2016-08-18

Kurt Metzger has spoken out on the social media drama surrounding his “Inside Amy Schumer” boss Amy Schumer.

“OK also can we enough with the messages blasting Amy when I specifically told her to do exactly what she did?” he asked in a passionate Facebook post. “You see what I’m talking about? You don’t have the whole story and you go ‘SNAP!’ I have decided!”

The stand up comic and writer on Schumer’s Comedy Central show was responding to the firestorm of social media comments that exploded this week, that culminated in fears that the “Trainwreck” actress was canceling her show all together. Don’t worry, she’s since assured fans that it is safe.

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The drama started when Schumer voiced her disappointment in Metzger after he mocked rape accusers on Twitter.

“I am so saddened and disappointed in Kurt Metzger,” Schumer wrote Wednesday on her Twitter. “He is my friend and a great writer and I couldn’t be more against his recent actions.”

Schumer’s stance apparently didn’t sit well with some of Metzger’s supporters, and he had to call them off from attacking her, clarifying that he himself told Schumer to tweet anything she wanted to in regards to his situation.

Metzger has been writing lengthy online posts about another comedian accused of rape. Metzger caught criticism on social media after he began writing about Aaron Glaser, a comedian associated with the improv-comedy mainstay Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) in New York City. Multiple women accused him of sexual assault, and he was banned from performing at UCB after an internal investigation. Glaser has not been charged and has denied the allegations.

Metzger seemed to defend Glaser, saying that none of Glaser’s accusers went to the police, though he subsequently took to Facebook to clarify what he meant.

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“My point, which I could have made more tactfully, was this: Why did the story of what actually happened come out AFTER this guy is declared a rapist?” Metzger wrote. “I will listen to ANY victim’s account. All that was given initially is ‘psssst Aaron’s a rapist pass it on.’ My point was that no one seems disturbed by this. No one sees that down the road, next time we might get it wrong.”

Then “Inside Amy Schumer” fans were sent into a tailspin on Wednesday after Schumer seemed to say the show was over while tweeting about Metzger.

“I didn’t fire Kurt. He isn’t a writer for my show because we aren’t making the show anymore. There are no writers for it,” she wrote.

Also Read: Amy Schumer Says Her Comedy Central Show Is Over

Schumer clarified Thursday morning that she only meant the show was on hiatus while she is on tour and there was no timeline for its return.

“Doing Standup and focusing on writing more for the next year at least. We are slated for a season 5 but not in the foreseeable future,” she said.

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Monday, Sept. 12 at 8:00 p.m.
"Dancing With the Stars" (ABC)

ABC



Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 10:00 p.m.
"Blindspot" (NBC)

NBC

Monday, Sept. 19 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)

CBS

Monday, Sept. 19 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Voice" (NBC)

NBC

Monday, Sept. 19 at 8:00 p.m.
Gotham" (Fox)

Fox

Monday, Sept. 19 8:30 p.m.
"Kevin Can Wait" (CBS)

CBS

Monday, Sept. 19 9:00 p.m.
"Lucifer" (Fox)

Fox

Monday, Sept. 19 10:00 p.m.
"The Good Place" (NBC)

NBC

Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 8:00 p.m.
"NCIS" (CBS)

CBS

Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 8:00 p.m.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (Fox)

Fox

Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 8:30 p.m.
"New Girl" (Fox)

Fox

Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 9:00 p.m.
"Bull" (CBS)

CBS

Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 9:00 p.m.
"Scream Queens" (Fox)

Fox

Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 10:00 p.m.
"NCIS: New Orleans" (CBS)

CBS

Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 10:00 p.m.
"This Is Us" (NBC)

NBC

Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 10:00  p.m.
"Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (ABC)

ABC

Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8:00 p.m.
"Survivor" (CBS)

CBS

Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8:00 p.m.
"Lethal Weapon" (Fox)

Fox

Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Goldbergs" (ABC)

ABC

Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8:30 p.m.
"Speechless" (ABC)

ABC

Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 9:00 p.m.
"Law & Order: SVU" (NBC)

NBC

Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 9:00 p.m.
"Empire" (Fox)

Fox

Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 9:00 p.m.
"Modern Family" (ABC)

ABC

Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 9:30 p.m.
"black-ish" (ABC)

ABC

Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 10:00 p.m.
"Chicago P.D." (NBC)

NBC

Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 10:00 p.m.
"Designated Survivor" (ABC)

ABC

Thursday, Sept. 22 at 8:00 p.m.
"Superstore" (NBC)

NBC

Thursday, Sept. 22 at 8:00 p.m.
"Rosewood" (Fox)

Fox

Thursday, Sept. 22 at 8:00 p.m.
"Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)

ABC

Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9:00 p.m.
"Chicago Med" (NBC)

