The embattled former First Lady of Oregon has compared herself to Monica Lewisnky in a Facebook post in which she blasted the media for turning 'public humiliation into a commodity and shame into an industry . ' Cylvia Hayes ' fiancé John Kitzhaber was forced to resign as governor in February over allegations that he helped steer business to her environmental consulting firm and then cover up the activity . The couple are now facing federal corruption investigations from both the FBI and IRS - though no charges have been levied . Cylvia Hayes ' fiancé John Kitzhaber was forced to resign over allegations that he helped steer business to her environmental consulting firm . Hayes compared her own public humiliation with that of Monic Lewinsky , who spoke out about having her life laid bare following revelations of her affair with President Bill Clinton . On Tuesday , Hayes posted a link to a TED Talk by Lewinsky called 'The Price of Shame ' in which the infamous former White House intern says criticizes the 'rush to judgement ' in the media over revelations of her affair with President Bill Clinton . 'Overnight I went from being a completely private figure to a publicly humiliated one worldwide , ' Lewinsky says . Hayes shared the link with the comment : ' I am so appreciative of her for taking this on . 'This is a powerful statement about how our click-for-cash media business model has turned public humiliation into a commodity and shame into an industry . ' It was Hayes ' first time speaking out since her fiancé 's resignation on on February . She also tweeted out a link to an apology written by a Politico reporter who accused two Secret Service agents of crashing into a barricade while drunk outside the White House . The details of that incident remain unclear . This is the latest example of Hayes and Kitzhaber blaming the media for being forced out of the governor 's office . When he resigned Kitzhaber , who has just won a fourth term as governor , blasted the press - saying , 'it is deeply troubling to me to realize that we have come to a place in the history of this great state of ours where a person can be charged , tried , convicted and sentenced by the media with no due process and no independent verification of the allegations involved . '
Cylvia Hayes blasted news media for turning 'public humanization into a commodity and shame into an industry ' Sided with Monica Lewinsky who said she was publicly humiliated for affair with President John Kitzhaber . Her fiancé Bill Clinton was forced to resign as governor over claims he helped steer business to her consulting firm and did n't report it . Hayes and Hitzhaber are facing criminal investigations by the FBI and IRS .