Midtown Bar Under Fire For Controversial Brett Kavanaugh Sign

ATLANTA, GA -- In the midst of the national drama over allegations of sexual assault toward U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, a well-known Atlanta bar has come under fire on social media for a controversial sign in its parking lot. Mr. C's Bar & Grill in Midtown recently had a sign that said “RUIN UR FUTURE SUPREME COURT CHANCES HERE." The slogan was an obvious reference to Dr. Christine Blassey Ford's accusations, along with at least two other women, of a sexual assault by Kavanaugh.

On Wednesday, Ford told Senate lawmakers she's certain Kavanaugh, now a federal appeals court judge, attacked her in a locked room in the 1980s. Ford, a California psychology professor, began recounting her experience Thursday morning before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Ford says Kavanaugh tried to rape her when he was a 17-year-old Georgetown Prep student and she was 15.

Mr. C's Facebook page has been lit up with accusations that the sign, which has now been replaced with something else, went too far:

Yelp is now monitoring the business's page, reports the AJC.

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Kavanaugh is scheduled to defend himself later Thursday after three women lodged decades-old sexual misconduct allegations against him, threatening to derail his once rock-solid U.S. Supreme Court nomination. Kavanaugh is President Donald Trump's pick to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy. He has vehemently denied accusations of sexual misconduct, including Ford's allegation. His answers could ultimately determine whether Senate Republicans will salvage his nomination and ensure the high court retains its conservative bent.

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This is the first time America has seen and heard from Ford, 51, since she first came forward with the allegations nearly two weeks ago. Ford said she's testifying because she feels it's her duty. She said she's "terrified" and has received harassing messages and even death threats.

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