NBC

Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9:00 p.m.
"Pitch" (Fox)

Fox

Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9:00 p.m.
"Notorious" (ABC)

ABC

Thursday, Sept. 22 at 10:00 p.m.
"The Blacklist" (NBC)

NBC

Thursday, Sept. 22 at 10:00 p.m.
"How to Get Away With Murder" (ABC)

ABC

Friday, Sept. 23 at 8:00 p.m.
"MacGyver" (CBS)

CBS

Friday, Sept. 23 at 8:00 p.m.
"Caught on Camera With Nick Cannon" (NBC)

NBC

Friday, Sept. 23 at 8:00 p.m.
"Hell's Kitchen" (Fox)

Fox

Friday, Sept. 23 at 8:00 p.m.
"Last Man Standing" (ABC)

ABC

Friday, Sept. 23 at 8:30 p.m.
"Dr. Ken" (ABC)

ABC

Friday, Sept. 23 at 9:00 p.m.
"Hawaii Five-0" (CBS)

CBS

Friday, Sept. 23 at 9:00 p.m.
"The Exorcist" (Fox)

Fox

Friday, Sept. 23 at 9:00 p.m.
"Shark Tank" (ABC)

ABC

Friday, Sept. 23 at 10:00 p.m.
"Blue Bloods" (CBS)

CBS

Sunday, Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
"Bob's Burgers" (Fox)

Fox

Sunday, Sept. 25 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Simpsons" (Fox)

Fox

Sunday, Sept. 25 at 8:00 p.m.
"Once Upon a Time" (ABC)

ABC

Sunday, Sept. 25 at 8:30 p.m.
"Son of Zorn" (Fox)

Fox

Sunday, Sept. 25 at 9:00 p.m.
"Family Guy" (Fox)

Fox

Sunday, Sept. 25 at 9:00 p.m.
"Secrets and Lies" (ABC)

ABC

Sunday, Sept 25 at 9:30 p.m.
"The Last Man on Earth" (Fox)

Fox

Sunday, Sept. 25 at 10:00 p.m.
"Quantico" (ABC)

ABC

Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 9:00 p.m.
"Criminal Minds" (CBS)

CBS

Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 10:00 p.m.
"Code Black" (CBS)

CBS

Sunday, Oct. 2 at 8:00 p.m.
"NCIS: Los Angeles" (CBS)

CBS

Sunday, Oct. 2 at 9:00 p.m.
"Madam Secretary" (CBS)

CBS

Sunday, Oct. 2 at 10:00 p.m.
"Elementary" (CBS)

CBS

Monday, Oct. 3 at 9:00 p.m.
"Scorpion" (CBS)

CBS

Monday, Oct. 3 at 10:00 p.m.
"Timeless" (NBC)

NBC

Monday, Oct. 3 at 10:00 p.m.
"Conviction" (ABC)

ABC

Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Flash" (CW)

CW

Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 9:00 p.m.
"No Tomorrow" (CW)

CW

Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 8:00 p.m.
"Arrow" (CW)

CW

Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 9:00 p.m.
"Frequency" (CW)

CW

Monday, Oct. 10 at 8:00 p.m.
"Supergirl" (CW)

CW

Monday, Oct. 10 at 9:00 p.m.
"2 Broke Girls" (CBS)

CBS

Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Middle" (ABC)

ABC

Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 8:30 p.m.
"American Housewife" (ABC)

ABC

Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 9:00 p.m.
"Fresh off the Boat" (ABC)

ABC

Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 9:30 p.m.
"The Real O'Neals" (ABC)

ABC

Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 10:00 p.m.
"Chicago Fire" (NBC)

NBC

Thursday, Oct. 13 at 8:00 p.m.
"DC's Legends of Tomorrow" (CW)

CW

Thursday, Oct. 13 at 9:00 p.m.
"Supernatural" (CW)

CW

Monday, Oct. 17 at 9:00 p.m.
"Jane the Virgin" (CW)

CW

Monday, Oct. 17 at 9:30 p.m.
"The Odd Couple" (CBS)

CBS

Friday, Oct. 21 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Vampire Diaries" (CW)

CW

Friday, Oct. 21 at 9:00 p.m.
"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (CW)

CW

Monday, Oct. 24 at 8:30 p.m.
"Man With a Plan" (CBS)

CBS

Thursday, Oct. 27 at 8:30 p.m.
"The Great Indoors" (CBS)

CBS

Thursday, Oct. 27 at 9:00 p.m.
"Mom" (CBS)

CBS

Thursday, Oct. 27 at 9:30 p.m.
"Life in Pieces" (CBS)

CBS

Thursday, Oct. 27 at 10:00 p.m.
"Pure Genius" (CBS)

CBS

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