Amy Schumer has actually by no means been afraid to dish it out, whether or not it is roasting Hilaria Baldwin for her ”Von Trapp quantity” of children, questioning Leonardo DiCaprio’s penchant for fashions underneath the age of 25, or calling out her obvious longtime bully Jenny McCarthy. And let’s not overlook the time that she referred to Donald Trump as an “orange, sexual-assaulting, fake-college-starting monster” (by way of The Unbiased).

Subsequently, unsurprisingly, the oft-sketchy “Kinda Pregnant” star has additionally needed to be taught to take it again too. Certainly, as one of the vital outspoken girls in comedy, Schumer has confronted her fair proportion of criticism from each most of the people and her fellow celebrities over time. From bitter battles with magnificence influencers and hypocrisy accusations from actors to disputes with civil rights royalty and beefs together with her fellow standups, this is a take a look at 13 occasions the Golden Globe and Grammy nominee incurred the wrath of the wealthy and well-known.

In 2018, Kevin Hart determined to move on the chance to host the most important night time in movie, the Academy Awards, following the resurfacing of tweets which many deemed homophobic. And because of considered one of his celeb defenders, Amy Schumer’s identify ended up coming into the dialog, too.

In an try to level out the hypocrisies of supposedly liberal Hollywood, Nick Cannon retweeted a number of equally offensive messages that had been posted on the identical social media platform by the likes of Schumer, Sarah Silverman, and Chelsea Handler. “Attention-grabbing, I ponder if there was any backlash right here,” the previous “Wild ‘N Out” host responded to a 2010 quip from the latter, which learn, “That is what a f** chicken likes like [sic] when he flexes.”

After bringing Silverman’s use of the opposite F-word to his followers’ consideration, Cannon reminded everybody of a 2012 tweet from Schumer, which learn (by way of The Unbiased), “Take pleasure in ‘Skyfall’ f***. I am bout to get knee deep in Helen Hunt #thesessions.” He then requested, “I am simply saying … ought to we maintain going?”

One of many worst issues for a comic to be accused of is plagiarism. Amy Schumer’s popularity inevitably got here underneath fireplace in 2016 when three comedians accused her of stealing their jokes.

Wendy Liebman, Kathleen Madigan, and Tammy Pescatelli all claimed that Schumer had performed the soiled on them, with the latter unarguably essentially the most vocal. “What has at all times been wonderful to me is that she purports to be a feminist and but solely steals from different feminine comedians,” she remarked (by way of Vox) in a since-deleted tweet. “If we name her on it we’re ‘jealous’ or profession shamed. Achieve success. We would like you to do effectively, simply do it [with] your individual materials.” Pescatelli concluded her on-line assault by revealing that the article of her ire had blocked her on the platform.

Schumer later insisted that she’d performed nothing flawed. Though Pescatelli acknowledged that the state of affairs had been blown out of proportion by the press, she nonetheless took umbrage at having her onerous work thieved. “Originality is uncommon these days,” she informed Boston Journal. “It does depend as a result of once more, each joke that somebody tells, that is stream of income. Particularly whenever you’re knowledgeable.”

In 2022, Academy Awards co-host Amy Schumer stumble on the brainstorm of inviting Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of war-torn Ukraine, to talk on the ceremony due to the eye it might convey to his trigger. Sadly for the comic, the thought went down like a lead balloon.

Certainly, Schumer was subsequently accused of displaying a way of self-importance, with even considered one of her fellow presenters sticking the knife in, too. When requested concerning the “I Really feel Fairly” star’s request, which was respectfully denied by the present’s producers, Wanda Sykes argued that celebrities ought to stick with what they know.

After expressing her assist for Zelensky whereas strolling the crimson carpet alongside spouse Alex Niedbalski, the funnywoman informed Selection (by way of The Unbiased), “, in Hollywood, we are able to get a little bit filled with ourselves … I perceive that, yeah, what we do reaches lots individuals and we are able to persuade lots of people, however it’s additionally [respectful] to simply know your lane. what I am saying? Know your lane.”

In 2022, Amy Schumer posted archival footage of Martin Luther King Jr. through which the civil rights activist states that “Israel should exist” and calls out the evils of antisemitism. No stranger to talking concerning the conflict between the aforementioned nation and Hamas, the funnywoman was subsequently accused of weaponizing such sentiments for her personal political achieve.

Unsurprisingly, King Jr.’s daughter took explicit umbrage with how Schumer took her father’s phrases out of context and headed to X (previously Twitter) herself to present the comic a chunk of her thoughts. “Amy: Actually, my father was towards antisemitism, as am I,” Bernice King started a thread on the social media platform.

