Well, it’s finally over — at least for Paula Jones.

President Clinton agreed Friday to pay Jones $850,000 to drop her sexual harassment lawsuit.

Jones made away with the cash but with no apology or admission of guilt from Clinton.

An apology wasn’t what she was looking for in the first place.

For four years, Jones has been entangling Clinton in a legal battle about an alleged incident that happened seven years ago.

After Clinton fessed up to his “inappropriate relationship” with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, no one will argue that Clinton probably made a crude advance toward Jones.

But who cares?

She tried to convince a judge that her rejection of Clinton’s sexual advance affected her employment prospects, but the judge didn’t buy it.

If the allegation is true, then Jones has a right to seek modest financial compensation.

However, the most important thing the Jones case has done, besides spur the impeachment proceedings against Clinton, is put sexual harassment into a negative light.

It’s hard to respect a woman who uses a subject as sensitive as sexual harassment for personal and financial gain.

The federal judge who threw out the case ruled that even if Jones’ allegation was true, she hadn’t been subjected to a hostile work environment.

Any form of sexual harassment is wrong and should not be tolerated, but it doesn’t mean the victim should exploit the experience.

If Jones’ allegations are true, then she exploited the incident.

The next time a woman cries sexual harassment and demands money for punitive damages, the judge may take a second to contemplate the Paula Jones case.

It was a case where a woman exploited an alleged incident. It was a case where the woman sensationalized the emotional distress and work environment caused by an alleged incident.

Judges just might overlook a woman wanting justice for being sexually harassed after this settlement.

So who really won?

Paula Jones, of course.

Like Monica Lewinsky, she got a makeover and probably will be set financially for life.

There was only one real loser — women.