Amy Schumer Shoots Down Controversy Over Kirsten Dunst Seat-Filler Bit

etcanada.com:

Amy Schumer is asking Kirsten Dunst’s fans to calm down about what was clearly a scripted comedy bit during Sunday night’s Oscars.

In the bit, Schumer strolled through the crowd while explaining the role of seat-fillers, who quickly take the place of any stars to have departed theirs — be it to accept an award or hit the restroom — so there won’t appear to be any empty seats during the TV broadcast.

At one point, she came to the seats of husband-and-wife Oscar nominees Jesse Plemmons and Kirsten Dunst, nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress for their respective roles in Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog”. READ MORE: See Jake Gyllenhaal’s Reaction To Amy Schumer’s Oscars Joke About Him And Sister Maggie “Here’s a seat-filler,” Schumer said, referencing Dunst as she yanked her from her chair. “Can we get you up, honey?

Do you want to go to the bathroom,” she added before plopping herself in Schumer’s seat while the actress, appearing confused, shrank away. “You know that was my wife?” Plemmons told Schumer, who then unveils her punchline: “You’re married to that seat-filler?” While it may have appeared obvious that Plemmons and Dunst were in on the joke, that wasn’t apparent to a large cross-section of viewers on Twitter, who posted tweets attacking Schumer for what they perceived to be rudeness toward Dunst.