Lewinsky doesn't regret getting paid for interview

Lewinsky doesn't regretgetting paid for interview
LONDON -- Monica Lewinsky says she has struggled to move on from her notorious relationship with Bill Clinton -- but has no regrets about accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars to talk about the affair, reports MSN.com.
Speaking at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, Lewinsky imparted the hard-won lesson of six years of intense scrutiny by the American judicial system and the world's media.
"As the commodity in the interview, you'd be crazy not to get compensated," she said.
The former White House intern, a panelist for a debate about the widespread British practice of "checkbook journalism," or buying stories, received a reported $700,000 -- the highest payment in British television history -- for a 1999 interview with Channel 4 television.
"The reality was, I didn't have a choice," Lewinsky said of the payment. "I had enormous legal bills, and I hadn't been working for a year. I needed to put my life back together and I needed to pay those bills."
Lewinsky said the interview "helped me to close a chapter, definitely" -- and that there would be no more.
"That's not my agenda and that is not what I want to do," she said. "I'm not interested in talking about the past. I have a publicist now basically to turn down requests."
Organizers said Lewinsky was not paid for her appearance at the festival.
Beckhams are expectingto have a third child
LONDON -- David and Victoria Beckham really, really want a big family.
Great Britain's golden couple have confirmed rumors that they are expecting baby No. 3 in early March, reports E!Online. The glam pair already have two sons, Brooklyn, 5, and Romeo, who will be 2 next month.
"This is fantastic news," the Beckhams said in a statement. "We are both absolutely delighted. We are planning to have the baby in Spain."
The A-list (at least in the U.K.) duo met in 1997 and married in an appropriately fabulous ceremony in 1999. They have been spending the bulk of their time in Spain of late, after David Beckham, the world's highest paid soccer player, left British team Manchester United last year to play for Spanish team Real Madrid.
Victoria Beckham, perhaps better known as the former Posh Spice, initially remained behind in England with her kids, while she struggled to launch a solo pop career. Thus far, she has not enjoyed the success she cultivated as a Spice Girl and has instead decided to join her husband in Spain full time, according to the British press.
Today's birthdays
Broadcast journalist Daniel Schorr is 88. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Frank Robinson is 69. Actor Warren Berlinger is 67. Rock musician Jerry Allison (Buddy Holly and the Crickets) is 65. Actor Jack Thompson is 64. Violinist Itzhak Perlman is 59. Singer Van Morrison is 59. Rock musician Rudolf Schenker (The Scorpions) is 56. Actor Richard Gere is 55. Rock singer Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze) is 47. Rock musician Gina Schock (The Go-Go's) is 47. Singer Tony DeFranco (The DeFranco Family) is 45. Singer Chris Whitley is 44. Rhythm and blues musician Larry Waddell (Mint Condition) is 41. Actor Jaime P. Gomez is 39. Rock musician Jeff Russo (Tonic) is 35. Singer-composer Debbie Gibson is 34. Rock musician Greg Richling (Wallflowers) is 34. Actor Chris Tucker is 32. Rhythm and blues singer Tamara (Trina & amp; Tamara) is 27.