The Truth About E. Jean Carroll |
The Truth About E. Jean Carroll
Credit...Justine Kurland for The New York Times
Ms. Meeropol is the director of the documentary “Ask E. Jean.”
Back in the mid-90s in New York City, E. Jean Carroll was an accomplished gonzo journalist and a funny, sharp advice columnist for Elle magazine — “Auntie E” to her readers. She also had a daily cable TV advice show. She was so recognizable that when Donald Trump ran into her at the Bergdorf Goodman department store on Fifth Avenue early one evening he said, as she has recalled, “Hey, you’re that advice lady!” She was 52 at the time.
Still, I confess that I didn’t know who E. Jean Carroll was when I saw her on the cover of New York magazine in 2019, when she told that story of meeting Mr. Trump and how the encounter........