Celebrities took to Twitter with reactions to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation Saturday. Kavanaugh's future has hung in the balance for weeks due to hours of hearings, FBI investigations and sexual assault allegations, which he has denied. The confirmation of Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice cements conservative control of the nation's highest court potentially for decades to come. Here's how celebrities are reacting to the confirmation, many of whom are focusing on encouraging their followers to vote: Ellen DeGeneres dedicated her tweet to Christine Blasey Ford, who says Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both teens. "This tweet is for Dr. Ford. You put yourself through so much and I want you to know it wasn’t in vain. You started a movement and we’ll see it through. If they won’t listen to our voices, then they’ll listen to our vote," she tweeted. Comedian Jim Carrey also gave Ford a shout-out. "Real American heroism. Dr. Ford risked everything to tell the truth about this privileged Kavanaugh goon. Avenge her in November," he tweeted with artwork of Ford. Kathy Griffin had a gloomier take on the outcome, pronouncing it "a terrible day in American history." "Feel like I want to scream. And rage. And cry," director Ava DuVernay wrote. Many celebs emphasized the mid-term elections. "People should be (expletive) terrified and outraged. I sure as hell am," tweeted Alyssa Milano, who was outfit shamed when she showed up at the Senate Kavanaugh hearing to support Ford. "We need to take back our power by taking back the Senate and the House in November. It is the only way out of this mess." Reese Witherspoon simply looked forward. "Can't wait for November!" she tweeted with a wave emoji, "We can fight and fight and we may not see the results right away, but we will see them," Chelsea Handler tweeted. "They made their decision. In 30 days we make ours," Josh Gad wrote. James Woods tweeted out his support of Kavanaugh: "#winning." This isn't the first time stars have spoken up about Kavanaugh. Some took to the streets of Washington, D.C., to protest the nominee and many others voiced their opinions over social media. More:Padma Lakshmi, Stephen King call out Sen. Susan Collins for voting for Brett Kavanaugh More:Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Ford hearing: Celebrities react to the emotional testimony<doc-sep>6 Christian Reactions to Kavanaugh Confirmation: From 'Victory' to 'Stain on America' Email Print Img No-img Menu Whatsapp Google Reddit Digg Stumbleupon Linkedin Comment The sharply divided Christian responses to now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation on Saturday have continued in full force. Some, such as Tony Perkins of the conservative Family Research Council, praised the U.S. Senate confirming Kavanaugh as justice to the Supreme Court by a vote of 50-48 as a victory against an "unimaginable smear" campaign. Several pro-life groups said they are looking forward in hope toward what this would mean regarding challenging Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the country. Some liberal faith-based groups said that they believe California professor Christine Blasey Ford and her testimony that Kavanaugh attempted to rape her in the 1980s, something which the associate justice has strongly denied. Here are six reactions from Christian organizations commenting on the victory for President Donald Trump in seeing his nominee confirmed to the Supreme Court:<doc-sep>U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, considered one of the few possible Republican "no" votes on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, speaks to news media at Saint Anselm College, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 04: Comedian Amy Schumer waits to be led away after being arrested during a protest against the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh October 4, 2018 at the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senators had an opportunity to review a new FBI background investigation into accusations of sexual assault against Kavanaugh and Republican leaders are moving to have a vote on his confirmation this weekend. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Collins says she will vote 'yes' on Kavanaugh WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 09: U.S. Circuit Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump introduces him as his nominee to the United States Supreme Court during an event in the East Room of the White House July 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. Pending confirmation by the U.S. Senate, Judge Kavanaugh would succeed Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, 81, who is retiring after 30 years of service on the high court. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (CNN) — The Senate voted to send Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on Saturday, ushering in a generational conservative majority and delivering a huge victory to President Donald Trump after a vicious confirmation battle inflamed by allegations of sexual assault against the nominee. As shrieks of “shame, shame, shame” echoed from the public galleries, divided and angry senators voted 50-48 to endorse a lifetime seat on the court for Kavanaugh. The protests underscored the vital importance of an appointment that will have sweeping consequences for some of the nation’s most contested disputes over abortion, LGBT rights, the scope of presidential power and the role of religion in society. Hours later, Kavanaugh was sworn in at a private ceremony at the Supreme Court by Chief Justice John Roberts and the man he will replace, retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. Outside, a crowd of noisy protestors gathered, and was eventually pushed back from the ornate building’s steps by police. The bitter fight over Kavanaugh now moves into the epicenter of the campaign for the midterm elections in November. Republicans are convinced it will motivate their sleepy base. Democrats believe a backlash against the GOP from women voters could help deliver the House of Representatives. And the nature of the fight over Kavanaugh will trigger recriminations inside the Senate and political reverberations outside for years to come. In the end, Republicans were able to use their stranglehold on Capitol Hill and the White House to muscle through the confirmation in a power play that reflected