By Jonathan Stempel and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – E. Jean Carroll, the writer seeking millions of dollars from Donald Trump for defamation, on Thursday forcefully rejected suggestions that her reputation has been enhanced in the years since she publicly accused the former U.S. president of rape. Carroll, 80, acknowledged at her civil damages trial that she has received more attention from media outlets and celebrities since publicizing her rape claim in June 2019 – but said she has also been widely disparaged. “My status is lowered,” Carroll said under cross-examination by Trump’s lawyer …