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Bill Clinton tries to sell book, gets MeToo questions about affair
Former President Bill Clinton says the #MeToo movement is overdue. Just don’t ask him about Monica Lewinsky.
In an interview with NBC’s “Today Show” released Monday, Clinton bristled at questions over whether he should have resigned 20 years ago over his sexual relationship with the White House intern and whether the #MeToo movement has changed his perspective.
“I dealt with it 20 years ago, plus,” said Clinton. “And the American people, two-thirds of them stayed with me. And I’ve tried to do a good job since then, and with my life and with my work. That’s all I have to say.”
Clinton was promoting his thriller, “The President is Missing,” with bestselling author James Patterson.
Patterson seemed equally surprised that Clinton would be asked about the Lewinsky scandal on his book tour.
Janet Jackson asks police to check on 1-year-old son,
Law enforcement checked on the welfare of Janet Jackson’s 1-year-old with Wissam Al Mana over the weekend after the two quarreled, authorities say.
Deputy Tracy Koerner said the singer called Saturday night to ask for the check at the Nobu hotel in Malibu, California, where Jackson’s son Eissa was with his father. Koerner said no arrests were made and the incident stemmed from “an argument between Janet and the baby’s father.”