'The misogyny is unbelievable' - Amy Schumer's unforgettable Oscars incident involving Kirsten Dunst

More than a year has passed since Amy Schumer stirred the Oscars ceremony with a controversial joke involving Kirsten Dunst. Now, the comedian revisits that eventful evening and the backlash that followed.

Amy Schumer, a comedian who needs no introduction, experienced the brunt of the audience's wrath following her joke with Kirsten Dunst at the Oscars in March last year. The comedian revealed that she received death threats following the joke, which was construed as disrespectful towards Dunst.

At the Oscars, Schumer jokingly assumed that Dunst was a “seat filler” and asked her to step aside while she spoke to Dunst's husband, Jesse Plemons. Despite the joke being pre-arranged with Dunst and Plemons, some viewers didn't see the funny side of it.

"I did a bit with Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons. That was completely orchestrated beforehand," Schumer clarified on Howard Stern's SiriusXM show, as reported by the Independent in April 2022. "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."

Schumer's revelation about the intensity of the backlash was startling, to say the least. The threats were so serious that they drew the attention of the Secret Service. The comedian couldn't help but draw parallels between her situation and the unexpected on-stage altercation involving Will Smith at the same Oscars ceremony.

"I was like, 'I think you have the wrong number. It’s Amy, not Will [Smith].' Not that I want Will Smith to get death threats, but the misogyny is unbelievable," she commented, highlighting the gender dynamics at play in the backlash she faced.

In response to the controversy, Schumer made it clear that she reached out to her subjects ahead of time about her comedic plans to spare their feelings. Yet, even with the proactive communication, the blowback was substantial, proving once again that humor can be a subjective and risky business.

From this experience, Schumer showed that she won't shy away from making bold, albeit controversial, choices in her comedy. She handled the backlash with the same candor and resilience for which she's known. However, the controversy around Kirsten Dunst served as a harsh reminder of the persistent gender disparities in how audiences perceive and respond to humor.

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