Emily Ratajkowski was arrested by law enforcement officials Thursday morning near Capitol Hill, according to a new report.
The actress and Instagram model was protesting the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court with other celebrities, including Amy Schumer, when she was arrested. (RELATED: Emily Ratajkowski’s Latest Interview May Be Her Most Explosive One Yet [PHOTOS])
Ratajkowski informed her fans of the arrest via Instagram on Thursday afternoon.
“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 wrote. “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.”
Amy Schumer was also reportedly arrested. In a video captured by the Daily Caller’s Benny Johnson, a police officer asks Schumer if she wants to be arrested, to which she replies, “Yes.”
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
.@amyschumer: “A vote for Kavanaugh is a vote saying women don’t matter.” pic.twitter.com/UYKdlMKZ4A
— The Hill (@thehill) October 4, 2018
Schumer and Ratajkowski were seen addressing a crowd earlier in the day, telling protesters that “A vote for Kavanaugh is a vote saying women don’t matter.”