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Alicia Keys, Michael Stipe and other celebs will protest Kavanaugh

October 2, 2018 at 5:48 p.m. EDT
Musician Alicia Keys is Supreme Court-bound. (Luca Bruno/AP)

The protests of the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court are about to get starrier: A group of celebs, including Alicia Keys, Michael Stipe and Norman Lear, are lending their support to a gathering that will take place outside the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse on Thursday afternoon.

The Bravery Is Contagious event is backed by musicians, actors and other artists, including husband-and-wife duo Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard, Erykah Badu and Esperanza Spalding.