“He additionally believed militarism (together with racism and poverty) to be among the many interconnected Triple Evils,” King continued. “I’m sure he would name for Israel’s bombing of Palestinians to stop … He mentioned, ‘Justice at its greatest is love correcting every little thing that stands towards love.’ Now we have a lot to right.” She then posted a related clip of her dad discussing withdrawing from the conflict in Vietnam and urged Schumer to learn his e-book, “The place Do We Go from Right here: Chaos or Neighborhood?”

Bernice King wasn’t the one particular person who publicly known as out Amy Schumer for showing to weaponize the phrases of late civil rights chief Martin Luther King Jr. — Lauren Jauregui, previously one-fifth of chart-topping woman group Fifth Concord, was additionally incensed on the comic’s on-line conduct.

A number of months after Schumer posted the offending archival footage on X, Jauregui took to the identical social media platform to make her emotions crystal clear on the topic. “I would like all you passive genocidal freaks to maintain Dr. King’s identify tf out of your mouths tomorrow, thanks,” the singer wrote earlier than calling out the “Trainwreck” star particularly, additionally tagging her within the course of.

In stark distinction to Schumer, Jauregui has repeatedly voiced her assist for Palestine, together with a number of pleas for a ceasefire. A number of months earlier, the “Belief Points” singer had additionally known as out “Stranger Issues” star Noah Jupe after he additionally expressed his need for peace. She tweeted, “You have been actually out right here with ‘Zionism is Attractive’ stickers, calling all Palestinians and people in assist of them ‘terrorists,’ so shut the precise f*** up about ‘I simply need concord for everybody.'”

In 2016, Amy Schumer was featured alongside Adele, Melissa McCarthy, and Ashley Graham in Glamour journal’s ‘Stylish At Any Dimension’ difficulty. But it surely’s honest to say that the “Snatched” star did not admire the respect.

Schumer rapidly took to Instagram to argue about her plus-size label, declaring that whereas this constitutes a dimension 16, she sometimes falls between six and eight. Graham, nevertheless, believed that the primary alternative “Barbie” star had taken offense the place there wasn’t any supposed.

Throughout an interview with Cosmopolitan, the mannequin additionally accused Schumer of hypocrisy: “I can see either side, however Amy talks about being an enormous woman within the trade. You thrive on being an enormous woman, however whenever you’re grouped in with us, you are not comfortable about it? That to me, felt like a double customary.” Schumer quickly responded to Graham on Twitter, claiming that she understood the place she was coming from and that she had “nothing however respect for her.”

You’ll be able to at all times depend on Syleena Johnson to inform it like she sees it. And the “All Falls Down” singer was in sometimes outspoken kind throughout a 2024 look on podcast “Cocktails with Queens” through which she blasted Amy Schumer for her obvious lack of social conscience.

Whereas discussing the 2024 Buffalo mass taking pictures, which left 10 Black individuals lifeless, Johnson famous how the tragedy had gone largely underreported within the media. She additionally talked about how sure well-known faces had stored quiet, too. “Keep in mind when the celebrities have been traumatized over a smack between two grown ass males,” the R&B vocalist mentioned (by way of The Shade Room), referring to the second Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards and the next reactions.

“How loud are they now that an anti-Black hate crime killed 10 individuals?” Johnson continued earlier than particularly shaming Schumer and fellow liberal comedy determine Judd Apatow. “In the case of policing Black individuals you have not hesitated … however when Black persons are killed by a racist demon … the place is your pleather pale ass tears?”

Amy Schumer might have felt she was paying Khloé Kardashian a praise when she famous how a lot weight the reality-TV star had misplaced whereas internet hosting “Saturday Night time Reside” in 2016. Sadly, it wasn’t taken that manner.

The drama started in the course of the present’s opening monologue through which the confidently getting older Schumer quipped (by way of Leisure Weekly), “We used to have Khloé, ? Khloé was ours, proper? However then Khloé, she misplaced half her physique weight. She misplaced a Kendall.” When these feedback have been performed again to Kardashian throughout an look on “The Howard Stern Present,” the E! character was not precisely amused.

Though Kardashian admitted she discovered Schumer — who admitted to dropping pounds herself whereas taking pictures “Trainwreck” — humorous, she additionally labeled her one thing of a hypocrite. “I used to be extra upset that somebody claims they’re like a woman’s woman and that they are all about girls empowerment, after which she says that I am not relatable as a result of I am not fats anymore,” the star mentioned. “I am proud, I’ve labored for 3 f***ing years to do that. … ‘We misplaced Khloé?’ Who’s we? ‘We misplaced Khloé.’ What group misplaced Khloé?”

Amy Schumer made one other enemy together with her views on the Israel-Hamas conflict in November 2023 when she shared a provocative cartoon on Instagram. The controversial publish, designed to satirize American supporters of the pro-Palestine motion, included indicators that learn, “Gazans rape Jewish ladies solely in self protection,” and “Happy with our rapist martyrs.” And actor Asia Jackson was simply considered one of many people who known as out the comic for her humorousness.

