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March 29, 2024

Amy Schumer: No Super Bowl ads in support of Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick

Mike Groll / AP

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, center, kneels during the national anthem Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, before an NFL game against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y.

Amy Schumer says don't look for her in a Super Bowl commercial this time around. She's sitting this one out in support of Colin Kaepernick and his take-a-knee protest against racism.

The comedian and actress explained her stance at length Friday on Instagram, challenging white NFL players to kneel as well. Addressing them directly, she wrote: "Otherwise how are you not complicit?"

Schumer says she told her team she wouldn't appear in any ads for the big game. She says she realizes that "must sound like a privilege ass sacrifice but it's all I got."

Diddy, Jessica Seinfeld and Christie Brinkley offered support in comments.

In 2016, Schumer appeared with Seth Rogen in a political-themed campaign for Bud Light, "Raise One to Right Now," during Super Bowl 50.