Amy Schumer Fires Back At People Who Said She Is Too Fat To Act Barbie

Go girl! Amy Schumer wants her body shaming trolls to know she doesn’t care what they think.

The 35-year-old comedienne fired back at the critics who branded her too fat to play Barbie, after it was announced she was in talks to play the iconic role in the upcoming movie.

Schumer took to Instagram on Tuesday, December 6, and posted a photo of herself wearing a black swimsuit, and gave the snap a lengthy and poignant caption.

“Very very honored to be nominated for 2 Grammys and to be considered to play an important and evolving icon,” she wrote.”Is it fat shaming if you know you're not fat and have zero shame in your game? I don't think so. I am strong and proud of how I live my life and say what I mean and fight for what I believe in and I have a blast doing it with the people I love. Where's the shame? It's not there. It's an illusion.”

Schumer continued: “When I look in the mirror I know who I am. Im a great friend, sister, daughter and girlfriend. I'm a badass comic headlining arenas all over the world and making tv and movies and writing books where I lay it all out there and I'm fearless like you can be.”

She then praised the fans who have stood by her, and said she actually feels sorry for the people who attacked her.

“Thanks to everyone for the kind words and support and again my deepest sympathy goes out to the trolls who are in more pain than we will ever understand. I want to thank them for making it so evident that I am a great choice. It's that kind of response that let's you know something's wrong with our culture and we all need to work together to change it.

“Anyone who has ever been bullied or felt bad about yourself I am out there fighting for you, for us. And I want you to fight for yourself too! We need to laugh at the haters and sympathize with them. They can scream as loud as they want. We can't hear them because we are getting shit done. I am proud to lead by example. ”I say if I'm beautiful, I say if I'm strong. You will not determine my story. I will"#thegirlwiththelowerbacktattoo”

As IPRESSTV reported the live-action flick will focus on the iconic blonde getting kicked out of Barbieland and having to survive in the real world.

It’s scheduled for release by Sony in 2018.

Amy Schumer To play ‘Barbie’ in Movies

Amy Schumer is in negotiations to play the title role in Barbie, the live-action Sony Pictures film based on the venerable Mattel toyline. The PG movie will begin production in the spring for a global summer 2018 tentpole bow, after Schumer puts her imprint on the Hilary Winston script, doing a rewrite with her sister Kim Caramele. Given her edgy stand-up comedy and her movie breakthrough writing and starring in the R-rated Trainwreck, what makes Schumer the right actress to play the embodiment of a beloved toyline that for years featured a doll with impossibly perfect physical proportions? Aside from the fact that she has Barbie hair, Schumer’s growing stature as a role model for female empowerment fits perfectly with how the film will exploit Barbie’s evolution into dolls of different sizes and shapes.





Schumer will play a character who lives in Barbieland, among all of the various Barbie characters beloved by doll collectors (there are dolls covering over 180 careers). In a fish-out-of-water story reminiscent of films like Splash and Big, Schumer’s Barbie gets kicked out, basically because she’s not perfect enough, is a bit eccentric and doesn’t quite fit the mold. She then goes on an adventure in the real world and by the time she returns to Barbieland to save it, she has gained the realization that perfection comes on the inside, not the outside, and that the key to happiness is belief in oneself, free of the obligation to adhere to some unattainable standard of perfection. Mattel, with a lot at stake since the toyline has generated $3 billion in sales, signed off on the take. 



While Sony, and the film’s producers — Walter Parkes & Lori MacDonald (who won the rights from the toymaker in 2014), and Amy Pascal (who bought the project as Sony Pictures chairman before joining as producer) — worked on numerous drafts by top female writers for several years, this one came together like a bolt from the blue after Winston and the producers cracked the code with a funny empowerment take that sparked the interest of Schumer and made her want to fit it into her crowded movie schedule. Sony chief Tom Rothman brought the script to Schumer personally, and pitched the take to her. After she read Winston’s script, Schumer emailed that she was in. A deal is now being finalized.

The studio will now lock in a director, and the clear intention is that the filmmaker be a woman. Word around Hollywood is there is a short list of directors including Me Before You helmer Thea Sharrock (who is apparently unavailable for the slot), but it’s a big job and the studio expects to fill it shortly.

Schumer, who wrapped an untitled Jonathan Levine-directed comedy for Fox and the Jason Hall-directed DreamWorks drama Thank You For Your Service, also co-wrote with Jennifer Lawrence a script they will star in together. She is repped by UTA and Maverick Management’s Guy Oseary and Carrie Byalick at B, and attorney Isaac Dunham.

Biggest Fan Of Barbie Spent $70,000 to Transform Her Home Into a Barbie Sepulcher

'Barbie's biggest fan' splashes out £55,000 transforming home into doll shrine

34-year-old Azusa Sakamoto is Barbie's No. 1 fan. Since she bought her first Barbie lunchbox at the age of 15, her obsession has cost more than $70,000, as she's turned her Los Angeles home into a Barbie sanctuary. Aside from her 145 dolls, 40 pairs of shoes and 60 bags, Azusa also has Barbie cutlery, kitchenware, utensils, creams, and yes, even underwear. (Who knew you could have a Barbie-themed kitchen?!) Here's her take on her obsession.  

OK, pink overload.

She told The Daily Mail: "If I was asked to choose between a man and my Barbie stuff I'd pick Barbie." But thankfully she doesn't have to, because her boyfriend "is really cool about my Barbie obsession," and fully supports her. {Um, where can I find a man who fully supports my brunch obsession? }

Take a look at some of her most over the top Barbie-themed Instagrams:

Yes, she's taken up Barbie nail art.

Here's a break down of exactly where that $70,000 has gone:

BARBIE DOLLS: $5,000

BARBIE TRIPS/CONFERENCES: $3,900

BARBIE CLOTHES: $23,000

BARBIE SHOES: $2,500

BARBIE BAGS: $6,500

BARBIE ACCESSORIES: $2,500

BARBIE HOME FURNISHINGS: $27,000

TOTAL: $70,000

To be clear, Azusa is not trying to be Barbie. She says, "I'm my own person and I have my own individual look, it's important to be yourself." We can definitely get on board with that!