"In 2019, Carroll alleged that Trump had sexually assaulted her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the mid-1990s; Trump promptly denied the allegation while deriding Carroll at rallies and in TV interviews as "totally lying" and "not my type." Ask E. Jean follows Carroll as she prepares for the trial, revealing why she buried what had happened for so long; it captures, too, her profound discomfort while she's badgered during depositions by Trump's legal team, and her eventual victory."
"Streaming platforms and distributors have steered absolutely clear of a movie that so plainly impugns the president, regardless of its obvious relevance and engaging portrait of Carroll, whose decision to come forward was resolutely in spite of everything she knew she'd face as a result. "We all have a lot at stake here. This lawsuit is not just for me; it almost has nothing to do with me," she explains in one scene to the director, Ivy Meeropol."
Ask E. Jean chronicles E. Jean Carroll's decision to sue President Trump for defamation and sexual battery after she alleged a mid-1990s sexual assault in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room. Trump denied the allegation and publicly derided Carroll as "totally lying" and "not my type." The film depicts Carroll preparing for trial, her discomfort during aggressive depositions, and her reluctance to speak earlier about the assault. A jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation and ordered $5 million in damages; his appeal awaits Supreme Court review. Streaming platforms have largely avoided distributing the film, and Carroll emphasizes that the lawsuit concerns women nationwide.
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