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JamesG · 07-14-2022, 07:35 PM

Constance Wu Reveals she Attempted Suicide after "Fresh Off The Boat" Twitter Backlash
by Rosy Cordero
July 14, 2022

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 over comments she made about the sixth-season renewal of her ABC series "Fresh Off the Boat".

“I haven’t been on social media in almost 3 years,” she wrote on Thursday. “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. This next part is hard to talk about…but 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 ignited outrage and internet shaming that got pretty severe. 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. That I was a disgrace to AsAms, and they’d be better off without me. Looking back, it’s surreal that a few DMs convinced me to end my own life, but that’s what happened. Luckily, a friend found me and rushed me to the ER.”

In her post Thursday, Wu called the attempt to end her life “a scary moment that made me reassess a lot in my life. For the next few years, I put my career aside to focus on my mental health.” She reports that her tweets “became a subject so touchy that most of my [Asian-American] colleagues decided that was a time to avoid me or ice me out.”

“I will admit it hurt a lot,” she wrote, “but it also made me realize how important it is to reach out and care for people who are going through a hard time.”

Wu also spoke about her forthcoming book, Making a Scene, which will be released in October.

She said she wrote the collection of essays in part “to reach out and help people talk about the uncomfortable stuff in order to understand it, reckon with it, and open pathways to healing.”

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JamesG · 10-04-2022, 03:50 PM

07-14-2022, 07:35 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,045	Constance Wu Reveals she Attempted Suicide after Twitter Backlash *Constance Wu Reveals she Attempted Suicide after "Fresh Off The Boat" Twitter Backlash* by Rosy Cordero July 14, 2022 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 over comments she made about the sixth-season renewal of her ABC series "Fresh Off the Boat". “I haven’t been on social media in almost 3 years,” she wrote on Thursday. “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. This next part is hard to talk about…but 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 ignited outrage and internet shaming that got pretty severe. 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. That I was a disgrace to AsAms, and they’d be better off without me. Looking back, it’s surreal that a few DMs convinced me to end my own life, but that’s what happened. Luckily, a friend found me and rushed me to the ER.” In her post Thursday, Wu called the attempt to end her life “a scary moment that made me reassess a lot in my life. For the next few years, I put my career aside to focus on my mental health.” She reports that her tweets “became a subject so touchy that most of my [Asian-American] colleagues decided that was a time to avoid me or ice me out.” “I will admit it hurt a lot,” she wrote, “but it also made me realize how important it is to reach out and care for people who are going through a hard time.” Wu also spoke about her forthcoming book, Making a Scene, which will be released in October. She said she wrote the collection of essays in part “to reach out and help people talk about the uncomfortable stuff in order to understand it, reckon with it, and open pathways to healing.” https://deadline.com/2022/07/constan...ut-1235064225/

10-04-2022, 03:50 PM	#2
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