(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.
ericshin8282 on October 5th, 2018 at 18:37 UTC »
hilarious how this thread has become about who likes amy or not rather than the topic they were trying to protest and raise awareness
MisterSparkle77 on October 5th, 2018 at 17:25 UTC »
This comment section makes me want to take a Reddit break
HoodGinga on October 5th, 2018 at 16:29 UTC »
If you read the article, yes, they "chose" to be arrested just like the other 300 people who were arrested for civil disobedience. So did Rosa Parks. So did Dr. King. You choose civil disobedience as a form of protest with the knowledge that you probably WILL be arrested.