I’m so incredibly proud of the greatest civil rights attorneys in the Nation: Robbie Kaplan! Shawn G. Crowley! Mike Ferrara! Honorable Woman, Matt Craig! Joshua Matz! Trevor Morrison! Rachel Tuchman! Helen Andrews! Emma DeCourcy who is getting married this weekend! Kate Harris! Sean Kelly! Donya Khadem! And Adam Bresgi!
I always knew you'd be the one to stand up to Der Gropenführer and win! I am beyond proud of you, and also in awe of your strength and perseverance! Go E. Jean!!!
I'm writing to and for a group of your readers -- and people everywhere -- men and women -- who were victims of child sexual abuse. I used to live in Australia. And when we were having a Royal Commission about (which one I forget) Christian church fathers molesting children (for decades), I was yelling at the TV: "Where's MY Royal Commission?" Who can I turn to? Who cares now? Mother is dead now ten years (lived to 100). And anyway, who'd ever believe a woman who said her MOTHER abused her." So, here's to us folks. If nothing else, courageous and forthright E. Jean has given us a forum. The cat's out of the bag. Everything is on the table for discussion. How liberating! How empowering. I hope other members of the "silent generation" (I'm 80) will speak up about this, too.
I just sent out a tweet about this! For those not glued to twitter but wisely watching this space, the sub stack of the great E Jean, here it is. We are astonished by your endurance.
The only way to stop a tyrant: with wit and legal acumen. In today's NYT, a great writer and her lawyer show how it's done—
BREAKING NEWS
E. Jean Carroll is seeking new damages from Donald Trump for comments he made on CNN after she won a $3 million defamation claim against him.
E. Jean, thank you once again!!! That nationally televised audience of drooling cretins laughing at his hate-spewing should go a ways toward proving malice. What a cosmically perfect way for him to go broke — having to pay women for insulting them.
Trump has come up hard against the unfun part of his life, and there's no fun part left.
Many people are saying he's going to jail for the documents.
Ejean you precious gem of a woman I am So Proud of Your Stamina To Protect Even More AND Lead The Way To Accountability for more and more Women. I SHARED 4X as "Ejeans 2nd Heel Drops" I'm So Inspired by your Courage.Your Fan John Pillin
Bravissimo! A hearty round of applause from the far-flung audience! I stood up and cheered when I saw the headline in the NYTimes. And then I cheered some more, for your brilliant and wise lawyer, Roberta Kaplan!
Thank you SO MUCH! There are so many of us who did not scream and were afraid to report.
Oh dear E.Jean Carroll, you are the quintessential ICON‼️
I am in awe of your stunning tenacity, eloquence, graceful, and fierce representation for all us women, abused by those men who believed the cultural entitlement: Powerful men can commit any outrage against a woman.
In the early 90s, amidst the Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas phenomenon, I filed a complaint against a CEO/President of a local CBS affiliate for job fraud and sexual harassment. So rare in those times. Two years of hell: depositions, travel to two other states, involving so many people. What a waste of money and mental sanity and never achieved what you did, E. Jean Carroll.
You are indeed the ICON FOR THE AGES and have my deepest admiration for your most elegant integrity, poise, and delightfully wicked sense of humor. 💟
Before I go back and read your questioners letter I gotta say, I’ve been thinking about you non-stop—she’s gone quiet, is she recovering, regrouping? Is she okay? And then tonight I opened my NYT and there you were! I’m excited, exhilarated, in awe, there aren’t words enough for my respect and joy that you’re a living breathing real human woman who is changing EVERYTHING. Everything.
Yay, this is the good news I've been waiting for! E. Jean and Robbie, you two are invincible! No question that you will prevail again!. Compensation for causing pain, absolutely! A high heel can cause pain too if aimed correctly, if you get my drift.
Another dog? Is Guff still with us? Details and photos please.