“It is so loopy to me how Bella and Gigi needed to tiptoe round their statements after which Amy Schumer is like ‘Gazans are rapists’ and can nonetheless have a profession,” Jackson wrote on X, additionally referring to feedback made by Bella and Gigi Hadid. Regardless of not being tagged, the “Life and Beth” star by some means discovered the publish and, in a direct message, wrote (by way of The Unbiased), “Did one thing I publish about my individuals being massacred upset you?”

“The Islamophobia and generalisation of Gazan individuals did,” Jackson responded earlier than she was accused by Schumer of being antisemitic and uneducated about Jewish historical past. Persevering with the heated backwards and forwards, the wonder influencer replied, “Think about coming right into a Black particular person’s DMs making an attempt to lecture them about what it is wish to really feel unsafe. I do not let my mother stroll round alone as a result of she’s Asian, like do you actually suppose that you simply, a blonde, blue-eyed white lady, have some type of declare on feeling unsafe?”

Gabrielle Union certain wasn’t holding again whereas on the promotional path for controversial movie “Beginning of A Nation.” Certainly, whereas discussing how the slavery drama might open up conversations about white privilege, the actor cited three particular celebrities she believed have been prime examples: Amy Schumer was one such identify.

“Perhaps I might help to clarify the oppressive methods which have benefited and allowed them to say these careless, insensitive, and offensive issues,” Union remarked to xoNecole, referring to Schumer and Kate Upton, having revealed she’d already spoken to Lena Dunham. “These conversations are awkward as f*** and so they get heated. Just like watching individuals have conversations about consent.”

Whereas Union seemed to be referencing Upton’s criticism of the Miami Dolphins gamers who silently protested the nationwide anthem, it is not completely clear what put Schumer in her line of fireside. Nevertheless, it is believed that it is associated to the comic’s interview with Dunham, through which they mentioned Odell Beckham Jr. and the “Ladies” creator later expressed regret (by way of Time) for persevering with the “lengthy and sometimes violent historical past of the over-sexualization of black male our bodies.” Schumer, nevertheless, stored quiet.

Amy Schumer did not precisely endear herself to the Australian inhabitants when she mocked considered one of their largest appearing exports, Nicole Kidman, for her posture. The comic got here underneath fireplace after captioning (by way of Yahoo! Life-style) a since-deleted Instagram picture of Kidman watching the US Open, “This how human sit.”

Schumer later posted an apology on Instagram to “all of the individuals I damage posting a photograph of Nicole Kidman and alluding to her being an alien.” However this wasn’t sufficient for Nat Barr of Aussie morning TV present Dawn. “It was fairly fierce,” she informed viewers. “Issues have modified since Amy began her joking profession.”

Radio character Kyle Sandilands, nevertheless, was way more forthright in his criticism of Schumer, telling listeners, “This b**** has obtained no thought. I do not know why she feels she may be an a**gap to everybody. I simply do not like her as a result of she’s only a horrible human being. She’s nothing.”

Having co-hosted the Academy Awards two years earlier, Amy Schumer little question felt certified to move judgment on Jo Koy’s divisive presiding over the 2024 Golden Globes. Whereas showing on podcast “Not Skinny However Not Fats,” she did simply that, arguing (by way of Yahoo! Information) that her fellow comic obtained a “lesson handed to him.”

Schumer additionally mentioned that Koy threw his writers underneath the bus by blaming them for the muted response to his jokes, recalling how she’d cleared sure jokes about celebrities with the celebrities themselves throughout her personal awards present gig. Apparently, whereas showing on the podcast “Good Guys,” Josh Peck claimed that Schumer had now performed what she’d accused Koy of.

“I really feel defensive of comedians,” the previous “Drake and Josh” star defined. “It is a brotherhood, it is a sisterhood. And he or she mainly was important of Jo Koy. She was throwing him underneath the bus, which was [unfair] as a result of she’s a comic. It is like, everyone knows he had a troublesome night time. Why proceed to go after him a month later?”

Whereas talking to Vainness Honest in 2013, Amy Schumer argued that fellow comic Tig Notaro had it a lot harder than different girls on the street attributable to her sexuality and masculine look, including, “Individuals concern what they do not perceive.” Properly, it seems that the star she was speaking about did not take kindly to such pigeonholing.

“I do not know what she was speaking about,” Notaro informed The Guardian when the aforementioned feedback got here up. “It feels like offensive nonsense to me. I discover that so offensive and bizarre. For those who knew me effectively, you’ll by no means say that.”

Simply whenever you thought issues could not have gotten extra awkward, Notaro additionally appeared to refute Schumer’s claims that they’d ever been buddies. “I labored together with her for the primary season [of ‘Inside Amy Schumer’],” she responded when pressed concerning the matter. “Let’s go away it there.”