in Monica Lewinsky Saga

Linda Tripp passed away last year, so she won’t be able to see how she’s portrayed in the new FX series Impeachment: American Crime Story, but her daughter is speaking out.

Sarah Paulson wears a chic lace dress for her recent appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert earlier this week.

Linda Tripp’s daughter Allison is speaking out about Sarah Paulson’s portrayal of her mom in “Impeachment: American Crime Story”.

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of tonight’s Impeachment: American Crime Story debut episode.

, the third season of the FX true-crime anthology series, turns back time once again to re-examine the events leading up to and surrounding the 1998 trial of.

A huge part of the story. Linda Tripp is at the center of the latest season of American Crime Story. The series, titled Impeachment, chronicles what led to former President Bill Clinton‘s impeachment trial, zoning in on the up and down relationship between Tripp and Monica Lewinsky, who was having an affair with the then-Commander in Chief.

Monica Lewinsky got candid about her feelings toward Bill Clinton ahead of the premiere of the dramatization of their affair in "Impeachment: American Crime Story."  The former White House intern found herself at the heart of an impeachment scandal and public ridicule in 1998 after a friend, Linda Tripp, released details of their affair to the public.

Beanie Feldstein never expected to get close to Monica Lewinsky as she prepared to revisit one of the darkest moments of the former White House intern’s life. The actress, who connected with the anti-bullying activist while playing her in "Impeachment: American Crime Story," told People (the TV show!) that she hopes the 48-year-old will finally be seen in "a different light." Lewinsky joined the 28-year-old at Wednesday’s premiere in West Hollywood.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorMonica Lewinsky stepped out to FX’s champagne toast to “Impeachment: American Crime Story” on Wednesday night at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood.Lewinsky, a producer on the latest installment of Ryan Murphy’s Emmy-winning anthology series, posed for photographers on the red, white and blue arrivals carpet for a few minutes before skipping the interview press to head inside to a makeshift cocktail lounge.

Beanie Feldstein poses with Monica Lewinsky at the premiere of FX’s Impeachment: American Crime Story at Pacific Design Center on Wednesday night (September 1) in West Hollywood, Calif.

Sarah Paulson is well aware that some fans aren’t happy with her wearing a fat suit while portraying Linda Tripp in Impeachment: American Crime Story. In fact, she agrees with them.

Sarah Paulson admitted that she regrets wearing a fat suit to portray Linda Tripp in "Impeachment: American Crime Story."  Paulson was tapped to play the real-life White House staff member who blew the whistle on the affair between former President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.The affair and ensuing national scandal will be depicted and dramatized in the upcoming season of the series that has previously tackled real-life events like the trial of O.J.

Sarah Paulson is addressing the controversy surrounding her latest role.

Sarah Paulson will soon be seen as one of the most controversial figures of the 1990s, portraying Linda Tripp in the upcoming “American Crime Story: Impeachment”.

When viewers tune into Impeachment: American Crime Story on FX on Sept. 7, they’ll be reminded of the infamous affair that took place in the mid 1990s between 22-year-old White House intern Monica Lewinsky and President Bill Clinton.

Nothing left out. Monica Lewinsky serves as a producer on the upcoming drama Impeachment: American Crime Story, which examines the relationship the former White House intern had with then-president Bill Clinton in the 90s and the events that led to his impeachment in December 1998.