Amy Schumer reveals an abusive ex-boyfriend chased her with a knife

Amy Schumer revealed an alarming level of abuse in her past relationships this week, including a time when her ex-boyfriend chased her with a knife.

“My abuse went pretty far,” the comedian told Paris Hilton and Hunter March on the podcast This is Paris on Monday.

Schumer, who is now happily married and has a highly successful career in comedy, says the abuse came from a photographer she dated in her early 20s.

“It went from real subtle things to, you know, locking me in a room and all that,” she said.

Schumer said the trauma started with small cruelties, like when the unnamed boyfriend put her down in comparison to his exes, or castigated her for pulling out her “wedgie” at a gas station.

Gradually, the abuses became more serious.

“One time I was in the shower, and he opened the shower curtain and he just laughed at me,” she told Hilton. “And I think he peed on me, he peed on me in the shower while he was laughing at me.”

Eventually she realized these malicious acts came from a place of deep insecurity.

“He said something, and I just realised, like, ‘Oh, he’s just really afraid of losing me. None of this has been true, and it’s all about that. And I couldn’t unsee it. So when he would say something mean, I was almost laughing at him, and then I was just really angry.”

Schumer said she stayed in the relationship for about a month longer, and things only got worse.

“He did wind up chasing me with a knife,” she said.

After that the relationship ended, and Schumer said she had trouble trusting men for a long time thereafter.

“Anyone can end up in an abusive relationship,” she said.

Hilton was left stunned by the story.

“I want to cry after hearing that,” Hilton responded. “I want to knock that guy out!”

Hilton has recently revealed her own stories of past abuse, both by ex-boyfriends who she says beat and strangled her, and by a boarding school in Utah where she was sent as a teenager. Hilton and other former students, including Paris Jackson, have accused the school of physical and sexual abuse.

After Schumer finished telling her story, she asked Hilton about her own experiences. Hilton replied that she had stayed in numerous toxic relationships because she felt ashamed of her own abuse.

“For girls listening, do not be ashamed,” she said. “That’s not right, and the person does not love you. They shouldn’t be in your life.”

Fortunately, the two women agreed, there is a way out. Hilton advised women and girls with abusive partners to speak openly with trusted family members and others outside the relationship. Schumer recommended calling RAINN, the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, which she described as a “great resource.”

“Those patterns can be broken,” the comedian said, “which is pretty cool.”