Amy Schumer was detained on Thursday while protesting against Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, reports said.
The Trainwreck actress joined demonstrators at the #CancelKavanagh event at Capitol Hill, which occurred a day before the Senate will begin voting on Republican President Donald Trump’s pick. The protest comes hours after the FBI sent the Senate Judiciary Committee a report following its week-long investigation concerning allegations of sexual assault against the judge, which he has denied.
A recording of Thursday’s protest shows Schumer and a few other ladies, including fellow star Emily Ratajkowski, were standing outside against a wall while police surrounded them. CNN reports that Schumer was seen “being arrested.” MSNBC also aired similar footage, saying in a tweet that Schumer “was detained with other anti-Kavanaugh protesters at the Hart Senate Office Bldg. atrium on Capitol Hill.”
MY MOM AND AMY SCHUMER ARE GETTING ARRESTED TOGETHER AND AMY SAID HI TO ME pic.twitter.com/AqZUBUxUrd
— Z (@Theboldtype_z) October 4, 2018
Ratajkowski wrote on Instagram that she herself was “arrested protesting the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, a man who has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault,” adding “Men who hurt women can no longer be placed in positions of power. Kavanaugh’s confirmation as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is a message to women in this country that they do not matter. I demand a government that acknowledges, respects and supports women as much as it does men.”
Capitol Police did not comment and there is no record of Amy Schumer’s arrest.
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