Can we laugh at everyone?
To this question, Amy Schumer has just understood that no.
On March 28, during the Oscars ceremony held in Los Angeles, the comedian and host of the edition had indulged in a few valves on the actors present in the assembly.
One of them was for actress Kirsten Dunst, who came with her husband Jesse Plemons for their respective roles in
The Power of the Dog
(crowned best film).
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Amy Schumer then purposely congratulated Jesse Plemmons for his performance as George Burbank in Jane Campion's film.
Then, she was surprised that her spouse was at her side.
Following which, the actor replied that Kirsten Dunst, who plays Rose Gordon, his companion in the film, is also the real woman of his life.
And Amy Schumer to answer: "What, the one who is just there to fill a seat?".
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Anxious not to create any vexation, the comedian had however warned each actor targeted by a joke, in order to have their blessing.
This was particularly the case for Leonardo DiCaprio, who had accepted that Amy Schumer made jokes about his very young ex-girlfriends.
As for the latter, the comedian had therefore called Kirsten Dunst in advance for his approval.
But that was without taking into account the reactions of the fans of the actress.
During the program “Howard Stern Show”, Wednesday April 13, Amy Schumer has thus entrusted to have, since, to face the anger of many of them.
Beyond the rabid tweets of some, the comedian said that she was confronted with hateful messages, almost daily, and even "very serious" death threats, as reported by
Deadline
.
“The threats were really serious and scary.
So much so that the Secret Service and the LAPD contacted me to warn me.
I said, "I believe you dialed the wrong number. It's Amy, not Will."
Misogyny is unbelievable!
“, she said.
And to justify himself, one last time: “We had spoken about it in advance with Kirsten Dunst … We had settled all of this together”.
