Constance Wu

2022 - 7 - 14

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Constance Wu Attempted Suicide After 'Fresh Off the Boat' Tweet ... (Variety)

“I was afraid of coming back on social media because I almost lost my life from it: 3 years ago, when I made careless tweets about the renewal of my TV show, it ...

Wu went on to clarify her comments, saying she was upset in the moment because the “Fresh Off the Boat” renewal meant she’d have to turn down a passion project. Even my tweets became a subject so touchy that most of my AsAm colleagues decided that was the time to avoid me or ice me out. Ugh. F—-” and “F—ing hell.” When a user congratulated her on the renewal, calling it “Great news,” Wu commented back: “No it’s not.” “It was a scary moment that made me reassess a lot in my life,” Wu writes about her suicide attempt. Social media was outraged at Wu after she expressed frustration over her ABC sitcom “ Fresh Off the Boat” being renewed. Looking back, it’s surreal that a few DMs convinced me to end my own life, but that’s what happened.

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Constance Wu says she attempted suicide after 'Fresh Off the Boat ... (CNN)

Editor's Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the National Suicide Prevention ...

But she's returning to social media now, she explained, "to share (her) story so that it might help someone with theirs. , criticized her for seeming ungrateful about the success of her series, which was one of very few sitcoms with an all-Asian cast in central roles. Ugh," followed by expletives.

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Constance Wu says social-media backlash nearly killed her (Los Angeles Times)

'After a little break from Hollywood and a lot of therapy I feel OK enough to venture back on' social media, actor Constance Wu wrote in statement.

Since the “Fresh Off the Boat” controversy, Wu has remained relatively quiet on the internet aside from the occasional promotional appearance. In May 2019, Wu shared a series of tweets complaining about ABC picking up her hit TV show “Fresh Off the Boat” for a sixth season. I’ll admit it hurt a lot, but it also made me realize how important it is to reach out and care for people who are going through a hard time.” She also explained that she penned her forthcoming memoir, “Making a Scene,” in an effort to “reach out and help people talk about the uncomfortable stuff in order to understand it, reckon with it, and open pathways to healing.” “It was a scary moment that made me reassess a lot in my life,” Wu continued on Thursday. “For the next few years, I put my career aside to focus on my mental health. “3 years ago, when I made careless tweets about the renewal of my TV show, [‘Fresh Off the Boat’], it ignited outrage and internet shaming ...

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Constance Wu Reveals She Attempted Suicide in 2019 After 'Fresh ... (Hollywood Reporter)

Constance Wu shares that she attempted suicide in 2019 after being cyberbullied online following 'Fresh Off the Boat' tweet backlash.

The star later explained that her response was not a reflection of her attitude toward the sitcom, but rather disappointment because its renewal meant she had to pass on a play she’d hoped to do. “My tweets became a subject so touchy that most of my AsAm colleagues decided that was the time to avoid me or ice me out. But after a social media outburst ignited public backlash in 2019, the actress went silent, largely disappearing from the screen and from socials altogether.

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Constance Wu: I Attempted Suicide After Fresh Off the Boat Tweet ... (TVLine)

She describes how her “careless tweets about the renewal of my TV show” caused a lot of online ire, including some direct messages from “a fellow Asian actress” ...

In her post Thursday, Wu called the attempt to end her life “a scary moment that made me reassess a lot in my life. After that, she clarified that she was disappointed that the renewal meant she’d have to pass on “another project I was really passionate about.” In a series of tweets, she said that she was “so upset now that I’m literally crying,” and she wrote “dislike” under a post announcing the renewal news on Fresh Off the Boat‘s official Instagram page. She later said her posts were “ill-timed” and that she was actually “so grateful” that the comedy would be coming back for another season. “[Ending the series] really was a joint decision between us and [20th Century Fox] and the creators. “I was afraid of coming back on social media because I almost lost my life from it,” she wrote.

