The Daily Beast Podcast How Amanda Knox and Monica Lewinsky Survived Hell
Aug 21, 2025
Monica Lewinsky, an executive producer and former White House intern known for her viral 1998 saga, joins to discuss the new Hulu series 'The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox.' She shares insights into Knox’s wrongful conviction and the media's obsession with her story. Lewinsky connects their experiences of public scrutiny, revealing how personal narratives can be twisted and the importance of reclaiming them. With humor, they address the challenges young women face under intense media attention, highlighting resilience and the power of storytelling.
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How Lewinsky And Knox First Connected
- Monica Lewinsky met Amanda Knox in 2017 at a conference and they bonded over shared experiences of being thrust into the world spotlight young and vulnerable.
- Lewinsky recognized in Knox a pain she herself had felt and they stayed in touch as Knox rebuilt her life.
Knox's Long Road To Exoneration
- Amanda Knox's legal ordeal effectively continued until her 2015 exoneration, which Lewinsky only fully grasped when they reconnected.
- Lewinsky brought production and industry experience that reassured Knox about dramatizing her story.
Subject-As-Producer Changes Storytelling
- Being both subject and producer changes how a real-person story is handled and reduces fears of hagiography or whitewashing.
- Lewinsky's producer role on Impeachment signaled to Knox that she understood the terrain of sharing painful personal history on screen.