Bill Clinton And Monica Lewinsky's 'Cigar Story' Explained

Monika Lewinsky and Bill Clinton's affair has become one of the most well-known scandals from the White House. Lewinsky, then a White House intern, and Clinton, then the president, had an affair beginning in 1995. The 'cigar story' is one of the most sensational parts of the story, which came out in an investigative report in 1998, a year after their relationship ended. The story was first broken by Drudge Report, an investigative journalism portal, followed by a series of investigations. Bill Clinton initially denied the allegations, saying that he did not have 'sexual relations' with Lewinsky. However, he later admitted to the allegations, leading to Clinton's impeachment by the House of Representatives. As Lewinsky shared a post on social media saying that she has voted for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, the Democratic candidate in the elections, the cigar story is back in focus.

PLEASE VOTE! ♥️🤍🩵

(preferably like i did for harris/walz) pic.twitter.com/uUqUtWuJJo

— Monica Lewinsky (she/her) (@MonicaLewinsky) November 2, 2024

So, what's the cigar story? The cigar story pertains to one of the sexual episodes Monica Lewinsky and President Clinton had at the White House. It says that Lewinsky masturbated with a cigar while President Clinton watched and also masturbated. As per reports published then, the former leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation, Yasser Arafat of Fatah, was waiting in the White House's Rose Garden for a meeting with Clinton. Slate reported that the story is widely talked about in the press while some tabloids also report it as a fact. Drudge Report, where the story first surfaced, had claimed that Lewinsky had shared it with the grand jury. New York Post cited "an insider' when it first reported the story.