Amy Schumer slammed for mocking Nicole Kidman’s US Open reaction
nypost.comThe comedian, 42, took to Instagram to share a photo of the Australian actress, 56, intensely watching the women’s singles final between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday.“This how human sit,” Schumer captioned the since-deleted image.Commenters weren’t thrilled with Schumer’s humor.“Are you cyberbullying Oscar and Emmy winner Nicole Kidman rn,” one person wrote, as a second added: “Stop it.
She can sit however she pleases.”A third noted: “You’re a woman who claims to support other women why are you making fun of another woman.
Knock it off. She’s beautiful and so are you.”In an earlier post, the “Trainwreck” actress appeared to mock herself, sharing a photo from the stands of her shocked expression as she watched the game with her husband, Chris Fischer.“Me watching @sagaftra actors do press at Venice,” she quipped. (Gauff, 19, went on to win her first Grand Slam victory.)The Post has reached out to Schumer and Kidman for comment.Kidman is used to getting the last laugh, though.
In March 2017, she explained her bizarre clapping technique, which she displayed at the Oscars that year. When she stood up to support Viola Davis for winning best supporting actress for her work in “Fences,” she clapped with what many social media users described as a seal.“It was really awkward,” Kidman told KISS FM’s “Kyle And Jackie O” radio show of the moment caught on camera — and zoomed in on. “I was like, ‘I wanna clap, I don’t wanna not be clapping’ — that’d be worse, right?
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