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Constance Wu Reveals She Attempted Suicide After 'Fresh Off The ... (Deadline)

Constance Wu tweeted today after a three-year break from social media, and she's opening up about her attempting suicide following the backlash she received ...

On May 10, 2019, Wu tweeted that she was “so upset right now that I’m literally crying” following the Season 6 renewal of the ABC series. Luckily, a friend found me and rushed me to the ER.” That I was a disgrace to AsAms, and they’d be better off without me.

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Constance Wu attempted suicide after 2019 social media backlash (Page Six)

“I felt awful about what l'd said, and when a few DMs from a fellow Asian actress told me l'd become a blight on the Asian American community, I started feeling ...

“But it also made me realize how important it is to reach out and care for people who are going through a hard time. “Luckily, a friend found me and rushed me to the ER. It was a scary moment that made me reassess a lot in my life. “While we’re quick to celebrate representation wins, there’s a lot of avoidance around the more uncomfortable issues within our community. Tbh, I’m a little scared, but I’m dipping my toe back in to say I’m here and while I was gone I wrote a book called ‘Making a Scene,’” the actress, 40, wrote in a lengthy letter to fans posted via Twitter. “I felt awful about what l’d said, and when a few DMs from a fellow Asian actress told me l’d become a blight on the Asian American community, I started feeling like I didn’t even deserve to live anymore. AsAms don’t talk about mental health enough,” the “Hustlers” star explained.

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Constance Wu: I Had to Take a 'Break' from Hollywood After Fellow ... (IndieWire)

Constance Wu tweeted that following the backlash to her "Fresh Off the Boat" tweets in 2019, she contemplated suicide.

Even my tweets became a subject so touchy that most of my AsAm colleagues decided that was the time to avoid me or ice me out.” That I was a disgrace to AsAms, and they’d be better off without me.” “While we’re quick to celebrate representation wins, there’s a lot of avoidance around the more uncomfortable issues within our community. Wu later clarified, “Todays tweets were on the heels of rough day&were ill timed w/the news of the show. Ugh. Fuck.” after the ABC sitcom was renewed in 2019 for a sixth season. “I felt awful about what I’d said, and when a few DMs from a fellow Asian actress told me I’d become a blight on the Asian American community, I started feeling like I didn’t even deserve to live anymore.

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Constance Wu Opens Up About Attempting Suicide (The Cut)

Constance Wu opened up on Twitter about attempting suicide in 2019. According to Wu, her suicide attempt followed criticism of her tweets reacting to the ...

“Even though I’m scared, I’ve decided that I owe it to the me-of-three-years-ago to be brave and share my story so that it might help someone with theirs,” Wu wrote. Wu, who said she had “a lot of therapy,” went on to discuss how the experience made her “reassess” her life and focus on her mental health, an issue she said Asian Americans “don’t talk about” enough. According to the actress, the attempt followed criticism of her tweets reacting to the renewal of her hit sitcom, Fresh Off the Boat, which she starred in from 2015 to 2020.

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Constance Wu Says She Attempted Suicide After 'Fresh Off the Boat ... (Vanity Fair)

When a few DMs from a fellow Asian actress told me I'd become a blight on the Asian American community, I started feeling like I didn't even deserve to live ...

Even my tweets became a subject so touchy that most of my AsAm colleagues decided that was the time to avoid me or ice me out. After earning a Golden Globe nomination for 2018’s Crazy Rich Asians and starring alongside Jennifer Lopez in 2019’s Hustlers, Wu says that her suicide attempt “was a scary moment that made me reassess a lot in my life.” She continues, “For the next few years, I put my career aside to focus on my mental health. The actor returned to Twitter on Thursday for the first time in nearly three years to announce her upcoming book, Making a Scene, and reflect on what led to her hiatus from both social media and Hollywood. “I was afraid of coming back on social media because I almost lost my life from it,” Wu writes.