I am very glad to hear that you are filing an additional suit. The thing about bullies is that they don’t readily accept consequences or modify their behavior when those consequences are imposed. It may require several hits to his wallet before he begins to realize he can’t keep lying, slandering, and throwing his overweight carcass around if he hopes to remain solvent. It doesn’t help that he lives in a racist,sexist, entitled bubble surrounded by people who support his delusions. The only thing I ask is that you take care. I worry about your safety, though never your sanity :-)
As for when I told about being fondled by a strange man in a crowd it did not go well. My mother’s response was one I was to hear over and over again, “What did you do to encourage him?” I was 10 for heaven’s sake and it happened in a large crowd at a farmer’s market where I knew no one. I was dressed in jeans and a tee shirt. Anyway, the shame and feelings of being dirty stuck with me all my life. Even worse, the assumption that I must have done something to make someone to want to hurt, molest, abuse, or simply treat me with disrespect stuck with me. My default is still, when things go wrong between myself and a man, “What did I do wrong?”
Writing and reading this makes me sad. The feminist in me is indignant. The big sister who protected my younger sister from my dad’s abuse by inserting myself between them wishes she could do the same for the ten year old I was. But the icky feelings remain and I believe are the true cost of raising men to see women as objects and treat those who dare to call them out as liars. We as women have a lot to heal from and daring to speak up is a good first step. But we will also need to find ways to provide protection and support. The wounds run deep.
Sending Love to you and all your correspondents.
Ooops just seeing the photo of you and Miss Havisham along with the update about Guff. This should be interesting!
YES!!! Your tenacity and Ms. Kaplan’s brilliance (and her team’s as well) are unbeatable. I so admire your bravery. Bullies only stop when someone stands up to them. Keep standing! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 There are so many of us rooting for you, E. Jean. 💚💚
When I was in grade 7 a number of us young women who had developed breasts were being grabbed at, pinched and had erasers and such thrown at us accompanied by sexual remarks and taunting. You know “ boys will be boys” we were told but NOoooo we girls had had enough. Now this in 1958!!! I spoke to my teacher and I think a male teacher. Well they had a little meeting with the boys and all that behaviour stopped. The fact that I was a pretty tough little soccer player and my Dad was a police officer might have helped. But the teachers actually listened and the behaviour stopped!! One small victory in a long war of taking our power back!
I always knew you'd be the one to stand up to Der Gropenführer and win! I am beyond proud of you, and also in awe of your strength and perseverance! Go E. Jean!!!
I'm writing to and for a group of your readers -- and people everywhere -- men and women -- who were victims of child sexual abuse. I used to live in Australia. And when we were having a Royal Commission about (which one I forget) Christian church fathers molesting children (for decades), I was yelling at the TV: "Where's MY Royal Commission?" Who can I turn to? Who cares now? Mother is dead now ten years (lived to 100). And anyway, who'd ever believe a woman who said her MOTHER abused her." So, here's to us folks. If nothing else, courageous and forthright E. Jean has given us a forum. The cat's out of the bag. Everything is on the table for discussion. How liberating! How empowering. I hope other members of the "silent generation" (I'm 80) will speak up about this, too.
THANK YOU FOR NOT SETTLING!
Thank you for pursuing justice!
I just sent out a tweet about this! For those not glued to twitter but wisely watching this space, the sub stack of the great E Jean, here it is. We are astonished by your endurance.
The only way to stop a tyrant: with wit and legal acumen. In today's NYT, a great writer and her lawyer show how it's done—
BREAKING NEWS
E. Jean Carroll is seeking new damages from Donald Trump for comments he made on CNN after she won a $3 million defamation claim against him.
this is the absolute right thing to do. fabulous news. he is getting his ass kicked by ovaries and I LOVE IT.
E. Jean, thank you once again!!! That nationally televised audience of drooling cretins laughing at his hate-spewing should go a ways toward proving malice. What a cosmically perfect way for him to go broke — having to pay women for insulting them.
Trump has come up hard against the unfun part of his life, and there's no fun part left.
Many people are saying he's going to jail for the documents.
Go get ‘em!
