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Amy Schumer And Emily Ratajkowski Arrested At Brett Kavanaugh Protest

Amy Schumer And Emily Ratajkowski Arrested At Brett Kavanaugh Protest

The stars agreed to be arrested by police

Rachael Grealish

Rachael Grealish

Amy Schumer and Emily Ratajkowski were arrested yesterday after protesting the controversial US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

The comedian was among hundreds that turned up at the Hart and Dirksen Senate Office Buildings in order to challenge Kavanaugh's nomination after he was accused of sexual misconduct by three different women.

Videos of Schumer being detained by police and escorted from the building have circulated among social media where she was asked if she 'wanted to be arrested' to which she replied 'yes'.

She raised her clenched fist to cameras as she left the building.

Amy Schumer/Instagram

At the same time, model and actress Emily Ratajkowski was said to be arrested after she posted about in on Twitter.

She said: "Today I was arrested protesting the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, a man who has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault. Men who hurt women can no longer be placed in positions of power."

Around 300 people were arrested by police in their final bid at stopping Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination.

The two I Feel Pretty co-stars stood outside the Capitol shouting to the crowds of people 'a vote for Kavanaugh is a vote saying women don't matter'.

Schumer took to Instagram to share shots from the day including some of her and Ratajkowski during the protest.

The first woman to wave her anonymity and speak out about the case was Christine Blasey Ford, a psychology professor at Palo Alto University.

She said Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the 1980s when they were both teenagers.

Kavanaugh's second accuser is Deborah Ramirez - she came forward on 23 September and alleged that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a party at Yale University.

PA

She told the New Yorker that the incident happened while they were both college freshmen during the early 80s.

Kavanaugh has denied all accusations, though it has caused a backlash from hundreds of women, and men, angry about his nomination.

Featured Image Credit: Amy Schumer/Instagram

Topics: Celebrity, News, US News