(CNN) Comedian Amy Schumer and model-actress Emily Ratajkowski were among more than 300 people arrested Thursday in protests over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Hundreds of people turned up at a US Senate building in the nation's capital to challenge Kavanaugh's nomination after three women accused him of various forms of sexual misconduct. Schumer and Ratajkowski were among them.
Comedian Amy Schumer is led away after she was arrested.
Capitol Police said they arrested 302 people during the demonstrations. Video from the scene shows the two actresses being detained after an officer asks if they want to be arrested.
I can't believe I have to do this @emrata but here's video if you and @amyschumer verbally agreeing to be "arrested" pic.twitter.com/xlKSy1sZ4b — Benny (@bennyjohnson) October 4, 2018
Additional footage shows them waiting to be processed near a wall with officers. Schumer told a CNN producer she was arrested. Ratajkowski said on social media that she was arrested, too.
"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," Ratajkowski tweeted.
The comedian Amy Schumer and model Emily Ratajkowski were among hundreds of people arrested in Washington DC for protesting against the potential nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
Thousands of demonstrators rallied outside the Supreme Court before several hundred moved inside Senate buildings on Thursday afternoon, chanting anti-Kavanaugh slogans and waving signs such as “Believe Survivors” and “Kava-Nope".
US Capitol Police said 302 people were arrested at the Hart and Dirksen Hart Senate Office Buildings – including Ms Schumer.
The actress, a distant relative of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, told CNN she was among those taken in custody.
Earlier in the day, Ms Schumer told a rally: “A vote for Kavanaugh is a vote saying women don’t matter.”
Ms Ratajkowski tweeted a photo of herself and revealed she had also been arrested.
“Today I was arrested protesting the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, a man who has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault,” she said. “Men who hurt women can no longer be placed in positions of power.”
The outbreak of angry dissent came ahead of deciding votes on Mr Kavanaugh’s nomination set to take place on Friday and Saturday.
President Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court has been accused of sexual assault and misconduct by Professor Christine Blasey Ford and at least two other women – claims Mr Kavanaugh strenuously denied during a dramatic hearing last week.
The senior judge is now expected to be confirmed after key Republicans indicated they had found nothing damning in a FBI report on allegations against him.
“I’m sick and tired of seeing women’s experiences not be given weight,” said demonstrator Christine Zagrobelny, 29, a software engineer from New York City, at Thursday’s rally outside the Supreme Court.
Angela Trzepkowski, 55, from Delaware, said: “I believe Dr Ford, and I believe Kavanaugh is part of a big old boys club that are going to protect him no matter what.”
Police officers told protesters who had gathered inside the Senate buildings later on Thursday afternoon that they would be arrested if they did not leave.
The hundreds who refused to move were charged with crowding, obstructing, or incommoding, according to Capitol Police.
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Several leading Republican lawmakers made clear they remain unmoved by fierce opposition to Mr Kavanaugh’s nomination.
Video posted on social media showed Senator Orrin Hatch waving away a group of protesters on Capitol Hill, telling them to “grow up”.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said: “When the noise fades, when the uncorroborated mud washes away, what’s left is the distinguished nominee who stands before us.”
It remains unclear whether the FBI report will be made public.
Additional reporting by agencies
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Amy Schumer had a hunch she would get arrested protesting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in Washington. She was right.
The comedian, 37, was among dozens of demonstrators detained in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill Thursday, including model Emily Ratajkowski.
In a video posted to twitter by @bennyjohnson, a Capitol police officer asks Schumer and other demonstrators if they want to be arrested, including the camera man.
Schumer confidently answered, "Yes." She was holding a "We believe Anita Hill" sign while wearing a green top with "This today, then #ERA" emblazoned on the back.
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Here is @amyschumer telling cops she *wants* to be arrested.
Cop asks “Do you want to be arrested?”
Schumer: “Yes.”
Save this for the “I can’t believe I was arrested for free speech!” Tweet from her soon. pic.twitter.com/TLGaDAyh1T — Benny (@bennyjohnson) October 4, 2018
In another video posted to Twitter by @Theboldtype_z, Schumer made light of her pending arrest by sending a video to a fellow protester's daughter.
"Hi Zola, I'm here with your mom. She loves you very much," the comedian said. "I think we are going to get arrested and we're so proud of you."
Schumer's message of resistance left the fan she addressed in shock: "MY MOM AND AMY SCHUMER ARE GETTING ARRESTED TOGETHER AND AMY SAID HI TO ME."
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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 also took to Twitter to share her detention.
