Amy Schumer Says Death Threats Against Her Got ‘So Bad’ After the Oscars: ‘The Misogyny Is Unbelievable’
variety.comZack Sharf Amy Schumer revealed on the April 13 episode of “The Howard Stern Show” that her seat filler joke at the 2022 Oscars with Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst resulted in death threats against her from people who thought she had “disrespected” Dunst (via Yahoo Entertainment).
The bit found Schumer mistaking the Oscar-nominated Dunst for a seat filler and kicking her out of her seat, much to Plemons’ bafflement.Schumer explained to upset fans the day after the Oscars that the seat filler joke “was a choreographed bit” and that Dunst was in on the joke.
The comedian added, “Hey I appreciate the love for Kirsten Dunst. I love her too! Wouldn’t disrespect that queen like that.” Speaking to Stern, Schumer said that she came forward with a response to fans because the death threats she was getting over the joke were getting out of control. “They were so bad the Secret Service reached out to me about that bit,” Schumer said of the death threats. “I was like, ‘I think you have the wrong number.
It’s Amy, not Will.’ The misogyny is unbelievable.”Schumer noted the Los Angeles Police Department was also in contact with her over the threats she faced for the Dunst seat filler joke.
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