Amy Schumer has officially announced the end of her marriage, putting an end to weeks of speculation. The comedian, aged 44, shared the news in a late-night Instagram post on Friday, confirming that she and her husband, chef Chris Fischer, 45, have made the “difficult decision” to part ways after seven years together.

This announcement closely follows reports from the Daily Mail, which first revealed nearly a month ago that Schumer’s marriage was experiencing difficulties. Schumer and Fischer share a six-year-old son named Gene.

Recently, Schumer has been undergoing a personal transformation. She has openly discussed her weight loss journey, shedding 50 pounds with the aid of weight-loss injections. According to a friend, she is hoping that moving on from her marriage will also help rejuvenate her career.

“When Trainwreck was released in 2015, her career was booming, and she was flooded with role offers,” an insider shared with the Daily Mail. “She turned down many of them.”

‘When Trainwreck came out in 2015 she was on fire with her career, and she was offered lots of roles that she ended up saying no to,’ an insider told the Daily Mail. 

‘Then she got pregnant and did things here and there, but didn’t go full throttle as she would have liked. Now, 10 years on from the Trainwreck high and success that started giving her the career she expected for herself, she’s looking to get that back and see if lightning strikes twice for a major movie career.’

The source also admits: ‘With those career goals and her being a mother, she didn’t focus much on her marriage to make that succeed. But that is the life she was chasing, and the life she has chosen to take into the new year. She’s realized you can’t have everything and the thing that suffered most was her marriage. Now she is trying to figure it all out one day at a time.’ 

The Daily Mail has contacted Schumer’s representative for comment but has not yet heard back. 

After weeks of speculation, Amy Schumer has accepted that her marriage to Chris Fischer is over; they are pictured in February at the Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary gala

In a typo-laden late-night Instagram post announcing the couple’s split, Schumer made light of the recent rumors surrounding her weight loss, writing: ‘Blah blah blah not [because] I dropped some lbs.’

She also insisted the separation was not because Fischer is a ‘hot [James] Beard award-winning chef who can still pull some hot tail.’

Now the Daily Mail’s insider has revealed: ‘Amy can joke all she wants about her relationship now that it is heading toward divorce, but this was a long time coming and she is equal amounts happy and sad.

‘She is telling the truth about looking forward to co-parenting Gene, but she is focusing on getting her life and career back in order for a very successful 2026.’

The source continued: ‘She is now obviously in spectacular shape and wants to do more comedy. Be that specials, touring and writing or being involved in more movies and TV shows – including stuff that you would expect from her.’

Her Instagram post came just shy of a month after the Daily Mail exclusively revealed that Schumer’s marriage was in turmoil, with a close friend saying the comedian was ‘over it.’ 

Schumer raised eyebrows at the time by deleting all pictures from her Instagram and replacing them with a single image of herself, flaunting her weight loss and showing that she was not wearing a wedding ring (which she been often seen without).

Her close friend told the Daily Mail that Schumer was ‘100 percent getting divorced.’

‘She got skinny, she is over it,’ they said, adding Chris was ‘mostly out of the house at this point. They’ve listed two homes now, in Brooklyn and New Orleans.’

In a late-night Instagram post on Friday, the 44-year-old comedian wrote that her marriage had run its course; the couple are pictured in June

Another source noted that Schumer was no longer bringing up her spouse in conversation. 

‘Amy doesn’t talk about Chris that much anymore, it’s like they are no longer close,’ the source said at the time. ‘He is never around, and she has not taken him on a red carpet for months.’ 

The insider said it was not easy on Fischer ‘because of his autism’ – Schumer announced in 2019 that he has autism spectrum disorder.

‘He doesn’t even get her jokes, and being funny and making people laugh is important to her,’ the friend said. 

‘Also, there is that classic cliche: when a woman loses weight, her personality changes.

‘Amy has changed since losing weight, she is much lighter in her spirit, more easy going. I think she wants more out of life.’

A third insider claimed: ‘Amy and Chris have been on a routine the last couple years, they have focused more on their child than their relationship and his brutal honesty being autistic is a blessing and a curse for Amy to where she has joked about it on some of her specials but it has also become a minor issue for their relationship.’ 

‘We love each other very much and will continue to focus on raising our son,’ Schumer wrote in her Instagram post, with an image of herself and Fischer on a New York City subway 

The actress said she and her chef husband made the ‘difficult decision’ to end their marriage after seven years together, and addressed claims that it was because of her dramatic weight loss

Schumer and Fischer tied the knot in Malibu in front of 80 friends and family, including close pal Jennifer Lawrence, in 2018.

The couple signed a prenuptial agreement before they wed, which Schumer even joked about when she marked their seventh wedding anniversary back in February.

‘7 years ago we signed a prenup and haven’t had to utilize it! Love you babe,’ Schumer – who has a reported net worth of $45 million – wrote on Instagram, along with a photo from their wedding day.

Fischer has been by Schumer’s side at various events in the past year but the last time they were photographed on the red carpet together appears to be in June 2025, at the premiere of Room To Move. 

Rumors over their impending split were ignited earlier this year when Schumer put two properties on the market. 

Schumer listed her Brooklyn home for $14 million before cutting the price to $12.75 million. She purchased the home – made famous for its appearance in the Cher film Moonstruck – in 2022. 

The comedian has also put her New Orleans residence, which she purchased with Fischer in 2021, on the market.  

A close friend of the comedian told the Daily Mail in November: ‘Amy has changed since losing weight, she is much lighter in her spirit, more easy going. I think she wants more out of life’ 

Rumors over their impending split were ignited earlier this year when Schumer put two properties on the market, including her Brooklyn townhouse for $14 million

She also listed the New Orleans home she bought with her spouse in 2021

Schumer has undergone a dramatic transformation since losing weight.

She has been open about undergoing liposuction and even trying the various trendy medications used for weight loss, including Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro.

While neither Ozempic and Wegovy sat well with her, Mounjaro stuck.

‘My hair is fuller, my skin is better, I have more energy. I want to “get down” more, if you know what I mean,’ she told Instagram followers. ‘I’m talking about sex.’

The transformation has not gone unnoticed either – with a recent photo displaying her trim pins during a trip to Vegas earning rave reviews.

‘Loving the love. My legs thank you!’ she told followers.

The couple tied the knot in 2018 and share a son Gene, aged six

Schumer and Fischer seen celebrating the birth of their son Gene six years ago 

Fischer, a chef and farmer, was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder not long after marrying the star.

Fischer received an official diagnosis for autism spectrum disorder not long after they wed, and the actress has been candid with fans about how the condition has played a role in their relationship – and even credited it for helping her fall in love with him.

The disorder is a lifelong developmental disorder that makes it difficult for people to understand social cues or express themselves.

‘I knew from the beginning that my husband’s brain was a little different than mine,’ she said during her 2019 Netflix special Growing. ‘My husband was diagnosed with what used to be called Asperger’s. He has autism spectrum disorder. He’s on the spectrum.

‘And 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.’