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Constance Wu Said She Attempted Suicide After Backlash To 'Fresh ... (Forbes)

Constance Wu revealed Thursday she attempted suicide three years ago, after tweeting her disappointment at the renewal of her sitcom Fresh Off The Boat, ...

Ugh. Fuck.” She later clarified that she “was temporarily upset” because the renewal meant she “had to give up another project that I was really passionate about,” and her frustration had nothing to do with her show. Wu said mental health is not often discussed in the Asian American community, and that because her tweets became such a sore subject many of her Asian American colleagues chose to “avoid or ice me out” during a time she needed support. In her Thursday statement, Wu tweeted that after her “careless” tweets about Fresh Off The Boat she was met with “severe” backlash, which included a message from a fellow actress calling her “a blight on the Asian American community.”

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Constance Wu says she attempted suicide after social media backlash (The A.V. Club)

"I was afraid of coming back on social media because I almost lost my life from it," the Fresh Off The Boat star revealed.

That I was a disgrace to AsAms, and they’d be better off without me. I felt awful about what I’d said, and when a few DMs from a fellow Asian actress told me I’d become a blight on the Asian-American community, I started feeling like I didn’t even deserve to live anymore. It’s been four years since Crazy Rich Asians elevated Constance Wu—already the star of Fresh Off The Boat, a highly successful sitcom on ABC—into the realms of movie-stardom.

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Constance Wu attempted suicide amid Twitter backlash (Black Hills Pioneer)

The 'Crazy Rich Asians' actress, 40, made the admission in an emotional return to social media after quitting following her controversial tweets in 2019 about ' ...

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Constance Wu attempted suicide amid Twitter backlash (Purdue Exponent)

The 'Crazy Rich Asians' actress, 40, made the admission in an emotional return to social media after quitting following her controversial tweets in 2019 about ' ...

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Actress Constance Wu says she attempted suicide, spotlights Asian ... (The Washington Post)

The 'Fresh off the Boat' actress said more Asian Americans needed to discuss mental health as she made her return to social media.

She said she hoped her book would “help people talk about the uncomfortable stuff in order to understand it, reckon with it, and open pathways to healing.” That I was a disgrace to AsAms, and they’d be better off without me,” she said using an abbreviation. Almost 20 percent of American adults — some 50 million people — experienced a mental health illness in 2019, according to national nonprofit Mental Health America, with over half of adults not receiving treatment. More broadly, the movie, based on a novel by Kevin Kwan, was celebrated for breaking stereotypes and for its Asian American representation. “Looking back, it’s surreal that a few DMs convinced me to end my own life, but that’s what happened. After a three-year hiatus, Wu said in a statement Thursday that the episode had pushed her to attempt suicide.

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Constance Wu says she tried to kill herself after tweets backlash (BBC News)

The US actress says she attempted suicide due to "internet shaming" following her "careless tweets".

In 2018, Wu received a Golden Globe best lead actress nomination, the first Asian woman in 44 years to be named in the category. Thank you for all that you have given to the world - you are loved and appreciated." Thank you for sharing." Comedian Jenny Yang added: "I'm sorry you went through this darkness. I'm so glad you are still here with us. Ugh."

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Constance Wu Says She Attempted Suicide After 'Fresh Off the Boat ... (Parade Magazine)

In her upcoming memoir, 'Making a Scene,' actress Constance Wu opens up about her struggles with mental health in hopes it will inspire others.

we need to let all of ourselves be seen, including the parts we're scared of or ashamed of — parts that, however imperfect, require care and attention," she said. "Even my tweets became a subject so touchy that most of my AsAm colleagues decided that was the time to avoid me or ice me out. "And we need to stop beating each other (and ourselves) up when we do. She said that even though the book is not totally flattering, it's an honest portrayal of how often many of us are scared, or ashamed, or beat ourselves up over our imperfections. That I was a disgrace to AsAms, and they'd be better off without me." While we're quick to celebrate representation wins, there's a lot of avoidance around the more uncomfortable issues within our community," she explained.

