What Amy Schumer Said to Asia Jackson on Instagram: Full Transcript

Amy Schumer has been accused of "harassing" actress and content creator Asia Jackson in a series of direct messages on Instagram over their opposing views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Comedian Schumer, 42, has recently faced backlash over her comments regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The star has been showing her support for Israel online following an unprecedented attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants on southern Israel on October 7.

Hamas said the attack was retribution for worsening conditions for Palestinians under Israeli occupation. The group is estimated to have taken more than 200 hostages from 25 countries and has threatened to kill some of them.

As of Wednesday, more than 1,400 people had been killed in Israel, the Associated Press reported, citing the Israeli military. An estimated 8,525 people had been killed in Gaza, according to authorities there, the AP said.

In the weeks since the conflict began, Schumer has shown staunch support for Israel and called out the rise in antisemitism. However, she has also faced criticism for her Instagram posts. One post from October 24, which has since been deleted, showed an illustration that took a swipe at supporters of Palestinians.

The image showed protestors holding placards emblazoned with a series of hyperbolic statements, including "Gazans rape Jewish girls only in self defense," "Proud of our rapist martyrs," and "Stab Jews for Allah."

Jackson referenced the post on X, formerly Twitter, on October 27, when she discussed the public statements shared by sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid, whose father is Palestinian.

"It's so crazy to me how Bella & Gigi had to tiptoe around their statements and then Amy Schumer is like 'Gazans are rapists' and will still have a career," Jackson wrote.

On October 31, Jackson returned to the conversation to share a screenshot of an Instagram direct message from Schumer.

"Did something I post about my people being massacred upset you?" Schumer was shown asking.

"The Islamophobia and generalization of Gazan people did," Jackson responded.

"Really sorry about that," the screenshot showed Schumer writing.

On November 1, Jackson returned to the thread to share screenshots of lengthy direct messages from Schumer, adding the caption: "What a terrible way to wake up."

"People all over the world are in the streets yelling for the murder of my people," Schumer was shown to write. "You are not educated about the history of the Jewish people and of the conflict.

"Thanks for expressing what you were upset about. [I'd] like to express that [I] think you are antisemitic. Do you have any Jewish friends? If you do they are all scared right now. Frightened for their children for their lives."

"Is there a good Wendy clip for that," Schumer was shown as adding, in apparent reference to TV personality Wendy Williams, whose talk show clips are often used for memes.

Referring to a previous post of Jackson's, Schumer went on: "Also that story about that person thinking you were so young. That's so funny you must have been so annoyed they [thought] you looked so young.

"What a cool video to post while I'm hoping someone doesn't slit my [son's] throat at school like they've been threatening to do and posting pictures of my house. But I deserve that right? One day when you realize how you acted in this moment I will accept your apology. All the best."

"And when you use this exchange to try and raise your profile and get shine you are showing yourself," the series of posts from Schumer concluded.

The screenshot showed Jackson responding to Schumer, writing: "Very curious to hear how you know that I'm not educated about the history of the conflict? How do you know that? You literally just followed me, you don't know who I am."

"How is it antisemitic to call you out for all the racist things you've said (since 2015)?" Jackson added in the exchange.

In a string of X posts, Jackson then criticized Schumer for her take, writing: "I literally am an actress working in Hollywood. People in our industry have been fired for saying WAY less than I have. How absolutely delusional do you have to be to think I'm putting my entire career on the line for 'shine.'"

"Imagine coming into a Black person's DMs trying to lecture them about what it's like to feel unsafe," added Jackson, who is of Black and Filipino descent.

"I don't let my mom walk around alone because she's Asian like do you really think that you, a blonde blue eyed white woman, have some sort of claim on feeling unsafe," Jackson said in another post.

Concluding her thread, Jackson wrote of Schumer: "Mind you, she's sending all these messages from her mansion while the IDF just bombed a refugee camp."

Jackson also shared the screenshots in an Instagram Story post. On the platform, she also stated that Schumer had blocked her.

"She blocked me. After following ME and harassing ME in MY dms," Jackson captioned the image. "Incredible."

Over on X, Jackson also brought up the fact that Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., corrected Schumer over a post she shared that showed the late civil rights leader discussing Israel and antisemitism.

Bernice King stated in response to Schumer's post that while her father stood against antisemitism, he "also believed militarism (along with racism and poverty) to be among the interconnected Triple Evils."

She also encouraged Schumer to read her father's book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?.

"The daughter of Martin Luther King Jr told you to read her father's book btw I don't know if you saw that," Jackson wrote. "Instead of harassing me on Instagram you could get to reading @amyschumer."

"MLK's DAUGHTER had to set her straight yet I'M the one she messages????" Jackson added. "The power dynamic here is not lost on me."

Newsweek has contacted representatives of Schumer and Jackson via email for comment.

In an Instagram post shared on November 1, Schumer addressed the backlash she has faced over her comments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The post, which was titled "Comments on," read: "Couple things. What I want is EVERY HOSTAGE BACK. I want safety and freedom from Hamas for Palestinians and Israelis. I want safety for Jewish people and Muslims as well. Everyone. Just like you. I want peace. You will never see me wishing harm on anyone."

"Saying I'm Islamophobic or that I like genocide is crazy," she continued. "So here you go by popular demand. Comments on. Please keep the below in mind.

"When you say I'm rich please add in 'SELF MADE' I come [from] being dirt poor. Senator Chuck Schumer is my [dad's] 2nd cousin once removed. I didn't meet him until I was 25. I have never been given any money to support a cause other than tampons. I've never stolen a joke.

"People calling me a failed comic. I'm the most successful female comedian of all time. I'm ugly/fat okay Sorry you aren't attracted to me. I found someone who is. I hope you find someone too."

"We are all in a lot of pain," Schumer concluded. "What hurts the most is that we all actually love each other. You hate Jews. You don't know why. I still love you."

Since the start of the conflict, pro-Hamas or antisemitic posts have also proliferated on social media. In the aftermath of Hamas' October 7 attack on Israelis, X, formerly Twitter, has removed hundreds of pro-Hamas accounts.

There has also been an uptick in Islamophobic sentiment on social media. Newsweek previously reported that a number of Israeli influencers have mocked the plight of Palestinians in Gaza, many of whom have been living without access to food, fuel, electricity and medicine for several days.

On Wednesday, Schumer was among a host of Jewish stars and allies who signed an open letter to TikTok, demanding that the social media platform does more to protect its content creators from antisemitism.