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I mean, I felt terrible. And in the beginning, I mean, I was completely devastated. I mean, can you imagine the kind of guilt that you would feel, and the responsibility?
Monica Lewinsky
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Monica Lewinsky
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 23
Businessperson
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San Francisco County
California
Monica Samille Lewinsky
Monica S. Lewinsky
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