Comedian Amy Schumer has revealed details of her past experiences with abuse in her new book, The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo.
The book includes a chapter titled “The Worst Night of My Life” in which Schumer claims that she was in an abusive relationship with a man named Dan in her early twenties.
Schumer describes being shoved and falling as well as being emotionally abused by Dan, who also frequently criticized her looks.
She explains that things escalated one night when Dan pushed her onto the hood of a car and tried to break a mug over his head.
According to Schumer, she believed that Dan would kill her when he grabbed a butcher knife.
“It may sound cliche, but I saw my life flash before my eyes,” she writes.
Schumer escaped the situation and broke up with Dan a few months later. She wants to raise awareness that abuse can happen to anyone.
Schumer also discusses her mother’s affair with the father of Schumer’s best friend when Schumer was just 13 years old.
Schumer’s mother, Sandra, revealed to Schumer that she was leaving her father for Lou, who was married at the time. Schumer discusses the emotional impact that her mother’s decision had on her.
The book also reveals that Schumer met her boyfriend, Ben Hanisch, online, despite denying it earlier in the year.
The two met on a dating app aimed at creative people, and Schumer says she felt a connection with Hanisch from the moment they met.
Schumer also talks about a one-night stand that she had in Tampa, Florida with a British man whom she describes as a “heavenly being”.
She writes that the sex was perfect and that the experience made her feel both wanted and beautiful.
In one chapter, Schumer lists 44 “Things You Don’t Know About Me,” revealing that she has had sex with 28 people to date.
She admits that she can’t remember all of their names but remembers the nicknames she gave them.
Schumer also addresses her frustration with the term “plus-size” and explains why she was upset when she was included in Glamour’s “Chic at Any Size” issue.
She believes that the term “plus-size” implies that anything above a certain size is different and wrong.
Schumer hopes that by sharing her experiences with abuse, she can raise awareness about the issue and let others know that they are not alone.
“It can happen to anyone. You’re not alone if it’s happening to you, and you’re not exempt if it hasn’t happened to you,” she writes.
Schumer also writes about her experience with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and the impact that it has had on her life.
She discusses the ways in which OCD has affected her relationships, her work, and her mental health.
In addition to discussing her own experiences, Schumer writes about her father’s diagnosis with multiple sclerosis and how it has affected her family.
She describes the ways in which her father’s illness has affected his relationship with her mother and how it has impacted her own life.
The book also includes several humorous anecdotes from Schumer’s life, including the time she accidentally got a tattoo of Kurt Russell on her ankle instead of Goldie Hawn, and the time she tried to give herself a bikini wax with disastrous results.
Schumer also writes about her experience hosting the MTV Movie Awards in 2015 and the backlash that she faced for her jokes.
She explains that she knew that some of her jokes would be controversial but that she wanted to use her platform to raise awareness about issues that she cares about.
The book includes several photos of Schumer throughout her life, including childhood photos and pictures from her early career.
Schumer also includes several personal essays in the book, discussing topics such as her relationship with her sister and her experience with therapy.