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Constance Wu Revealed She Attempted Suicide After The Backlash ... (BuzzFeed News)

It's surreal that a few DMs convinced me to end my own life, but that's what happened.”

“After a little break from Hollywood and a lot of therapy I feel OK enough to venture back on here (at least for a little bit),” she wrote. “If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741,” the actor said, with a link to its website. That I was a disgrace to AsAms, and they’d be better off without me,” the actor revealed. “I’ll admit it hurt a lot, but it also made me realize how important it is to reach out and care for people who are going through a hard time.” we need to let all of ourselves be seen, including the parts we’re scared of or ashamed of-parts that, however imperfect, require care and attention,” she wrote. “Looking back, it’s surreal that a few DMs convinced me to end my own life, but that’s what happened. While we’re quick to celebrate representation wins, there’s a lot of avoidance around the more uncomfortable issues within our community.” “3 years ago, when I made careless tweets about the renewal of my TV show, it ignited outrage and internet shaming that got pretty severe.” “I haven’t been on social media in almost 3 years,” she began. “That was not a rampage, it was just how I normally talk. So my dismayed social media replies were more about that other project and not about FOTB.” “Todays tweets were on the heels of rough day&were ill timed w/the news of the show.

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Actress Constance Wu reveals suicide attempt after 2019 social ... (The Hill)

Actress Constance Wu said in a statement on Thursday that she had attempted suicide following backlash she received over her negative reaction to her show ...

We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. In 2019, Wu tweeted “So upset right now that I’m literally crying. Tbh, I’m a little scared, but I’m dipping my toe back in to say I’m here and while I was gone I wrote a book called Making a Scene,” she said in her statement, which was posted on Twitter.

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Constance Wu attempted suicide following backlash over ... (The Daily Nonpareil)

Back in May 2019, the actress became the centre of a controversy after she expressed frustration over the renewal of the popular ABC TV show for a sixth ...

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Did Constance Wu Get 'Canceled' for Being 'Ungrateful'? (Daily Beast)

From Constance Wu to Katherine Heigl, neither Hollywood nor the public likes a female celebrity who does not properly perform gratitude—especially not a ...

In her statement Thursday, Wu wrote that the Fresh Off the Boat Twitter debacle taught her the importance of prioritizing mental health, as well as how vital it is to reach out to people going through tough times. It didn’t help that Wu’s statement called her Fresh Off the Boat job “fun and easy and pleasant” as opposed to “challenging,” like the role she’d wanted to pursue instead—words that struck some as condescending. “After a little break from Hollywood and a lot of therapy, I feel ok enough to venture back on here (at least for a little bit),” Wu wrote. It took considerable bravery for Wu to return to social media and share how this Internet firestorm (and, specifically, the insinuation that she was somehow not properly representing her race because of some tone-deaf tweets) nearly ended her life. And we need to stop beating each other (and ourselves) up when we do.” But the stigma compounds for women of color, who too often are encouraged to take what they can get and be thankful they’re not playing, say, a gossipy manicurist. “That I was a disgrace to AsAms, and they’d be better off without me.” Still, by the time Wu’s Crazy Rich Asians co-star Gemma Chan “liked” a tweet from journalist Yashar Ali saying the actress “has a reputation for being rude, petty, mean-spirited, and ungrateful,” Wu’s new public image had already fallen into place. Just ask Jared Leto, who responded to criticism of his on-set antics by saying, “I’m an artist at the end of the day ... If I do something risky and you don’t like it, basically, you can kiss my ass.” Ellen Pompeo, for instance, has amassed enough clout as an actress and producer on Grey’s Anatomy to make a running joke out of her desire to leave. Post- Framing Britney Spears, reconsiderations like these—about how the media and the public have unfairly humiliated [insert female celebrity here] en masse over some relatively minor infraction—have become something of a ritual. “No,” she responded, “it’s not.”

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