Brett Kavanaugh
L Who KAVANAUGH ACCUSATIONS Hollywood supports Brett Kavanaugh accuser Dr Christine Blasey Ford
FOLLOWING her powerful testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 27, some of the world’s biggest celebrities have shown their support for Dr Christine Blasey Ford and publicly supported the renewed FBI investigation into the allegations of sexual misconduct against President Donald Trump’s US Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh.
High-profile stars such as Ellen Degeneres, Amy Schumer, Lady Gaga, Mira Sorvino, Bette Midler, Ben Stiller and Cyndi Lauper as well as #Metoo founder Tarana Burke and director Ava Duvernay are just some of the public figures who have pushed for an investigation and expressed their admiration of Ford’s bravery on social media, with hashtags like #Webelievedrford and #Webelievesurvivors.
As well as Dr Ford’s testimony which captivated the world, two more women — Deborah Ramirez, a former Yale University classmate of Kavanaugh’s, and Julie Swetnick — have come forward also alleging sexual misconduct. These claims have all been denied by Kavanaugh in separate statements.
Fighting back tears, a “terrified” Dr Ford, a psychology professor at Palo Alto University, told how she was attacked by Kavanaugh as a 15 year-old at a party in Maryland when the two were high school students in the 1980s. During the harrowing public hearing, Dr Ford told how she was pushed into a bedroom by Kavanaugh, who forced himself on her, tried to remove her clothing and covered her mouth when she tried to scream.
She said she feared a Kavanaugh, now a father of two young girls and President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, would rape and accidentally kill her during the alleged assault, which was witnessed by his friend Mark Judge. “I tried to yell for help,” she said. “When I did, Brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from screaming. This was what terrified me the most and has had the most lasting impact on my life.”
To add to the humiliation, she claimed, “Both Brett and Mark were drunkenly laughing during the attack. They both seemed to be having a good time.”
Denying the accusations, Kavanaugh claimed he has never been ‘black-out-drunk’, however that was called into question last week by Charles ‘Chad’ Ludington, a friend from Yale, who said Kavanaugh was “a frequent drinker, and a heavy drinker” at university.
Despite the allegations, President Trump stands by his Supreme Court nominee “all the way” and has described Kavanaugh as a “fantastic man”. Trump said accusations have been “so unfair” to Kavanaugh and his family.