I am so very proud of you for standing up again to 45! You go girl👏🥳💜
Ejean you precious gem of a woman I am So Proud of Your Stamina To Protect Even More AND Lead The Way To Accountability for more and more Women. I SHARED 4X as "Ejeans 2nd Heel Drops" I'm So Inspired by your Courage.Your Fan John Pillin
Bravissimo! A hearty round of applause from the far-flung audience! I stood up and cheered when I saw the headline in the NYTimes. And then I cheered some more, for your brilliant and wise lawyer, Roberta Kaplan!
Thank you SO MUCH! There are so many of us who did not scream and were afraid to report.
Respect, Blessings, and Gratitude!
Oh dear E.Jean Carroll, you are the quintessential ICON‼️
I am in awe of your stunning tenacity, eloquence, graceful, and fierce representation for all us women, abused by those men who believed the cultural entitlement: Powerful men can commit any outrage against a woman.
In the early 90s, amidst the Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas phenomenon, I filed a complaint against a CEO/President of a local CBS affiliate for job fraud and sexual harassment. So rare in those times. Two years of hell: depositions, travel to two other states, involving so many people. What a waste of money and mental sanity and never achieved what you did, E. Jean Carroll.
You are indeed the ICON FOR THE AGES and have my deepest admiration for your most elegant integrity, poise, and delightfully wicked sense of humor. 💟
Before I go back and read your questioners letter I gotta say, I’ve been thinking about you non-stop—she’s gone quiet, is she recovering, regrouping? Is she okay? And then tonight I opened my NYT and there you were! I’m excited, exhilarated, in awe, there aren’t words enough for my respect and joy that you’re a living breathing real human woman who is changing EVERYTHING. Everything.
The magnitude of my gratitude cannot be measured.
Yay, this is the good news I've been waiting for! E. Jean and Robbie, you two are invincible! No question that you will prevail again!. Compensation for causing pain, absolutely! A high heel can cause pain too if aimed correctly, if you get my drift.
Another dog? Is Guff still with us? Details and photos please.
I am very glad to hear that you are filing an additional suit. The thing about bullies is that they don’t readily accept consequences or modify their behavior when those consequences are imposed. It may require several hits to his wallet before he begins to realize he can’t keep lying, slandering, and throwing his overweight carcass around if he hopes to remain solvent. It doesn’t help that he lives in a racist,sexist, entitled bubble surrounded by people who support his delusions. The only thing I ask is that you take care. I worry about your safety, though never your sanity :-)
As for when I told about being fondled by a strange man in a crowd it did not go well. My mother’s response was one I was to hear over and over again, “What did you do to encourage him?” I was 10 for heaven’s sake and it happened in a large crowd at a farmer’s market where I knew no one. I was dressed in jeans and a tee shirt. Anyway, the shame and feelings of being dirty stuck with me all my life. Even worse, the assumption that I must have done something to make someone to want to hurt, molest, abuse, or simply treat me with disrespect stuck with me. My default is still, when things go wrong between myself and a man, “What did I do wrong?”
Writing and reading this makes me sad. The feminist in me is indignant. The big sister who protected my younger sister from my dad’s abuse by inserting myself between them wishes she could do the same for the ten year old I was. But the icky feelings remain and I believe are the true cost of raising men to see women as objects and treat those who dare to call them out as liars. We as women have a lot to heal from and daring to speak up is a good first step. But we will also need to find ways to provide protection and support. The wounds run deep.
Sending Love to you and all your correspondents.
Ooops just seeing the photo of you and Miss Havisham along with the update about Guff. This should be interesting!
YES!!! Your tenacity and Ms. Kaplan’s brilliance (and her team’s as well) are unbeatable. I so admire your bravery. Bullies only stop when someone stands up to them. Keep standing! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 There are so many of us rooting for you, E. Jean. 💚💚
When I was in grade 7 a number of us young women who had developed breasts were being grabbed at, pinched and had erasers and such thrown at us accompanied by sexual remarks and taunting. You know “ boys will be boys” we were told but NOoooo we girls had had enough. Now this in 1958!!! I spoke to my teacher and I think a male teacher. Well they had a little meeting with the boys and all that behaviour stopped. The fact that I was a pretty tough little soccer player and my Dad was a police officer might have helped. But the teachers actually listened and the behaviour stopped!! One small victory in a long war of taking our power back!