“Today I was arrested protesting the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, a man who has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault,” the model posted, along with a picture of her marching with a group of women in front of the Capitol. She is holding a sign, reading "Respect Female Existence or Expect Our Resistance."
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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. pic.twitter.com/nnwq1O4qk3 — Emily Ratajkowski (@emrata) October 4, 2018
She continued on Instagram: "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.”
Earlier in the day, Schumer and Ratajkowski attended the #CANCELKAVANAUGH protest outside the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse, with the likes of Lena Durham and Whoopi Goldberg.
At the rally, Schumer fired up demonstrators, saying “let’s stay together, let’s fight, let’s keep showing up.” Ratajkowski flanked Schumer on the stage during her speech.
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The protest comes on the heels of the FBI concluding its investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh.
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified last week that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her during a small gathering when they were teenagers. He has denied all allegations.
A procedural vote on Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court could take place as soon as Friday, and a final up-or-down vote could take place on Saturday afternoon.
Contributing: Jessica Estepa
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AMY SCHUMER HAS found herself on the receiving end of considerable scorn this morning after footage emerged of her participation in a demonstration against Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination.
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Hundreds of protesters, including Amy, Emily Ratajkowski and Amber Heard, congregated in Washington yesterday, carrying signs and placards emblazoned with slogans like ‘Believe Women’ and ‘Kava-Nope’, which criticise both Kavanaugh and the system that supports him.
In one video filmed in the vicinity of the Hart Senate Office building, Amy is speaking into the camera saying she thinks she’s going to be arrested, while in another video Amy is seen being asked by a police officer if ‘she wants to be arrested’ to which she replied ‘yes’.
Scorn has been swift on social media, with many insisting that Amy simply wants to insert herself into the situation, in an effort to be seen as ‘relevant’.
I can’t believe I have to do this @emrata but here’s video if you and @amyschumer verbally agreeing to be “arrested” pic.twitter.com/xlKSy1sZ4b — Benny (@bennyjohnson) October 4, 2018 Source: Benny /Twitter
Here is Amy Schumer telling cops she wants to be arrested.
Cop asks ‘Do you want to be arrested?’
Schumer: ‘Yes’
Save this for the ‘I can’t believe I was arrested for free speech!’ tweet from her soon.
The criticism which followed was perplexing, with social media users deriding the manner in which the arrest took place.
“Needed her Street Cred badge. Now she can sit with the cool kids,” wrote one person in a post which exemplifies much of the sentiment online.
However, if Amy had declined and turned her back on the protest, you can be absolutely certain that the backlash from those very same people would have been much more intense.
The actress’s contribution to the demonstration would have been undoubtedly and immediately discounted on the grounds that she wasn’t truly willing to put herself on the line.
Cynics would have fallen upon her placard-waving as little more than bandwagoning, and insisted that when it came to the crunch, she was unwilling to go the whole nine yards.
Yes, it was peculiar to hear a police officer ask crowds if they wanted to be arrested, but neither Amy nor Emily have any influence over how a member of authority addresses a group of demonstrators.
It’s quite clear that the underlying subtext of the question was that an arrest would be the outcome should they refuse to leave; and Amy answered the question directly as it was posed, ultimately communicating that she wasn’t willing to leave as some protesters chose to do.
The scorn levelled at her suggests that the actress raced up to members of the force with her wrists extended and a professional photographer in tow, only begging to be arrested for the ‘gram.
As a survivor of sexual assault, it’s likely that Amy is hugely invested in the situation currently unfolding in the United States, and by saying ‘yes’, all she did was communicate that she wanted to remain at the protest, and if that was while ‘under arrest’ then so be it.
With regards the suggestion that Amy may soon take to Twitter to lament the fact she was arrested, maybe she will.
Perhaps she will find it frustrating that in order to remain at the protest of a decision which affects millions of women in the US, she felt obliged to ‘agree’ to be arrested, but that’s exactly what circumstance dictated.
Indeed, her fellow protestor, Emily Ratajkowski, took to Twitter in the aftermath of the protest, and confirmed that she had been arrested while protesting.
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. pic.twitter.com/nnwq1O4qk3 — Emily Ratajkowski (@emrata) October 4, 2018 Source: Emily Ratajkowski /Twitter
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.
Other critics have dismissed the significance of the arrest because footage shows those arrested chatting with one another and engaging with police officers, which cynics feel detracts from the gravity of the situation.
But again, if footage emerged of either Amy or Emily attempting to create some semblance of drama in a relatively peaceful environment, they would be branded disingenuous and accused of manipulating the situation for their own gains.
At a time when women are condemned for not having said ‘no’ clearly enough, Amy’s ‘yes’ speaks volumes.
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