{"id":1439942,"date":"2022-04-15T10:14:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T14:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1439942"},"modified":"2022-04-15T10:14:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T14:14:56","slug":"amy-schumer-talks-death-threats-over-oscars-joke-said-the-misogyny-is-unbelievable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amy-schumer-talks-death-threats-over-oscars-joke-said-the-misogyny-is-unbelievable\/","title":{"rendered":"Amy Schumer Talks \u2018Death Threats\u2019 Over Oscars Joke, Said \u2018The Misogyny Is Unbelievable\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famy-schumer-talks-death-threats-over-oscars-joke-said-the-misogyny-is-unbelievable%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1439942&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Amy-Schumer-1-scaled.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Amy Schumer already discussed how much backlash she got from fans over joking that A-lister Kirsten Dunst was a \u201cseat filler\u201d at the 2022 Academy Awards. Now she\u2019s claiming she got \u201cdeath threats\u201d that required the LAPD and Secret Service to get involved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI got death threats,\u201d she told Howard Stern while appearing on his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6ZHJGm0owCo\"><span>radio show<\/span><\/a><span> Thursday. \u201cThe Secret Service reached out to me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThey were so bad the Secret Service reached out, yeah, about that bit,\u201d Schumer claimed. \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018I think you have the wrong number. This is Amy, not Will [Smith]. You must have the wrong number.&#8217;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cNot that I want Will to get death threats, but the misogyny is unbelievable,\u201d she continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThey were that serious and that many,\u201d she said when Stern seemed skeptical. <\/span><span>Schumer also said the LAPD contacted her on the matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThey were like, \u2018How can you disrespect Kirsten Dunst like that,\u2019\u201d the \u201cLife &#038; Beth\u201d alum said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During the conversation, Schumer reiterated how all her jokes were vetted with the Hollywood stars prior to her telling them. In other words, Dunst was aware of the gag and happy to participate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHey I appreciate the love for Kirsten Dunst. I love her too! That was a choreographed bit she was in on,\u201d Schumer wrote on her Instagram story while trying to explain herself to followers. \u201cWouldn\u2019t disrespect that queen like that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The joke in question involved Schumer questioning the \u201cSpider-Man\u201d actress\u2019 presence at the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHere\u2019s a seat filler,\u201d Schumer said, explaining how some people are invited to big events just to fill empty seats for celebrities when they need to step out. \u201cHoney, do you want to go to the bathroom?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cJesse, I loved you in \u2018Power of the Dog,&#8217;\u201d Schumer said, sitting down next to Dunst\u2019s partner Jesse Plemons.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Plemons replied, \u201cYou know, that was my wife, Amy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou\u2019re married to that seat filler?\u201d Schumer asked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The backlash online was merciless. That wasn\u2019t the only time the \u201cTrainwreck\u201d star got chided for the jokes she made. Online followers accused Schumer of stealing a joke about Leonardo DiCaprio from Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Daily Wire originally <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/amy-schumer-donated-15k-oscars-earnings-to-planned-parenthood-and-swears-she-didnt-steal-that-dicaprio-joke-from-twitter\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span>:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>Eagle-eyed Twitter users noticed that one of Schumer\u2019s jokes went viral on Twitter in December, leading them to question if the 40-year-old comedian had stolen it.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>\u201cLeonardo DiCaprio is so passionate about climate change because he wants to leave a better word for his girlfriends,\u201d user Pj\u00f6rk shared, making fun of how the actor dates much younger women.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Oscars host told an incredibly similar joke at the Academy Awards when she said, \u201c[DiCaprio] has done so much to fight climate change and leave behind a cleaner, greener planet for his girlfriends.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Schumer addressed the controversy during an appearance on \u201cWatch What Happens Live\u201d this week.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>\u201cOK. Well, I would like to say, I haven\u2019t personally been on Twitter,\u201d the actress replied after being asked about stealing the joke. \u201cI\u2019ve had my assistant do it, just so I can remain alive and not kill myself. And also, that joke was written by Suli McCullough. But I thank you guys, always, for making sure that I don\u2019t start thievery.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>She went on to say she had taken a lie detector test from Vanity Fair, which included a question about stealing jokes. \u201c\u2026 [T]hey asked me, thank God, \u2018Have you ever stolen a joke?\u2019 and I said no, and it was \u2018that\u2019s true.\u2019 So, everybody just chill. It\u2019s crazy. I\u2019m funny enough, I don\u2019t need to steal s***.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same?<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"> <i><span>Become a member now and join our mission.<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amy Schumer already discussed how much backlash she got from fans over joking that A-lister Kirsten Dunst was a \u201cseat filler\u201d at the 2022 Academy Awards. 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