Amy Schumersays she got “death threats” after making a joke aboutKirsten Dunstat the 2022Academy Awards.During the awards show last month, co-host Schumer, 40, teased that Best Supporting Actress nominee Dunst, 39, was a “seat filler” next to her husbandJesse Plemons, who was also nominated for his role in their movieThe Power of the Dog.Of the criticism she got over the “completely orchestrated” joke, Schumer said Wednesday onThe Howard Stern Show, “I got death threats. … They were so bad that the Secret Service reached out to me about that bit.““I’m like, ‘I think you have the wrong number. This is Amy, notWill [Smith],’ " she added, referencing the moment Smith, 53, slappedChris Rockonstage.“The misogyny is unbelievable,” Schumer said.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Amy Schumer (L); Kirsten Dunst.David Livingston/Getty; David Livingston/Getty"They were like, ‘Who do you think you are to disrespect Kirsten Dunst like that?’ " theTrainwreckactress said of her critics, adding that the Los Angeles Police Department also contacted her.Schumer said that before the ceremony, she “did reach out to people that I was going to joke about before, and make sure it was okay with them,” including Dunst andLeonardo DiCaprio, whom she ribbed for dating women younger than him.She also joked about seemingly getting a woman-powered movie focused onVenusandSerena Williams, only for it to be about their father,Richard Williams(King Richard).“Because I’ve been burned too many times, and I didn’t want the camera to cut to somebody looking sad. So I told the Williams sisters, I told Will, I told Leo,” Schumer said.RELATED VIDEO: Amy Schumer Says She’ll Tell Her Oscars Co-hosts to “Post the Same Video” of Them Dancing NudeWhile co-hostingthe Oscars, Schumer picked Dunst to be part of her joke about seat fillers, or an audience member who fills in for a celebrity when they leave their seat so that it doesn’t appear empty on television.Schumer grabbed Dunst’s hand and pulled her out of her seat, implying that the actress — who was sitting next to husband Plemons, 34 — was a seat filler instead of a celebrity.Schumershared a note via her Instagram Storythe day after the show, addressing some viewers who didn’t think that the joke landed.“Hey I appreciate the love for Kirsten Dunst,” the actress and comedian wrote. “I love her too! That wasa choreographed bit she was in on.““Wouldn’t disrespect that queen like that,” she added.
Amy Schumersays she got “death threats” after making a joke aboutKirsten Dunstat the 2022Academy Awards.
During the awards show last month, co-host Schumer, 40, teased that Best Supporting Actress nominee Dunst, 39, was a “seat filler” next to her husbandJesse Plemons, who was also nominated for his role in their movieThe Power of the Dog.
Of the criticism she got over the “completely orchestrated” joke, Schumer said Wednesday onThe Howard Stern Show, “I got death threats. … They were so bad that the Secret Service reached out to me about that bit.”
“I’m like, ‘I think you have the wrong number. This is Amy, notWill [Smith],’ " she added, referencing the moment Smith, 53, slappedChris Rockonstage.
“The misogyny is unbelievable,” Schumer said.
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Amy Schumer (L); Kirsten Dunst.David Livingston/Getty; David Livingston/Getty
“They were like, ‘Who do you think you are to disrespect Kirsten Dunst like that?’ " theTrainwreckactress said of her critics, adding that the Los Angeles Police Department also contacted her.
Schumer said that before the ceremony, she “did reach out to people that I was going to joke about before, and make sure it was okay with them,” including Dunst andLeonardo DiCaprio, whom she ribbed for dating women younger than him.
She also joked about seemingly getting a woman-powered movie focused onVenusandSerena Williams, only for it to be about their father,Richard Williams(King Richard).
“Because I’ve been burned too many times, and I didn’t want the camera to cut to somebody looking sad. So I told the Williams sisters, I told Will, I told Leo,” Schumer said.
RELATED VIDEO: Amy Schumer Says She’ll Tell Her Oscars Co-hosts to “Post the Same Video” of Them Dancing Nude
While co-hostingthe Oscars, Schumer picked Dunst to be part of her joke about seat fillers, or an audience member who fills in for a celebrity when they leave their seat so that it doesn’t appear empty on television.
Schumer grabbed Dunst’s hand and pulled her out of her seat, implying that the actress — who was sitting next to husband Plemons, 34 — was a seat filler instead of a celebrity.
Schumershared a note via her Instagram Storythe day after the show, addressing some viewers who didn’t think that the joke landed.
“Hey I appreciate the love for Kirsten Dunst,” the actress and comedian wrote. “I love her too! That wasa choreographed bit she was in on.”
“Wouldn’t disrespect that queen like that,” she added.
source: people.com
