Amy Schumer Just Got Seriously Slut-Shamed by a 17-Year-Old Film Critic on Twitter
Here’s a tip: If you’re looking to up your Q score in Hollywood, throwing shade on one of the industry’s biggest household names is perhaps not how it’s done.
“Kid critic” Jackson Murphy, who runs the website Lights-Camera-Jackson and has offered up his cinematic musings on TV, mugged for a photo with the comedian at Sunday night’s Critics’ Choice awards red carpet. Riding high on his superstar moment, Jackson posted the photo Monday on Twitter, replete with a rather bold dig.
“Spent the night with @amyschumer,” the 17-year-old wrote. “Certainly not the first guy to write that.”
Not 30 minutes later, Schumer caught wind of the post and was not amused, striking back with a tongue-in-cheek shout out to his famous father, Canadian sportscaster Dan Murphy.
@LCJReviews @jondaly I get it. Cause I’m a whore? Glad I took a photo with you. Hi to your dad.
Schumer’s fans shared in her disgust:
@amyschumer @LCJReviews He’s getting too old for the “kid critic” schtick.
@MediocreMurphy @amyschumer @LCJReviews @jondaly @Emmanuel_S18 @jamieanneayling this’s the best thing Ive ever seen.He sucks,Amy we hate him
@amyschumer @LCJReviews @jondaly QUEEEEENNNNN!!!!!!! I got ur back Amy
Murphy, who has spent much of his short career fielding potshots (see also: Howard Stern’s 2010 rant about Jackson, who he called “a freak”) and courting controversy when he made a slave joke while wishing happy birthday to 12 Years a Slave actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, swiftly apologized — twice — and deleted the offending tweet.
I truly apologize for the tweet I posted earlier. I’m not a comedian and it wasn’t funny. @amyschumer
@amyschumer I truly apologize. Thought you’d like the joke. I should leave the comedy to you! Thanks for the photo. Glad you won last night!
But the damage was done.
@LCJReviews Hopefully when you grow up a little you’ll realize how debasing, gross and sexist your original tweet to @amyschumer was.
Someone wash this kid’s mouth out with soap.