Alyssa Milano attended Kavanaugh's hearings

A prominent figure in the # MeToo movement, Milan was the guest of Diane Feinstein, a senator and member of the steering committee, at Thursday's hearings. She was sitting next to New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Milan recently spoke to The Hollywood Reporter on his experiences with sexual assault and #WhyIDidntReport. By telling them, "That's exactly the reason why we do not show up, or we do not report." Because of the scrutiny. "Because a man's word will always mean more as our word, and it's disgusting. "

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After the hearings, reports circulated that Milan had security problems and his phone was confiscated. She consulted Twitter to set the record straight, that her phone was not removed, as evidenced by her posts on social networks during the hearing, but her "Believe" sign Women "was.

P.S. My phone has not been confiscated as evidenced by the fact that I have not stopped posting messages on social networks. I had my sign, "believe woman" confiscated however. And a policeman warned me to take videos on my phone.

– Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) September 28, 2018

Not surprisingly, many people took cheap sexist pictures in Milan, commenting that her dress was too "revealing" and "disrespectful" for the audience. "I know there have been some comments, some about my appearance, which I think are a perfect example of how women are objectified," said Milano. Cosmopolitan. She then recounted her experience in the room while Kavanaugh gave his testimony. "If a woman had acted this way during a series of questions, she would be considered totally unbalanced, hormonal or accused of having a seizure, or worse, being a bitch."