#MeToo campaigner Alyssa Milano stares daggers at Brett Kavanaugh throughout his Senate hearing
ACTRESS and #MeToo activist Alyssa Milano stares at US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh during his testimony at the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The former Charmed star has been a vocal opponent of Kavanaugh and has been seen leading protests against his nomination in recent weeks.
The 45-year-old was spotted in the hearing room yesterday as the woman accusing him of sexual abuse, Christine Blasey Ford, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Ford told the committee members Kavanaugh had put his hand over her mouth to stifle her screams during an attempted rape when they were teenagers in 1982.
Milano told the : "It takes a certain type of human to hear a woman scream and have the innate reaction to put their hand over her mouth. That to me is very telling about who this person is. I don’t think a man’s misogyny should take precedent over a survivor’s humanity."
She added that there was nothing he could say that would change her mind. He has vehemently denied the allegations.
What we know so far:
- Brett Kavanaugh tearfully defended himself against sex attack allegations to the senate committee
- Professor Christine Blasey Ford claimed the judge attacked her in 1982, and feared he might 'kill her'
- A photo of women allegedly looking 'horrified' during Kavanaugh's testimony went viral
- The Judge was supported at the hearing by mother Martha and wife Ashley
- Donald Trump tweeted his support saying his testimony was 'powerful, honest, and riveting'
- The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote at 9.30am local time on whether to support Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination
"I feel like it’s hard enough for victims to come forward. To come forward with a lie, I can’t wrap my head around it. It just doesn’t make sense to me. There’s a lot stacked against him."
Milano said she has reached out to Ford but hasn’t heard back, adding: "This is clearly something that’s been painful for her.
"As a survivor myself, I think the most important thing we could ask for is fairness. And I don’t really know if this is indicative of what that would be like."
Milano sat beside New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand during the hearing, which she attended as a guest of Senator Dianne Feinstein, who sits on the committee.
The founder of the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and assault, Tarana Burke, sat behind them.
Yesterday's hearing took place against the backdrop of the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and assault, and many labelled her harrowing public testimony as a defining moment in the movement.
President Donald Trump, Kavanaugh's patron, is accused by more than a dozen women of sexual misconduct and says he's been falsely accused.
Allies of the movement argue that an allegation of sexual assault should be taken seriously enough to be investigated by the FBI. Ford's was not.
In many ways, the hearing turned on Ford's credibility as a victim of and a witness to an event that Kavanaugh staunchly denies.
Many women across the US are also concerned that should he join the Supreme Court, the right-wing majority of Justices could overturn landmark legislation that grants the right to abortion.
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Ford first alleged in an interview with the Washington Post earlier this month that Mr Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed and tried to undress her when they were both teenagers.
A second woman, Deborah Ramirez, then came forward to accuse the prospective Supreme Court justice of thrusting his penis in her face when they were both at Yale University in the 1980s.
Finally, Julie Swetnick went public with an accusation Kavanaugh was present at parties where women were drugged and "gang raped" by groups of men.
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