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Amy Schumer Slammed For Beyoncé Parody She Calls Tribute
Amy Schumer is brushing off critics who say her parody of Beyoncé’s “Formation” video is racially insensitive.
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Accepting the Critics’ Choice MVP award at the 21st annual Critics’ Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif.
The video features a sweaty Schumer dancing to the song alongside Goldie Hawn, Wanda Sykes and Joan Cusack. Some Twitter users are slamming the video on charges of cultural appropriation.
Beyoncé’s version of the clip showed the singer sitting atop a New Orleans police car sinking in floodwaters. It also includes images of a hooded black child facing police and graffiti scrawled on a wall that reads “Stop Shooting Us.”
The YouTube clip has three times as many negative votes as positive recommendations.
Schumer responded on Instagram, thanking streaming music service Tidal for releasing what she calls a “tribute.”
Tidal is partially owned by Beyoncé and her husband, Jay Z.