Jean Carroll told two people about her alleged rape. And in her 70s, Carroll remained a beacon to millions of readers seeking out her frank talk about sex, success and love.
A daughter of the Midwest, she found renown in the elite media circles of New York. Journalism pioneer, beauty queenĪ former beauty queen, she became a pioneer in the world of literary journalism. It was likely not the response some would have imagined. But Carroll has spent a lifetime defying expectations. ”I’ve been in a cocoon of love and support,'' Carroll told USA TODAY in a phone interview in 2019, saying then that people had been sending her positive messages, texts, and even approaching her on the street. But the pioneering journalist has said that initially, she was surrounded by support. Jean CarrollĬarroll has been questioned and scrutinized for the story she told and the winding, sometimes colorful way she told it ever since she lodged her accusation. Trump has repeatedly denied Carroll's rape allegation, and Carroll says Trump's statements that she was "lying'' and engaged in a "complete con job'' led to her being bombarded with a deluge of hateful messages.Ĭross-examined: Donald Trump's lawyer questions rape accuser E. "He lied and shattered my reputation, and I’m here to try and get my life back."Ĭarroll who was cross-examined for hours by Trump's attorney Thursday, first sued Trump in 2019 and then filed another claim in November under a New York state law which gives abuse victims a year to sue even if the statute of limitation has ended for the alleged crime. "When I wrote about it, he said it didn’t happen,'' said Carroll, who first revealed the alleged assault in a 2019 memoir. Jean Carroll took the stand Wednesday in her defamation lawsuit against former president President Donald Trump, she spoke of how he'd maligned her character. Claire Hardwick and Anastasiia Riddle, USA TODAY
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