Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer Announce Amicable Split After Seven Years
Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer have announced their separation after seven years of marriage.
“Blah blah blah Chris and I have made the difficult decision to end our marriage after 7 years,” Schumer, 44, shared on Instagram on Friday, December 12. “We love each other very much and will continue to focus on raising our son. We would appreciate people respecting our privacy at this time.”
Accompanying the announcement, Schumer posted a photograph of herself and Fischer, 45, smiling together while riding on the New York City subway. In her caption, she clarified that the split was not caused by “I dropped some lbs” or because Fischer is a “hot” James Beard “award winning chef who can still pull some hot tail. Amicable and all love and respect! Family forever.”
Speculation about Schumer and Fischer’s relationship first emerged in November when the Daily Mail claimed the couple was experiencing a “difficult time.” People subsequently reported that they were “privately working through normal issues” but remained “committed to the relationship.”
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Schumer and Fischer chose not to comment on the rumors.
The comedian began dating the celebrity chef in November 2017, and they became engaged only a few months later.
“The way that my now-husband proposed was so worthless,” Schumer joked during her Saturday Night Live monologue in May 2018. “It was a dumb proposal. It was the morning. I was asleep. He threw the box at me and said, ‘I got you this.’ But that’s a realistic proposal.”
Following their marriage in February 2018, the couple welcomed son Gene in May 2019 after a challenging pregnancy.
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“10:55 p.m. last night,” Schumer shared via Instagram at the time. “Our royal baby was born.”
Around the same time as Gene's birth, Schumer also disclosed that Fischer had received an autism spectrum diagnosis.
“I knew from the beginning that my husband’s brain was a little different than mine,” Schumer stated in her 2019 Netflix special, Growing. “Once he was diagnosed, it dawned on me how funny it was, because all of the characteristics that make it clear that he’s on the spectrum are all of the reasons that I fell madly in love with him.”
Schumer has also discussed the possibility of her son being on the autism spectrum, emphasizing that she does not consider it to be a “negative thing.”
“My husband is my favorite person I’ve ever met,” Schumer wrote via Instagram in August 2019 after a user asked her how she would “cope” if her son had ASD. “He’s kind, hilarious, interesting and talented and I admire him. Am I supposed to hope my son isn’t like that?”
Schumer continued by saying she “will pay attention and try to provide [Gene] with the tools he needs to overcome whatever challenges come up like all parents.”
“I’d be disappointed if he liked the Big Bang Theory and NASCAR, not if he has ASD,” she added.
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Fischer also provided support to Schumer when she underwent an endometriosis operation and liposuction in 2022.
“Chris loves Amy so much. He loves when she is wild and unapologetic,” a source told Us Weekly in April 2022. “It’s one of his favorite things about her. When she is anxious he loves calming her down and being that support for her.”
The insider also revealed that Schumer “thinks Chris is hysterical without even realizing it.”
Throughout their relationship, they supported each other's professional endeavors, including working together on Schumer’s Hulu series Life & Beth. (Fisher served as a writing consultant for the show.)
“It’s constant collaboration between us,” she told Us in May 2024. “He’s so supportive, and I would never say anything he’s not comfortable with.”
Fischer also made frequent appearances on Schumer’s 2020 Food Network series, Amy Schumer Learns to Cook.
