Alyssa Milano (48) was detained in Washington as she held protest outside the White House against the voting rights and appealed the Senate as well as US President to protect this sacred tenet of democracy.
American actress, producer, singer, author, and activist. She is best known for her roles as Samantha Micelli in Who’s the Boss?, As a political activist, she is best known for her role in the Me Too movement in October 2017.
Take to the White House! Milano was arrested on Tuesday as she attended the protest on October 19.
She wrote on her twitter, “I was just arrested for demanding the Biden Administration and the Senate to use their mandate to protect voting rights. Stand with me and @peoplefor and tell the Senate and White House that voting rights shouldn’t depend on where you live. #DontMuteOurVote.”
In March 2020, Milano endorsed former US vice president Joe Biden for president of the United States. She declined to withdraw her endorsement of Biden despite a sexual assault allegation against him. On April 27, Milano tweeted that she was “aware of the new developments in Tara Reade’s accusation against Joe Biden. I want Tara, like every other survivor, to have the space to be heard and seen without being used as fodder. I hear and see you, Tara.”
This was after criticism of Milano’s support for Biden where she appeared to backtrack on her previous stance for believing women. On April 28, in an op-ed for Deadline Milano reiterated her support for Biden and considered “Believing women was never about ‘Believe all women no matter what they say,’ it was about changing the culture of NOT believing women by default.