Amy Schumer and ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Take Aim at Kanye West’s Antisemitism Controversy

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As Amy Schumer hosted her third episode of Saturday Night Live, she is making it clear that she has denounced Kanye West’s antisemitic remarks.“My husband [Chris Fischer] is diagnosed … on the autism spectrum.

He has autism spectrum disorder, [which] used to be called Asperger’s, but then they found out — this is true — that Dr. Asperger had, like, Nazi ties, Kanye,” the Life & Beth alum, 41, joked in her Saturday, November 6, monologue, before pretending like her microphone had been turned off. “Isn’t that crazy?”For more, watch the clip above.The Yeezy designer, 45, made headlines last month when he posted a string of antisemitic social media messages, in which he shared false conspiracy theories and claimed he wanted to go “death con 3” on individuals of the Jewish faith.“I will say I’m sorry for the people that I hurt with the ‘death con’ [comments],” West later apologized during an October 19 appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored. “I feel like I caused hurt and confusion.

And I’m sorry for the families of the people that had nothing to do with the trauma that I had been through, and that I used my platform where you say hurt people hurt people.

I was hurt.”The “Heartless” rapper has continued to defend his actions, but he has since lost million-dollar brand deals with Balenciaga, Adidas and Gap.