the momentous importance of Trump’s 2016 election victory over Hillary Clinton. Still, it was a close-run thing: Kavanaugh’s nomination was nearly derailed by Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations that the judge assaulted her when they were teenagers in the 1980s, which sparked uproar and forced Republicans to delay the confirmation vote for a week to allow time for a supplemental FBI background check. Trump took a victory lap before an enthusiastic crowd at a rally in Topeka, Kansas, on what he hailed as a “historic night.” “I stand before you today on the heels of a tremendous victory for our nation, our people and our beloved Constitution,” Trump said. He dismissed the allegations against Kavanaugh by accusing Democrats of waging a “shameless campaign of political and personal destruction.” Democrats furiously accused the GOP of short-circuiting efforts to examine Ford’s allegations and of rushing the nomination through while ignoring the changed political dynamics surrounding complaints of misconduct against powerful men ushered in by the #MeToo movement. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the nomination “one of the saddest moments in the history of the Senate,” and said, “this chapter will be a flashing red warning light of what to avoid.” Republicans “conducted one of the least transparent, least fair, most biased processes in Senate history, slanting the table from the very beginning to produce their desired result,” he added. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell described Kavanaugh as a “superstar.” McConnell, who stalled Barack Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to the court in his final year in office and for whom the new conservative majority represents a defining achievement, predicted that Democratic tactics during confirmation battle would electrify Republican voters in November. “They managed to deliver the only thing we had not been able to figure out how to do, which is to get our folks fired up,” McConnell said. “The other side is obviously fired up, they have been all year.” Kavanaugh’s confirmation leaves the Senate traumatized with Republicans and Democrats as estranged as at any time in recent memory, reflecting the cavernous divides in the country itself during a presidency that has ignited rare political passions. It represents the culmination of a decades-long project by the conservative movement to construct a like-minded majority on the Supreme Court which has been a defining and unifying cause in successive congressional and presidential campaigns. The new profile of the court immediately makes Trump a consequential president, for all of the chaos and discord that rages around his White House, and means his legacy will include an achievement that eluded previous Republican presidents – all of whom had more authentic conservative credentials. The ferocious nature of the confirmation battle could also have an impact on the Court itself, as Kavanaugh’s vehement and politicized defense of his own behavior raised questions about his temperament and whether he could genuinely be a honest broker and implementer of the law in the most sensitive cases. Ford allegations and partisan fighting The path to Kavanaugh’s confirmation cleared on Friday when two wavering Republicans, Susan Collins of Maine and Jeff Flake of Arizona, said they would vote for Kavanaugh after concluding that Ford’s allegations, voiced by her in an emotional hearing last week, could not be corroborated. Their move meant that McConnell could forge the narrowest of majorities to clear Kavanaugh, despite the fact that another Republican, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, opposed him. Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat facing a tough re-election fight in West Virginia, a state where the President rolled to victory in 2016, also supported Kavanaugh. Murkowski ultimately withdrew herself from the final tally as a gesture of goodwill toward her Republican colleague, Sen. Steve Daines of Montana, who supports Kavanaugh but was in Montana to walk his daughter down the aisle at her wedding. But the move did not affect the ultimate result of the vote. CNN’s Phil Mattingly, Laurie Ure, Manu Raju, Eric Bradner, Sophie Tatum and Dan Berman contributed to this report.<doc-sep>
The confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court drew sharp reactions from Hollywood celebrities. The Senate on Saturday, in a 50-48 vote mostly along party lines, voted to confirm Kavanaugh to the nation’s highest court and he was sworn in as a justice hours later. Kavanaugh’s nomination process has been plagued in recent weeks by sexual misconduct allegations made by three women. The first of them was Christine Blasey Ford, who accused him of assaulting her at a party in high school and later testified on Capitol Hill about her claims. Kavanaugh has denied the allegations against him. Comedian and talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres on Saturday mentioned Ford in a tweet, saying “You put yourself through so much and I want you to know it wasn’t in vain.” “You started a movement and we’ll see it through. If they won’t listen to our voices, then they’ll listen to our vote,” she continued. Actor James Wood, however, showed his support for the new Supreme Court justice, tweeting “Justice. Kavanaugh. #winning” Read on to see what other celebrities said: Actor Jim Carrey took to Twitter, urging people to vote in the midterm elections to “avenge” Ford. “Real American heroism. Dr. Ford risked everything to tell the truth about this privileged Kavanaugh goon,” he tweeted. Actress Kristy Swanson, in support of the vote’s outcome, tweeted: “Don't forget to crack open a beer and toast Supreme Court Judge Kavanaugh today! Because those of us that still believe in due process, WON.” However, Chelsea Handler described it on Twitter as “another gross day in the history of our country,” adding that “the midterms are coming.” “We are stronger than this bulls--t. We can fight and fight and we may not see the results right away, but we will see them. Our daughters will see them. Don’t give up. Fight harder,” she tweeted. Kathy Griffin echoed that sentiment, tweeting: “What a terrible day in American history.” Reese Witherspoon also took to Twitter, writing that she “Cant wait for November!” Lena Dunham, meanwhile, responded simply with a broken heart emoji. Fox News' Adam Shaw contributed to this report.