Amy Schumer unpacks the Oscars slap, addresses backlash over calling Will Smith slap ‘traumatizing’

Amy Schumer is unpacking her Oscars hosting experience.From Will Smith slapping Chris Rock to getting death threats over the Kirsten Dunst seat-filler bit and how she felt sharing the hosting job with Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall, the comedian candidly answered Howard Stern’s many questions on the topic on his SiriusXM radio show Wednesday.Amy Schumer, on Oscars night, addresses the backlash over calling the Will Smith slap “traumatizing.” (Photo: REUTERS/Eric Gaillard)The Life & Beth actress and comedian wasn’t so eager to talk about the awards ceremony, which she described as a “s*** show,” explaining she didn’t want to be seen as “an a**hole who’s trying to profit off this awful [situation],” which saw Best Actor winner Smith slap presenter Chris Rock over a G.I. Jane joke.After all, she already faced backlash for her initial reaction, a day after the show, in which she described herself as feeling “triggered and traumatized.””People made fun of me for saying it was traumatizing,” Schumer told Stern. “I don’t think it was traumatizing for me. I think it was traumatizing for all of us.”Schumer said that… Click below to read the full story from Yahoo Movies UK
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