Washington Heights Sex Therapist Goes To U.S. Open With Bill Clinton

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — Nothing to see here, just a former president sitting with a world-famous sex therapist, while watching a tennis match.

The stars were out Monday night to watch Serena Williams play in her last U.S. Open, but there was no more noteworthy or unexpected pairing in the crowd than Bill Clinton and longtime Washington Heights resident Dr. Ruth Westheimer.

The camera caught a moment where Clinton and the celebrity doctor lean into one another as the famed 94-year-old sex therapist wags her finger at him and slowly pats his cheek.

"She's giving him advice," one of the announcers says as the rest of the booth chuckles.

Clinton's presidency was of course marred by scandal surrounding his sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky, who was an unpaid intern at the time.

"Sometimes the jokes just write themselves," one person wrote on Twitter with a picture of Clinton and Dr. Ruth.

The Holocaust survivor, former sniper, talk show host, sex therapist, author, and professor has lived in Washington Heights for more than 50 years.

Dr. Ruth was recently honored for her work championing Upper Manhattan parks, specifically Fort Tryon Park.

Westheimer played a major role 25 years ago in the creation of the Fort Tryon Park Trust conservancy and has since worked to help restore the 67-acre park. She continues to serve on the board today.

Her granddaughter became engaged at "Dr. Ruth's" bench, which was dedicated to her late husband Fred, and was the first bench plaque dedication in the park over 20 years ago.

Dr. Ruth told The Independent that the conversation between her and Clinton Monday night was private.