Monica Lewinsky's thong-flashing scene in 'Impeachment' is a re-creation of 'exactly what happened,' according to the showrunner - Yahoo! Voices
"Impeachment: American Crime Story" lead writer and showrunner Sarah Burgess said that the thong-flashing scene in the series is "very tightly based" on what Monica Lewinsky told her took place in real life. .Burgess told Insider that she worked very closely with Lewinsky (a producer on the season) to write the scene involving the older politician. .When Brad Simpson, the executive producer, reached out to Lewinsky for her thoughts on the script, the former White House employee told Simpson that the scene should be included.
The thong-flashing scene was the only instance where she matched the script to what Lewinsky said took place.