Amy Schumer clears the air on Nicole Kidman joke: 'I was not making fun of how she looks'

Amy Schumer is clarifying the memes she made out of celebrities' U.S. Open tennis tournament reactions, including one with Nicole Kidman.

The comedian reportedly shared a since-deleted post to Instagram showing the "Moulin Rouge!" actress sitting in the stands at the New York event on Sept. 9 and captioned the image, "This how human sit," according to Us Weekly, The Independent and TV Insider.

In the photo, Kidman was watching the Sept. 9 women's final match between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka, rapt, with her hand under her chin.

Nearly a week later, Schumer took to Instagram to clear up any misunderstanding over her intentions.

"Okay so the joke I was making was the way she was posed didn't seem like how a human sits. I was not making fun of how she looks," Schumer wrote in a notes app screenshot posted to her Instagram on Friday. "Nicole Kidman is beautiful and one of the most incredible actors of all time."

She continued her message in the post's caption.

"To all of the people who commented on me. I’m so sorry I’m not prettier. Please forgive me. I apologize," she wrote. "It wasn’t even a slow news day. North Korea and Russia are getting too close for comfort. There are deadly storms sweeping our world and a man was convicted of rape. But what got your goat was me saying that Nicole kidmans pose was not human like. Breathe y’all."

Schumer concluded her statement, "To the people who write hateful things below I forgive you as a mother, a woman and most importantly as someone who also likes hot goss. Have a good weekend."

Schumer previously posted and deleted an apology post

The statement followed an Instagram apology parody that Schumer reportedly posted and deleted on Monday that referenced Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, who have been in hot water recently over character letters they wrote in support of their "That '70s Show" co-star Danny Masterson. He was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison last week after he was found guilty of two counts of rape.

"I want to apologize to all the people I hurt posting a photo of Nicole Kidman and alluding to her being an alien," Schumer wrote in an Instagram post, according to Entertainment Weekly. "I will be asking the cast of That '70s Show to write letters advocating for my forgiveness."

USA TODAY has reached out to a representative for Schumer for comment.

Amy Schumer also made fun of herself at the US Open

Schumer didn't exempt herself from ridicule, though. The "Trainwreck" star also poked fun at the expressions she made during one of the matches while watching with husband Chris Fischer. Over the weekend, she posted a photo of herself making a shocked face and added the text "I have no uterus," according to People magazine.

In 2021, Schumer had her uterus and appendix removed during surgery to address her endometriosis.

The comic is known for her self-deprecating humor and not holding back when making making jokes about fellow celebrities. In her latest Netflix standup special, “Emergency Contact," Schumer called getting liposuction “the laziest thing” she’s ever done and also did a segment on Alec and Hilaria Baldwin, poking fun at the latter's false claims of being from Spain.

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