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E. Jean Carroll, whose full name is Elizabeth Jean Carroll, is an Emmy-nominated writer and journalist based in the United States. She has written for publications such as Esquire, Rolling Stone, Elle Magazine, The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, and Playboy. Carroll has also written for television shows such as Saturday Night Live.
Carroll was born in 1943 in the midwestern part of the United States and raised in Indiana. She started writing at a young age and sent pitches to publications through the mail. She attended Indiana University Bloomington, where she won titles such as Miss Indiana University and Miss Cheerleader U.S.A. Carroll earned scholarships and graduated from the university in 1967.
Much of Carroll's career has taken place with publications and organizations in New York City. One of her biggest breaks into journalism was when she did a story for Esquire, which consisted of an interview with Fran Lebowitz.
In the mid-1980s, she was a writer for Saturday Night Live, an American comedy show that is broadcasted live. Carroll was nominated for an Emmy in 1987 because of her writing on the show.
In 1993, Carroll began writing an advice column for Elle Magazine called "Ask E. Jean." The column ran through 2019, when the magazine terminated her contract shortly after she published a memoir that contained details about a sexual assault that had been committed by the president of the United States at the time, Donald Trump.
Other accomplishments in Carroll's career include publishing several books, including The Strange and Savage Life of Hunter S. Thompson and What Do We Need Men For?: A Modest Proposal. She has also founded/cofounded seven companies, such as dating app Tawkify.
Carroll has been in the news due to her connections with two separate men who have allegedly abused their power. When Carroll released her book What Do We Need Men For?: A Modest Proposal, she detailed alleged sexual assaults by former chief at CBS Les Moonves and former reality TV star Donald Trump in the 1990s. Both men have been accused of sexual assault by multiple women.
In May 2023, a jury for a civil case against Donald Trump found him to be guilty of sexually abusing Carroll in the 1990s. The jury also found him liable for defamation against Carroll because he was quoted as saying that her accusations were "a hoax and a lie." Trump was ordered to pay her $5 million in damages.
