Everyone knows you shouldn't feed the trolls.

But Amy Schumer - who is pregnant with her first child - decided to fight back anyway on Wednesday after she was accused of stealing jokes.

The comic shared a lengthy post with her 7.4million followers refuting claims she had copied a gag from the late Patrice O'Neal.

Feeding the trolls: Amy Schumer decided to fight back on Wednesday after she was accused of stealing jokes; seen in 2017

'Dear sweet misunderstood geniuses in the bowels of sub reddit chat rooms, I have never stolen a joke in my life,' she began.

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'I did not see the set where my friend, Patrice O'Neal made reference to the same "sex term" as me. because that set only aired in Canada in 2007 as far as i Know. The sex act we both talked about on stage, the "David Blaine" or the 'Houdini" or I'm not sure what Patrice called it because I never saw the set, is a street sex term like many others. The dirty sanchez or a rusty trombone. Look them up, they're lots of fun.'

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The bit in question saw both comics describe identical sex acts, but with different names.

Throwing pubic hair and sticking it to a woman's face, O'Neal called 'The Gorilla' while Schumer called it 'The Abraham Lincoln'; secretly allowing your friend to replace you during sex from behind and then re-appearing in front of her, O'Neal called 'The Poltergeist' while Schumer called it 'The Houdini'.

But Amy claimed the fact that both she and Patrice — who passes away in 2011 — discussed it a decade apart was 'pretty normal.'

Fighting back: The comic shared a lengthy post with her 7.4million followers refuting claims she had copied a gag from the late Patrice O'Neal

Close: Amy claimed she and Patrice were friends who loved each other (pictured at Charlie Sheen Roast with Jon Lovitz in 2011, two months before O'Neal's death at just 41)

'He was my friend and I love him and he loved me. My best friends are comics,' he said. 'f you are someone who steals jokes you don't get to be friends with the comics you love and respect. I would be shunned by the community.'

While Amy is far from the only comic to be accused of stealing material, this particular accusation has been floating around for a long time; it is unclear why Amy chose Wednesday to address it again.

She went on to say she had done six hours of TV stand-up, and 20 hours of comedy on TV and in movies and employed a team of writers; sometimes they stumbled upon material other people had done and they didnt realize, whenever they found out in time, they scrapped it 'not for the fear of getting caught. We did it because that's what you do.'

Similarities: The bit in question saw both comics describe identical sex acts, but with different names

What's in a name? Throwing pubic hair and sticking it to a woman's face, O'Neal called 'The Gorilla' while Schumer called it 'The Abraham Lincoln'; secretly allowing your friend to replace you during sex from behind and then re-appearing in front of her, O'Neal called 'The Poltergeist' while Schumer called it 'The Houdini'

'So continue to call me fat and ugly and unfunny. Anything that distracts you from the hell you are living in.,' she concluded.

'But if you're at all interested in the truth, sating I've ever stolen even one joke is incorrect. Have a good day!

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She signed off: 'Love this fat ugly b*tch who is happier every day and loves her friends, family and who is so proud of how she lives her life and her work, which she wont be stopping anytime soon!'