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Why female celebrities are calling on the First Daughter with #dearivanka posts

Harriet Armstrong

Some of Hollywood’s biggest names are calling on Ivanka Trump to support a university professor who has accused a US Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault.

Research psychologist Christine Blasey Ford claims Brett Kavanaugh - Donald Trump’s Supreme court nominee – exposed himself to her when they were college students.

Blasey Ford, 51, alleges Kavanaugh, 53, pinned her down on a bed, groped her and tried to remove her clothes at a Yale University party in the early ‘80s.

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Now, A-listers including Alyssa Milano, Melanie Griffith, Amy Schumer and Busy Philipps are urging Trump’s eldest daughter to publicly support the professor’s case.

Using the hashtag #DearIvanka, they’re calling on Ivanka, 36, to use her position as a White House senior advisor to get her father’s administration to conduct an FBI investigation into the charges.

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"Dear @IvankaTrump, you don't follow me on social media. But as a public servant, you work for me. You’ve proclaimed yourself a feminist and a champion of women’s rights," wrote the 39-year-old.

"Right now, you have an opportunity to fight for women and survivors.

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“Use your access to demand that Professor Ford’s request for a full, fair, trauma-informed investigation by the FBI be held. Use your access to make sure another abuser is not seated on the Supreme Court. “

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Former One Tree Hill star Bush, who says the former designer follows her on Instagram, took a different approach in her post.

"I figured after the last one of these calls for you to take action, you’d unfollow me. But you’re still following me!! So, let me use this opportunity to call you in," she captioned her post.

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"Rather than feeling called out, try to see this as an invitation to merge your words and your actions. Girl. You can do it.”

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Milano spoke to Glamour about her efforts to raise awareness for Ford’s case.

"I hope she feels the love and support and the heartache that women feel in standing in solidarity with her," the former Charmed star told the publication.

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"I want her to know that if she needs anything at all, that I'm here and I want to thank her for her bravery in doing the right thing for the country, even though it's the harder thing for her personally."

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Blasey Ford is set to appear in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington D.C on Thursday to testify about the allegations.

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