Amy Schumer ‘received death threats’ over Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons Oscars joke
metro.co.ukthrowing some risqué quips into the bash.Speaking about her time on stage during an appearance on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM show, she explained that a quip about Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons didn’t go down well with viewers,‘I did a bit with Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons.
That was completely orchestrated beforehand,’ she said.‘The joke was that I was pretending I thought she was a seat filler. And we all worked that out together.
I got death threats.’Clarifying that she was being serious about the reception, Amy said that the threats were so extreme that the Secret Service got in touch at one point.‘They were so bad the secret service reached out to me.
I was like, “I think you have the wrong number. It’s Amy, not Will [Smith],’” she said, in reference to the King Richard actor slapping Chris Rock on stage.During the Academy Awards, held on March 27, Amy was wandering around the star-studded crowd when she approached Kirsten and Jesse, who were seated together.Explaining the role of a ‘seat filler’ at ceremonies, she gestured towards Kirsten, quipping: ‘Here’s a seat filler… Honey, do you want to go to the bathroom?’The presenter then pulled the Bring It On actress up, before taking her seat and questioning Jesse about his stint in Power of the Dog – which he was nominated for on the night.‘You know, that was my wife, Amy,’ he said, referring to his partner.
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