In May 2019, Constance Wu found herself embroiled in scandal when she negatively reacted to the renewal of her sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat” on Twitter. Amongst other things, the actor wrote, “So upset right now that I’m literally crying. Ugh. F**k,” which caused many to label her as ungrateful and selfish. After all hell broke loose on social media, Wu backtracked and explained her response was actually a reference to having to give up another project, not a commentary on how she felt about “FOTB.” Wu remained on the show through the end of its six-season run in 2020, but years later revealed on “Red Table Talk” that the backlash she faced led her to attempt suicide.
Wu started on “FOTB” in 2015, playing the Huang family’s strict matriarch, Jessica. Midway through the show’s run, she appeared in the massive hit film “Crazy Rich Asians,” which many saw as the reason why she may have been over her restrictive television contract. In late 2022, Wu divulged that it was actually on-set sexual harassment that made her so unhappy to see “FOTB” get renewed. On an episode of “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” she explained that the harassment occurred during the show’s earliest years, but that she still had to work with the harasser, an unnamed producer, for the rest of the show’s run.
“The thing I learned is that bad feelings and abuse don’t just go away because you will it to,” Wu said. “… People didn’t understand the context of those tweets.”
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If you or anyone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988 or by calling 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
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