Who is E. Jean Carroll?
BELOVED journalist E. Jean Carroll because a household name thanks to the success of her Elle magazine column, Ask E. Jean.
Ask E. Jean ran from 1993 through 2019, which made it one of the longest-running advice columns in American publishing history.
Who is E. Jean Carroll?
Elizabeth Jean Carroll is a journalist, author, and advice columnist who was born on December 12, 1943, in Detroit, Michigan.
She is the oldest of four children and was raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she would often compete in beauty pageants.
The former Miss Indiana University beauty queen began her career after graduating from college and she has since had her work published in Esquire, Rolling Stone, Playboy, Outside, Elle, and New York, among others, according to
Carroll also served as a writer for Saturday Night Live, which earned her an Emmy Award nomination in 1987.
In 1981, called her "gonzo-style" approach “feminism’s answer to Hunter S. Thompson.”
“The thing with E. Jean is she doesn’t adhere to a script,” Marilyn Johnson, an author and longtime friend, told the outlet. “She’s a total original.”
What is E. Jean Carroll's net worth?
Over the years, Carroll has been able to amass a fortune thanks to the success of her writing.
At this time, her exact net worth is unclear, but online reports claim that it falls between $1million and $5million.
This estimate comes from her writing gigs as well as other business ventures.
Is E. Jean Carroll married?
While Carroll might have a high-profile career, she often keeps details of her personal life out of the spotlight.
Not much is known about her relationship history, but online reports claim that she has been divorced twice.
Her first marriage was to a man named Steve Byers, and she then wed former television anchorman and senior correspondent John Johnson.
At this time, details of her previous marriages are unclear, but she has since alleged that Johnson strangled her, according to .
“J.J. has apologized four or five times for his past behavior,” Carroll wrote.
Vanity Fair notes that Johnson declined to comment on Carroll's allegations when reached by The New York Times.
At this time, it is not known if those allegations played a role in their divorce.
Johnson had a 30-year career in the news industry and worked at several outlets, including WABC and WCBS, but nowadays he can be found out in the woods, spending time in his Clarkstown, New York-based art studio, where he focuses on his professional painting career, according to .
Did E. Jean Carroll win her lawsuit against Trump?
On May 9, 2023, it was revealed that a federal jury in New York found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll in the 1990s and for defaming her in 2022. He was not found liable for rape.
The magazine writer was awarded $5million in compensatory and punitive damages on Tuesday.
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Carroll alleged in a lawsuit that Trump sexually assaulted her in a dressing room of the Bergdorf Goodman department store in the 1990s.
Despite Trump's denial of Carroll's claims initially made in 2019, a lawsuit was filed and moved forward.