TrendsJake Tapper has reconnected with Monica Lewinsky almost 25 years after they had gone out on a date together.
The CNN anchor, 52, interviewed Lewinsky, 48, on Tuesday’s broadcast of The Lead with Jake Tapper, during which he spoke with the the anti-bullying activist about the date they had gone on back in 1997 and how it was featured in the latest episode of Impeachment: American Crime Story.
Lewinsky serves as a producer on the FX series, which centers around her mid-90s affair with then-President Bill Clinton that ultimately led to his impeachment.
“First of all, Monica: Yes, I have to disclose — full disclosure — in tonight’s episode, our G-rated date from December 1997 … is portrayed,” Tapper began his segment, prompting a laugh from Lewinsky.
After Lewinsky noted that the pair had only gone out on “one date,” Tapper joked that the actor portraying him in Impeachment is “way better looking than me now or then.”
The CNN host had the “Impeachment: American Crime Story” producer on his show and they took a brief stroll down memory lane.
CNN anchor Jake Tapper interviewed Monica Lewinsky on Tuesday and the two noted their dinner date nearly 24 years ago. (Watch the clip above.)
Lewinsky appeared on “The Lead with Jake Tapper” to promote “Impeachment: American Crime Story,” the FX series she’s producing about her affair with former President Bill Clinton that led to his impeachment.
An episode shows a dramatization of Tapper and Lewinsky’s night out at a restaurant in Washington, D.C., prompting Tapper’s upfront admission.
“First of all, Monica. Yes, I have to disclose — full disclosure — in tonight’s episode, our G-rated date from December 1997 … is portrayed,” Tapper said. A laughing Lewinsky interrupted him to say “our one date.”
Tapper said the actor portraying him in “Impeachment” is “way better looking than me now or then,” to which Lewinsky replied reassuringly, “Nooo.”
The CNN host then quickly segued into questions about the series.
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