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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsE. Jean Carroll fired from ELLE magazine following Trump rape allegation
Feb. 19, 2020, 12:51 PM EST
By Gwen Aviles
E. Jean Carroll, a veteran advice columnist at ELLE magazine who last year accused President Donald Trump of raping her in the mid-1990s, said she was fired from her editorial position at the end of 2019 after nearly 30 years because of Trump's public debasement of her character.
Because Trump ridiculed my reputation, laughed at my looks, & dragged me through the mud, after 26 years, ELLE fired me, Carroll wrote on Twitter. I dont blame Elle. It was the great honor of my life writing Ask E. Jean.
Carroll, 76, first discussed the sexual assault allegation in her 2019 book "What Do We Need Men For?" an excerpt of which was published in New York magazine prior to its release last June. In that excerpt, the writer said that she was assaulted by Trump in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room during a "colossal struggle."
Trump has not only repeatedly denied the allegation, but has also denied ever meeting Carroll. When presented with a picture in which they were both photographed at a 1987 party alongside Carrolls former husband, John Johnson, Trump maintained that he had "no idea" who Carroll is.
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lpbk2713
(42,696 posts)The whole world knows he's a pathological liar.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)Except for the 1 in 3 Americans who think WE'RE the liars.
airmid
(500 posts)deurbano
(2,891 posts)They don't care about truth, integrity, morality, equality, compassion... The ones in my family have an inferiority complex. He's really King of the Losers. (I mean, except for the opportunists who are just trying to cynically cash out... and of course, they are losers in other way, anyway.)
Scotch-Irish
(464 posts)thousands of times a day. There's terrible prejudice against older people, and the "lay offs" and "letting go's" start when people are in their 50's.
After 70 I guess you're just supposed to starve to death. They didn't let her go because of the rape...she's just "too old" and the younger people don't want to look at her. I've seen it too many times. It doesn't matter what kind of physical shape you're in, they don't want you around after you get above 50.
MuseRider
(34,058 posts)Then it is just bad for her and others who need those jobs but "age out" of them according to the younger bosses.
LiberalArkie
(15,686 posts)younger could get a good paying job and grow with it. The kids do not have a snowballs chance in hell at making it if us old farts stay in the job till we die at the job.
safeinOhio
(32,527 posts)I love what you said. Ive been retired for 18 years and glad for the kid that my job. It was hard work and had great pay. Im just having a ball with my litter hobby hobby jobs now.
not fooled
(5,791 posts)however, in this case, E. Jean was a specialty writer who was identified with her column, so her firing wasn't like just firing a routine worker who could be easily replaced with someone similar.
I don't doubt for a minute that red don exerted pressure on Elle to fire her.
dem4decades
(11,241 posts)Delphinus
(11,808 posts)to read this. Seems quite wrong for them to fire her.
My favorite writer these days, R. Eric Thomas, writes for them and I subscribed in support. I thought they were okay.
This seems like a stupid decision on Elle's part if true.
2naSalit
(86,048 posts)must "know" someone on the board.
NRaleighLiberal
(59,940 posts)Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)NRaleighLiberal
(59,940 posts)3Hotdogs
(12,207 posts)I ain't got one, so I can't cancel.
Midnight Writer
(21,546 posts)superpatriotman
(6,232 posts)Makes zero sense.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Look how long it took her to decide to charge Trump for rape? When she first came out with the story she wasnt going to press charges. Probably because they had bantered a bit before he assaulted her in the dressing room.
Shes also said that was her last sexual encounter with any men, so its possible she blames herself, like so many women do.
blakstoneranger
(333 posts)He drinks, he eats, he combs his hair. There's plenty of DNA lying around---GET IT!