Lewinsky to come clean about "consensual relationship"

(SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON SAYING:

"But I want to say one thing to the American people."

It was the denial of all denials.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON SAYING:

"I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky."

Now, Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern whose relationship with former President Bill Clinton led to his impeachment by the House of Representatives, is coming clean.

In a Vanity Fair exclusive, Lewinsky is writing about the affair for the first time.

According to a news release, she writes that "it's time to burn the beret and bury the blue dress."

Lewinsky calls the affair a consensual relationship and writes that the public humiliation permanently changed the direction of her life.

She writes of losing numerous job opportunities, experiencing suicidal temptations and being called a "narcissistic loony toon" by First Lady Hillary.

But when a Ru