Trainwreck star Amy Schumer has responded via Twitter to an open letter about the fatal shooting that occurred at a screening of the movie in Louisiana in July.
The letter, written by Sarah Clements, whose mother survived the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, was posted to Medium.com.
Clements writes: “Amy Schumer, I and many other Millennials look up to you so much. You are our generation’s epitome of what it means to be a strong, powerful, self-aware champion for the experiences and truths of being a woman and an American today.
“I admire your unapologetic, unwavering stature and your ability to laugh at yourself while actually pinning the joke on the audience to address often uncomfortable truths.
“Join your colleagues Sarah Silverman and Kristen Schaal. Join our movement. Write an op-ed. Support an organization. Demand change. Be a voice for our generation and for women — two groups who make up most of the victims of the gun violence in our country.”
After she was sent the article on Twitter, Schumer responded to Clements explaining that she had not forgotten victims of the shooting, Jillian Johnson and Mayci Breaux.
“Her name was Mayci, not Marci,” Schumer wrote, correcting a mistake in the letter.
“And I think about her and Jillian everyday. Don’t worry I’m on it. You’ll see.”
